These fifteen simple rules come via email from my favorite Army officer: my hubby. (I have to kiss up right now: I want him to grill steak for dinner.)

Don’t read these unless you have a sense of humor. (And, we’ll all know by your comments if you lied about having a sense of humor.)

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. Never attend a gunfight with a handgun lacking a caliber beginning 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 movements 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 of caliber, stance, or
tactics. 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.

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