40 quotes found
"Rule 1. Pillage, then burn."
"Rule 2. A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on."
"Rule 3. An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody."
"Rule 4. Close air support covereth a multitude of sins."
"Rule 5. Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart."
"Rule 6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it."
"Rule 8. Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's on the far side of the airlock."
"Rule 9. Never turn your back on an enemy."
"Rule 10. Sometimes the only way out is through... through the hull"
"Rule 11. Everything is air-droppable at least once."
"Rule 12. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head."
"Rule 13. Do unto others."
"Rule 15. Only you can prevent friendly fire."
"Rule 16. Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth."
"Rule 17. The longer everything goes according to plan, the bigger the impending disaster."
"Rule 21. Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow."
"Rule 22. If you can see the whites of their eyes, somebody's done something wrong."
"Rule 24. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a big gun."
"Rule 27. Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence."
"Rule 28. If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid for bringing ammunition home with you."
"Rule 29. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
"Rule 30. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go."
"Rule 31. Only cheaters prosper."
"Rule 33. If you're leaving tracks, you're being followed."
"Rule 34. If you’re leaving scorch marks, you need a bigger gun."
"Rule 35. That which does not kill you has made a tactical error."
"Rule 36. When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support."
"Rule 37. There is no "overkill." There is only "open fire" and "I need to reload.""
"Rule 38. Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your clients."
"Rule 39. There is a difference between spare parts and extra .... [maxim cut off]"
"Rule 40. Not all good news is enemy action."
"Rule 41. "Do you have a backup?" means "I can't fix this.""
"Rule 42. "They'll never expect this" means "I want to try something stupid.""
"Rule 43. If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid and you're lucky"
"Rule 44. If it will blow a hole in the ground, it will double as an entrenching tool."
"Rule 45. The size of the combat bonus is inversely proportional to the likelihood of surviving to collect it."
"Rule 47. Don't expect the enemy to cooperate in the creation of your dream engagement."
"Rule 49. Every client is one missed payment away from becoming a target."
"Rule 51. Let them see you sharpen the sword before you fall on it."
"Rule 70. Failure is not an option. It is mandatory. The option is whether or not to let failure be the last thing you do."