Infantry Lessons
Feb 11, 2009
1. Sleep when you can
2. Eat when you can
3. Piss when you can
4. Have sex when you can
5. Laugh when you can
6. Obey orders
7. Run like fuck
to which Scott Waters, fellow war artist and ex-infantryman adds:
8. Keep your head down (from both enemy and NCOs)
9. And remember, Pointy-end first.
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What a life of opposites you have at this moment: balancing the poignant endings with the pointy ends.
Miss you dancing.
-L
Our unarmed combat instructer used to say to us, “No matter how good you think you are; how fast; how strong; it’s the guy who gets the first kick into the nuts who always wins!”
Lesson one , however, was always “Dodge the bullets; you live longer that way!”
Being able to run like hell also helps!
Don’t worry about the bullet with your name on it – it’ll find you no matter what. Worry about all the bullets with “to whom it may concern” on them.
Keep up the great work!
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Chet
Thanks – needed those reminders!
Feb 11 2009 · 15:34