Wisdom from Military Manuals-that apply equally to the work environment

• If the enemy is in range, so are you. - Infantry Journal.  The whale that surfaces gets harpooned.  Sit at the end of the table during a plan review.
• It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. - U.S. Air Force Manual.  This applies just as well to those who are thinking of eating in the cafeteria after the announcement of a RIF.
• You, you and you ......Panic. The rest of you come with me.  -Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt. One of my favorites and one of Mel Schatz's favorites too.
• Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once. -Maritime Ops Manual. A reminder to the employee who's going to be the one person brave enough to speak up.
• If you hear me yell "Eject! Eject! Eject!" the last two ejects will be echoes.  If you stop to ask "Why?" you'll be talking to yourself, because you're the pilot. - Pre-flight briefing. Or you've just left a meeting with your medical/regulatory team.
• Tracers work both ways - U.S. Army Ordinance Manual.  For the letter writer; that person whose going to  write Company B and insist their rep's promotion is inappropriate only to discover their reps are doing the same thing.
• If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him. - USAF Ammunition Brief.  AKA your controller emerges pale from a pre-plan review.