Military Rules Quotes

What did I tell you about Mister Safety Catch?' said Vimes weakly. When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend,' recited Detritus, saluting.

Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers.

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

As members of the military, Coast Guardsmen are prohibited from wading into politics.

If every soldier is authorized to make one mistake, then we lose the war.

The General most earnestly requires, and expects, a due observance of those articles of war, established for the government of the army which forbid profane cursing, swearing and drunkenness; and in like manner requires and expects, of all officers, and soldiers, not engaged on actual duty, a punctual attendance on divine service, to implore the blessings of heaven upon the means used for our safety and defence.

I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants.

No time can be more vainely spent, then that which is consumed in unlawfull games, besides the breeding of much contention and quarrelles:…. no private Souldiour or inferiour Officer shall play at Dice and Cards, nor any other unlawfull games, upon paine of two dayes imprisonment for the first time, and for after committing the like, to bee further punished by the judges discretion.

You’d best ask the lady boffin, sir,” Newkirk said. “Midshipmen aren’t allowed to have opinions.

When you fire, two marksmen must identify the sniper you fire at. You first fire to chip the cement or wood near him and scare him; and then you fire to wound him, and only as the last resort do you fire to kill him.

I don't underrate the value of military knowledge, but if men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat.

The only true rule for cavalry is to follow the enemy as long as he retreats.