MAXIM #1: Pillage, then burn. MAXIM #2: A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on. MAXIM #3: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks EVERYBODY. MAXIM #4: Close air support covereth a multitude of sins. MAXIM #5: Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart. MAXIM #6: If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it. MAXIM #8: Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's on the far side of the airlock. MAXIM #9: Never turn your back on an enemy. MAXIM #10: Sometimes the only way out is through...through the hull MAXIM #11: Everything is air-droppable at least once MAXIM #12: A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head. MAXIM #13: Do unto others. MAXIM #15: Only you can prevent Friendly Fire. (It has also been observed: "Ask politely before firing into someone else's Charlie Foxtrot") MAXIM #16: Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth. MAXIM #27: Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence. MAXIM #29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, no more, no less. MAXIM #30: A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go. MAXIM #31: Only cheaters prosper. MAXIM #34: If you're leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun. MAXIM #35: That which does not kill you has made a tactical error. MAXIM #36: When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support. MAXIM #37: There is no “overkill”. There is only “open fire” and “I need to reload”.