Marine Rules for a Gun Fight

[Hangtime]

a dirt marine friend of mine (korea) emailed me this.. thought i'd share.

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USMC Rules For Gun Fighting:

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.

3. Have a plan.

4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.

5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4."

7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)

9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.

10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

12. In ten years nobody will remember the details.. They will only remember who lived.

13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating and reloading.

14. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

15. And above all ... don't drop your guard.


Navy Rules For Gun Fighting:

1. Go to Sea
2. Drink Coffee
3. Send the Marines

Army Rules For Gun Fighting:

1. Select a new beret to wear
2. Sew combat patch on right shoulder
3. Reconsider the color of beret you decide to wear
4. Send the Marines

US Air Force Rules For Gun Fighting:

1. Have a cocktail
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner
3. Determine "what is a gunfight"
4. Send the Marines
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

[Frogm4n]

"you see kyle, in our society we have gods and slobs....."

[SOB]

That's funny!  


SOB

[Monk]

Very Nice,
Thank You

[Raubvogel]

Rule #16- never bring a knife to a gunfight!

[lord dolf vader]

like to point out the army and airforce dont give the marine corps its orders. the navy on the other hand does.

[AKIron]

Couldn't find the one that includes all branches but this is close enough.

[Animal]

The first rule applies to everyday life.

[Fridaddy]

I know the first one was 'possed to be funny. But this is the real list from the Marine CQB website. I was shown this in the academy also (I'm a cop)

USMC Rules for Gunfighting

1. Bring a gun. Preferably,
1a.bring at least two guns.
1b.Bring all of your friends who have guns.

2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Your life is expensive.

3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)

6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.

7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.

9.5 Use a gun that works EVERY TIME.

10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

12. Have a plan.

13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.

14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.

15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

16. Don't drop your guard.

17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.

18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them).

19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.

20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.

21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

23. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.

24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a ".4"

[midnight Target]

Forwarding this to Father-in-law, mud Marine, 3 landings Pac theater.

[Monk]

#21 and 22......hehe, that's me at work.