Please drop over the QandO and read 9 Warriors. This is the rest of the story about what happened to the Third Herd last month in Afganistan…
h/t McQ
Marine Corps Rules:
1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work.
5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a .4.
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.
Navy SEAL’s Rules:
1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view.
3. Adjust Speedo.
4. Check hair in mirror.
5. Leave signs on the beach reminding Marines to duck when they hear Bang.
US Army Rangers Rules:
1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving.
2. Locate individuals requiring killing.
3. Request permission via radio from ‘Higher’ to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.
US Army Rules:
1. Curse bitterly when receiving operational order.
2. Make sure there is extra ammo and extra coffee.
2. Make sure there is extra ammo and extra coffee.
3. Curse bitterly.
4. Curse bitterly.
5. Do not listen to 2nd LTs; it can get you killed.
6. Curse bitterly.
US Air Force Rules
1. Have a cocktail.
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.
3. See what’s on HBO.
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.
3. See what’s on HBO.
4. Ask what is a gunfight?
5. Request more funding from Congress with a ‘killer’ Power Point presentation.
6. Wine & dine ”key’ Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives.
7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.
8. Declare the assets ‘strategic’ and never deploy them operationally.
9. Hurry to make 13:45 tee-time.
10. Make sure the base is as far as possible from the conflict but close enough to have tax exemption.
US Navy Rules
1. Go to Sea.
2. Drink Coffee.
3. Deploy the Marines.
4. Drink Coffee.
5. Pick up Marines.
6. Drink more coffee.
7. Come home.
Take five minutes and watch this please…
Our troops need all the support they can get.
I’m voting Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.
I’m voting Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.
I’m voting Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they’re doing because they now think we’re good people.
I’m voting Democrat because I believe that people who can’t tell us if it will rain on Friday CAN tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don’t start driving a Prius.
I’m voting Democrat because I’m not concerned about the slaughter of millions of babies so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.
I’m voting Democrat because I believe that business should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as THEY see fit.
I’m voting Democrat because I believe three or four pointy headed elitist liberals need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would NEVER get their agendas past the voters.
I’m voting Democrat because I believe that when the terrorists don’t have to hide from us over there, when they come over here I don’t want to have any guns in the house to fight them off with.
I’m voting Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever I want. I’ve decided to marry my horse.
I’m voting Democrat because I believe oil companies’ profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn’t.
Makes ya wonder why anyone would EVER vote Republican, now doesn’t it?
OR does it make you wonder about the convoluted logic adopted by segments of the political process to cater to the tofu-eating, hemp wearing LWLs???
Sigh…
Back to your regularly scheduled reality…
On an Olympics note- Judging yet again was suspect on the women’s gymnastics last night, this morning there is a credible report that at least one of the Chinese female gymnasts is only 13… Any bets the Olympics will actually do anything about it?
Didn’t think so…
Did you know that 47 countries’ have reestablished their embassies in Iraq?
Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?
Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 new schools are now under construction; and 38 new schools have been completed in Iraq ?
Did you know that Iraq ‘s higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers, all currently operating?
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?
Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational? They have 5 – 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.
Did you know that Iraq ‘ s Air Force consists of three operational squadrons, which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?
Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?
Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers?
Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers every 8 weeks?
Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq ? They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.
Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?
Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October?
Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?
Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?
Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a televised debate recently?
From http://www.defenselink.mil/
On another note, is anybody else just a hair curious about the scoring for the US gymnasts?
Sure seems funny to me that the US girls seemed to do dang near perfect routines, yet got significantly lower marks that the Chinese girls did…
I guess the “fix” is still in! Of course the scoring now is even more complicated than last time, so I have even less understanding, but something isn’t right.
At least Phelps et al shut the French guys mouths last night in the relay- They can’t take that away from those guys!
