Tactical Wisdom, Combat Laws & Strategic Maxims
Rushing leads to mistakes. Deliberate, perfect execution eliminates wasted movement, ultimately resulting in the fastest speed.
Expect challenges to increase. Emphasizes constant self-improvement and resilience.
Redundancy is life. If you have only one critical item and it breaks, you have zero.
Physical suffering during training is a necessary process of becoming stronger.
Attributed to Gen. Mattis. Maintain courtesy but never drop your tactical guard or situational awareness.
A stoic acceptance of miserable conditions. Stop complaining and mentally accept the hardship to get the job done.
Relaxing after routine repetition leads to missed danger indicators and death.
The point of attack (ambush/explosion) is "The X". You must move immediately to survive; never remain static in the kill zone.
Kinetic energy allows you to maneuver, attack, or escape. Being slow makes you a target.
Check your 6 o'clock position (directly behind you). Watch your blind spot.
Success favors those willing to take the highest calculated risks.
Never rush into an attack without knowing what is ahead. Information is ammo.
Officers do not order men forward from the rear; they cross the line first and expect men to follow.
Also attributed to Russian Gen. Suvorov. Rigorous preparation makes actual combat manageable.
"Boot 'em, don't spatter 'em." Use maximum concentrated force to smash the enemy rather than poking with small units.
"Reporting makes you free." Reporting a situation shifts the burden of decision-making to the superior.
"The Legion is our Fatherland." Legionnaires cut ties with their old nations; their loyalty is solely to the unit.
Suvorov's maxim. Firepower is unreliable; aggressive will to close with the enemy is decisive.
Grim, gritty determination. Fighting against overwhelming odds after your reserves are depleted.
Deception is the essence of warfare. Never let the enemy know your true capability.
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy."
Variation of von Moltke."Friendly fire isn't."
And incoming fire has the right of way."Tracers work both ways."
If you can see them, they can see you."If it’s stupid but it works, it isn’t stupid."
"Bring a gun. Preferably two. Bring all your friends who have guns."
"Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice."
"If you are not shooting, you should be communicating or reloading."
"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots."
"Come and take them." King Leonidas' reply to the demand to surrender arms.
Logistics dictates strategy. Without food/fuel, the army cannot move.
Efficiency is paramount. Any action not contributing to victory creates an opening for the enemy.