Synopses & Reviews
In the military, there are three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way, and the Army Way. There's also the Navy Way, the Marine Way, and the Air Force Way. This compendium of one-liners--from all branches of the military--proves that any resemblance between these ways and common sense is purely coincidental: - "We are not retreating: we're advancing in another direction."- Actual Officer Efficiency Report: "Since my last report he has reached rock bottom, and has started to dig."
Synopsis
This compendium of one-liners--from all branches of the military--proves that any resemblance between the way the military does things and common sense is purely coincidental.
Synopsis
Generations of military instructors have dispensed wisdom in a manner that only a serviceman (or woman) could bear-or understand. Here is a collection of the finest Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and Coast Guard wit and one-liners...
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."
"You, you, and you...panic. The rest of you, come with me."
About the Author
Michael Hirsh was an Army combat correspondent in Vietnam. He's a journalist, a George Foster Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker, and an author.