Kirkpatrick gets out of jail, only to be charged with assault against two detectives serving a subpoena, he’s still awaiting trial with his lover over the perjury count(s) and he still won’t resign…
John Edwards finally admits to a love affair with a staffer a couple of years ago (which was vehemently denied by one and all), but now denies he’s the father of the child…
The democratic spinmeisters are saying these don’t deserve the media attention because these are “not important people”!
SAY WHAT????
The sitting Mayor of Detroit and the former candidate for Vice-President of the US are not important????
The thing that really frosted me though, was riding the Metro back after a meeting and overhearing two female Obama supporters (How did I know? They had their Obama pins on.) discussing the same issue- One finally said to the other, “the only problem is they both got caught”. The second one AGREED!!!!
Now this is just scary! Reminds me of Clinton’s second term when 64% didn’t trust him personally, but voted for him anyway… sigh…
Oh yeah, a question for Mr. Edwards- IF that affair was over a couple of years ago, WHY were you in her hotel room at the Beverly Hills Hilton at 0230 in the morning playing with the baby “that is not yours”???
You trying to do; do a Clinton and revisit the scene of the crime, so to speak, and get a little extra???
I don’t know about anybody else, but this is scaring the hell outta me…
sigh….
Why am I in this handbasket, and where are we going???
This is an interesting Rube Goldberg device using humans instead of inanimate objects, but it DOES get the point across…
Remember, you can choose to lead, follow, or get run over by the bus (Of course that is barring small animate objects that just screw up your whole day)!
On a brighter note- Go see Larry Correia at Monster Hunter Nation. He is raffling off a rifle to support breast cancer research. It’s only $5 for a chance at a one of a kind- PINK AR-15… Go check it out and donate please!
H/T Lawdog, Mistressinarms
CG’s message to all hands- From General Mattis to the men and women of the 1st MARDIV
Note the date of the letter…
Now this is leadership- Gen Mattis had a copy of this letter delivered to each person in the 1st MarDiv prior to crossing the Line of Departure.
Now a different perspective…
First, who died and made ‘Citizen’ Obama President????
He’s been running around like he is on a coronation tour, not a campaign tour. He’s meeting with all these heads of state, who are either promising belly rubs or to kiss his ass, because they see a kindred spirit who will willingly go along with selling out the USA. They see him as willing to have the USA become one more member state of the EU, kowtow to the UN, go along with anything they want to do…
I believe they are talking themselves into believing Obama’s press releases, like he has already won the Presidency and is running for President of the world, not the US! He’s talking about raising taxes, banning guns, etc… All of which fit in nicely with the EU logic and ‘world citizen’ view they would like to see. It would also mean the downfall of the US and a loss of many rights we hold dear.
I’m sorry, but I don’t believe in Obama, I think he is probably the worst thing that could happen to the USA right now…
Another point, did anyone catch the visit to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem? Did you notice the campaign ads? They were very conveniently printed in Hebrew! How much gall does this man have, to post friggin campaign posters at one of the holiest sites in the world?
It is documented that he did NOT visit the troops at Landstul Medical Center, because he couldn’t bring his entourage, didn’t have ‘time’, and didn’t feel that was appropriate as a ‘citizen’. Asshole!!! You owe your ability to travel and be who you are BECAUSE of those military people who are lying in that Medical Center!!!!
Now this week he’s down in all the polls, and what does he do? Plays the race card…
Why?
I think it’s to deflect people away from the latest set of flip-flops on the surge, drilling offshore, and the negative reactions. He was booed a couple of days ago by blacks for “not doing enough”.
Then yesterday he comes out with the idea of another ‘incentive’ payment of $1000 to everyone who filed a tax return- How is he going to pay for it? He’s going to TAKE excess profits from the oil companies… Last time I looked, that isn’t legal, but then the democrats ONLY want to use the constitution and selected amendments when it suits them anyway…
Now today, he refuses to meet McCain in any Lincoln-Douglas styled debates (read un-moderated).
My personal comment here- Do you want a celebrity or a real hero who has spent most of his life in service to this country? 143 days of service vs. 30 years of service
Your choice, your life, liberty and your pursuit of your happiness is in your hands now…
I’m a bitter, church going gun owner- and I WILL Vote!
