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[Marks DTM Calib]

 
 'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' - Infantry Journal-

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 'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.' - US.Air Force Manual -

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 'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons.' - General MacArthur -

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 'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.-

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 'Tracers work both ways.' - U.S. Army Ordnance Manual-

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 'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' -Infantry Journal -

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 The three most useless things in aviation are: Fuel in the bowser; Runway behind you; and Air above you. -Basic Flight Training Manual-

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 'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' - Maritime Ops Manual -

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 'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown Marine Recruit-

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 'If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him.' - USAF Ammo Troop-

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 'Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil.  For I am at 50,000 Feet and Climbing..' - Sign over SR71 Wing Ops-

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 'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' -Paul F. Crickmore (SR71 test pilot)-

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 'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.'-Unknown Author-

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 'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage it has to be a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.' - Fixed Wing Pilot-

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 'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.' -Multi-Engine Training Manual-

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 'Without ammunition, the USAF is just an expensive flying club.' -Unknown Author-

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 'If you hear me yell;"Eject, Eject, Eject!", the last two will be echos.' If you stop to ask "Why," you'll be talking to yourself, because you're the pilot.' -Pre-flight Briefing from a 104 Pilot-

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 'What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; but If ATC screws up,  the pilot dies.' -Sign over Control Tower Door-

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 'Never trade luck for skill.' -Author Unknown-

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 The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in military aviation are: 'Did you feel that?' 'What's that noise?' and 'Oh S...!' or (appended from the Arkansas Air National Guard):"Hold my beer and watch this!" -Authors Unknown-

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 'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.' -Basic Flight Training Manual-

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 'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation - we have never left one up there!' - Unknown Author -

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 'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.' - Emergency Checklist-

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 'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world;  it can just barely kill you.' - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot) -

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 'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.' -Sign over Squadron Ops Desk at Davis-Montham AFB, AZ-

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 'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.' - Sign over Carrier Group Operations Desk-

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 'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.' - Lead-in Fighter Training Manual -

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As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives. The rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks,'What happened?'
 
The pilot's reply: 'I don't know, I just got here myself!' 

[Varche]

Superb.

"You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal."

[bertiecbx550]

My grandad used to say "when Jerry opens up...We got our heads down....When we opened up Jerry got his head down And when the Yanks opened up....We all got our heads down!!!!"

[cem_devecioglu]

Five second fuses only last three seconds 

I wouldnt try imho

Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once 

I wonder who prooved that

[Vamps]

My grandad used to say "when Jerry opens up...We got our heads down....When we opened up Jerry got his head down And when the Yanks opened up....We all got our heads down!!!!"

Sadly still true to this day...............

The rest...........

[webby23]

lol brilliant Mark

 

[Ghost]

"Troops Killed by friendly fire".
Aything fired in my direction is not friendly. It bloody well hurts and I'm talking from experience.

[Seth]

 

[Kiksomass]

You've never been lost until you've been lost at mach3
....calculating route...damn idiotNav....

[Gaffers]

One to add:

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Communication is the currency of victory on the battlefield - Amercian General

[Hannah Judes Dad]

If it's not raining then it's not training - Often heard at Catterick (Gaffers probably knows this)

[Gaffers]

If it's not raining then it's not training - Often heard at Catterick (Gaffers probably knows this)

Never been through Catterick

Remember, according to some  I dont work for a living 

[Hannah Judes Dad]

If it's not raining then it's not training - Often heard at Catterick (Gaffers probably knows this)

Never been through Catterick

Remember, according to some  I dont work for a living  [/quote

Is it more applicable for Salibury Plain Pain ?
The 'some' that don't think you work for a living should try it for a week,it would open their eyes to what is actually going on.