USMC Rules for Gunfighting

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<p>US Marine Corps Rules For Gunfighting</p>

<li>Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.</li>
<li>Be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.</li>
<li>Have a plan.</li>
<li>Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work.</li>
<li>Be polite and professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.</li>
<li>Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with
a 4.</li>
<li>Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.</li>
<li>Move away from your attacker; distance is your friend. (Lateral and<br>
diagonal movement are preferred.)</li>
<li>Use cover or concealment as much as possible.</li>
<li>Flank your adversary when possible; protect yours.</li>
<li>Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.</li>
<li>In 10 years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance,
or tactics. They will only remember who lived.</li>
<li>If you are not shooting,you should be communicating and reloading.</li>
<li>Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you ro death with it because it is empty.</li>
<li>When in doubt, fix bayonets, empty the magazine, throw all your
grenades, and charge.</li>
<li>When in grave doubt, ask the Gunny for advice, which will be to charge
faster while shouting graphic descriptions to the enemy of what you are about to do to him.
Example: “I am going to kill you, dirtbag! I am going to kill you slow!<br>
I am going to skin you and build a kayak out of your ribcage and a humidor
out of your skull!”</li>
<li>And above all … don’t drop your guard.</li>
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<p>US Navy Rules For Gunfighting

  1. Go to sea.
  2. Drink coffee.
  3. Send in the Marines.</p>

<p>US Army Rules For Gunfighting</p>

<li>Select a new beret to wear.</li>
<li>Sew combat patch on right shoulder.</li>
<li>Reconsider the color of beret you decide to wear.</li>
<li>Make a movie about a female soldier who forgot to fire her weapon in
defense of her unit.</li>
<li>Send in the Marines.</li>
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<p>US Air Force Rules For Gunfighting</p>

<li>Have a cocktail.</li>
<li>Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.</li>
<li>Determine what is a gunfight.</li>
<li>Send in the Marines.</li>
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<p>Great post.</p>

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<p>Zaphod's rules for gunfighting:</p>

<p>1) Bring a gun.
2) Bring enough ammunition to do the job. Twice.
3) If you're fighting fair, you're doing it wrong.</p>

<p>Applicable to Marines since they have short attention spans. ;)</p>

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<p>zaphod,
what percentage of your class selected Marines? Why do you think some mids choose Marines over Navy?</p>

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<p>I would have to look up the percentage. I honestly have no idea.</p>

<p>As for choosing USMC over USN, I suppose it has to do with what they wanted to do in uniform, and perhaps a bit to do with the aura of the Corps.</p>

<p>Of course, it could just be that they were bat***** crazy. :D</p>

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<p>Some people are kind of freaked out about the oceans and seasickness too. Isn't that why people choose USMA over USNA? (for the few that are actually given the choice...)</p>

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<p>Comparison of operational tactics (Snake model):</p>

<p>Infantry:
Snake smells them, leaves area. </p>

<p>Airborne:
Lands on and kills the snake. </p>

<p>Armor:
Runs over snake, laughs, and looks for more snakes. </p>

<p>Aviation:
Has GPS coordinates to snake.
Can't find snake. Returns to base for refuel, crew rest and manicure. </p>

<p>Ranger:
Plays with snake, then eats it. </p>

<p>Field Artillery:
Kills snake with massive Time On Target barrage
with three Forward Artillery Brigades in support. Kills several
hundred civilians as unavoidable collateral damage. Mission is
considered a success and all participants (i.e., cooks, mechanics
and clerks) are awarded Silver Stars. </p>

<p>Special Forces:
Makes contact with snake, ignores all State
Department directives and Theater Commander Rules of Engagement by
building rapport with snake and winning its heart and mind. Trains it
to kill other snakes. Files enormous travel settlement upon return. </p>

<p>Combat Engineer:
Studies snake. Prepares in-depth doctrinal
thesis in obscure 5 series Field Manual about how to defeat snake using
counter mobility assets. Complains that maneuver forces don't
understand how to properly conduct doctrinal counter-snake ops. </p>

<p>Navy SEAL:
Expends all ammunition and calls for naval gunfire
support in failed attempt to kill snake. Snake bites SEAL and
retreats to safety. Hollywood makes fantasy film in which SEALS
kill Muslim extremist snakes. </p>

<p>Navy:
Fires off 50 cruise missiles from various types of ships,
kills snake and makes presentation to Senate Appropriations
Committee on how Naval forces are the most cost-effective means of
anti-snake Force projection. </p>

<p>Marine:
Kills snake by accident while looking for souvenirs.
Local civilians demand removal of all US forces from Area ofOperations. </p>

<p>Marine Recon:
Follows snake, gets lost.
Back</p>

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<p>
[quote]
Some people are kind of freaked out about the oceans and seasickness too.

[/quote]
</p>

<p>Then Marines is a lousy choice, as they DO deploy aboard ships, whether they like it or not.</p>

<p>Surface Warfare: "Snake?" :confused:</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>hahah TacticalNuke i like that post</p>

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<p>As an old former Marine, I really appreciated your post.</p>