Some historical items on the Declaration of Independence and July 4th
John Adams would have been pleased that we celebrate the holiday the way we do. It’s just he wanted us to do that on July 2, the date of the act of independence. The Declaration which explains the act, was adopted on July 4.
Most people think The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. No. On July 6, 1776, the President of the Continental Congress, John Hancock wrote a letter to the delegates that they needed to sign The Declaration of Independence. A resolution was passed on July 19, 1776 requiring the delegates to sign it. Of the 52 delegates to the Continental Congress then, two delegates (from Pennsylvania) refused to sign it. They were replaced.
So The Declaration of Independence was signed on dates in July, August, September and November 1776, and one delegate (Thomas McKean of Delaware) didn’t sign it until 1781. His excuse? He was in the Army!
Two of the signers, John Adams and Samuel Adams, were related to each other. Both were cousins
While the majority of the delegates were lawyers, judges, merchants or farmers, there were also among the signers: a surveyor, a soldier, a publisher (Benjamin Franklin), two physicians, a clergyman, and an ironmaster.
A group of settlers, calling themselves the “Fair Play Men,” gathered under what was called the Tiadaghton Elm in another part of Pennsylvania. Fed up with British rule of North America, they declared their independence of Great Britain on July 4, 1776, completely unaware what the Continental Congress was doing on that date in Philadelphia!
Up until 1945, Vicksburg, MS, REFUSED to celebrate July 4. Why? Because on July 4, 1863, Vicksburg surrendered to the U.S. Army under Grant during the Civil War
In the early 1990’s, the mostly British crew of an exclusive cruise ship wanted to celebrate the day with a sign to greet their mostly American passengers and make a statement that there were no hard feelings after all the problems the two countries had experienced in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, but nothing they came up with seemed right. A number of them adjourned to one of the bars on board the ship, and after a few brews [naturally] came up with a sign they all agreed upon. The next morning, the American passengers were greeted with this sign: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, USA! LOVE, MUM.”
Gotta love the Brits… Couldn’t live with em, but gotta love em…
Got back late last night, you know how the race drivers flat spot tires? I think I flat spotted my butt driving for 17 1/2 hours…
Too tired to thimk right now, much less right… 🙂
Two things for y’all- One is a little re-enlistment ceremony, the other are the Laws of Ultimate Reality…
Enjoy!
Bad morale in Iraq? I don’t think so…
1,215 U.S. service members from all over Iraq re-enlisted during a ceremony in the Al Faw Palace rotunda at Camp Victory in Baghdad, July 4, 2008. Multinational Force-Iraq Commander Army Gen. David Petraeus led the ceremony. (Photo by MNF-I Public Affairs)
Remember folks, our ENTIRE military is volunteer now- This is about 1/10th of the entire number of troops in Iraq that are all re-enlisting simultaneously! Methinks there is just a wee bit of a problem with the ‘truthful’ reporting we are supposedly getting from the media…
Anyhoo– Humor, funnies, stuff to laugh at/with…
Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you’ll have to pee.
Law of Gravity Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Law of Probability The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.& Law of Random Numbers If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers.
Law of the Alibi If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.
Variation Law If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.& Law of the Bath When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.
Law of Close Encounters The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.
Law of the Result When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will.
Law of Biomechanics The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
Law of the Theater At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
The Starbucks Law As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
Murphy’s Law of Lockers If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
Law of Physical Surfaces The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.
Law of Logical Argument Anything is possible if you don’t know what you are talking about.
Brown’s Law of Physical Appearance If the shoe fits, it’s ugly.
Oliver’s Law of Public Speaking A closed mouth gathers no feet.
Wilson’s Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.
Doctors’ Law If you don’t feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you’ll feel better. Don’t make an appointment and you’ll stay sick.
And one for all you motor heads out there… I got 15 of 17.