Combat for Dummies: Advice from military instruction manuals

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." -- U.S. Marine Corps

"Aim towards the enemy." -- Instruction on U.S. Rocket Launcher

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

"A slipping gear could let your M-203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it.   That could make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit."
-- Army's preventive maintenance advisory

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."
-- U.S. Air Force manual

"Tracers work both ways." -- U.S. Army Ordnance

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

"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush." --Infantry Journal

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