Posted on Jan 9, 2015
Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Agree/Disagree?
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Wow I agree with the example of Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. If its man made then its subject to the laws of physics and will encounter problems. I used to prepare for inspections as a Drill Sergeant in the barracks and all of a sudden.....you guessed it....dust would appear out of nowhere in a tight sealed room and I would fail the inspection. Wow--wee a lot more, countless mishaps, I think everyone can relate. (LEADERS A GREAT RISK ASSEMENT TOOL).
MURPHY'S LAWS
1. If anything can go wrong, it will.
2. If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the first one to go wrong.
3. If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
4. If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.
5. Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
6. If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
7. Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.
8. Mother nature is a _itch.
http://davetgc.com/Murphys_Law.html
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MURPHY'S LAWS
1. If anything can go wrong, it will.
2. If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the first one to go wrong.
3. If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
4. If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.
5. Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
6. If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
7. Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.
8. Mother nature is a _itch.
http://davetgc.com/Murphys_Law.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Your 100% right! It made a huge difference in realism of realive theory in my opinion.
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Oh Good Lord YES! But it has never been an issue.
------"A serious problem in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine."......(from a Soviet LT's leaders book from the Cold War).
------"A serious problem in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine."......(from a Soviet LT's leaders book from the Cold War).
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I have always said, if I ever find that 'Murphy guy', I am taking him out...
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MSG John Wirts
On one summer camp my unit went to Fort Benning. I was on duty in the office when a call came in from an active duty sergeant Murphy. I said as I heard his name "Oh! so you're the one responsible." he stammered and stuttered and finally said what? I answered you are sgt Murphy, right, he answered yes, I said your law has been giving us trouble all day! He let ot a sigh of relief and said you sure got me there. I still wonder what exactly he was so worried about?
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Yes, I agree, but as NCOs, we are specifically tasked to close with and destroy Murphy.
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MSG John Wirts
How when half of the NCO Corps either unknowingly supports Murphy, or is at least a close family member.
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Murphy's Law fits right in with my personal philosophy (not original, obviously) ... "Hope for the best, but plan for the worst." Murphy's Law fits into the second half of that philosophy: Plan for things to go wrong and you'll be prepared to respond in a way to overcome the problems and keep driving on with the mission.
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MSG John Wirts
My only change to that was as I remember it was PREPARE, plan is another way to plan.
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I have always been a fan of the "best laid plans never survive the first round of an engagement." The enemy gets a vote. Equate Murphy to the probabilistic view of combat that allows for small unit leaders to improvise and adapt on the battlefield to gain and exploit all opportunities presented to them.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
1SG Steven Stankovich, absolutely when I was in the S3 they (higher) would make battle plans, never went right the first time until the NCO'S put boots on the ground to make sense out of the chaos.
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