Preble (DDG 46) - Naval Cruise Book

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IVIUFZPI-lY'S LAVVS GF THE NAVY lDedicated to everyone with a sense of humor: Smilell if Preble Pro Dictum: A professional is one who does a good job even when he doesn't feel like it. if Engineers' Law to Live By: Get tough or die. Hr A-Gang Axiom: All you can do is all you can do. Hr The HT's Rule: Cut to fit: beat into place. Hr Machinist's Mates' Law: Grease is cheaper than steel. Hr The Electioians' Law: It works better if you plug it in. if The ASW Axiom: Damn the torpedos, full speed ahe .... Damn the torpedos. Hr ET's Exolamation: Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value if The DS's Law: lf it's not in the computer, it doesn't exist. if The EOOW's Law: Experience varies directly with equipment ruined. Hr Division Officers' Dilemmas: No matter how much you do, you'll never do enough. What you don't do is always more important than what you do. if The Watchstanders' Law: If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. if The Supply P.O.'s Principle: Those supplies necessary for yesterday's job must be ordered no later than tomorrow noon. Hr Law of the l.O.: Deployment is one long process of getting tired. if The Face-Another-Day Axiom: You win some, you lose some and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.

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-gg -,Z-f Kfv' Qt-,.5L1.u if Field Day Frustration: ln order for something to be- come clean, something else must become dirty. But you can get everything dirty without getting anything clean. if Fiecruiter's Slogan: Join the navy and see the world. Unspoken Corollary: Eighty percent of the world is water. if The PMS Truism: The only one who got everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe. if The Mldwatch Mandate: The amount of sleep needed by the average person is 15 minutes more. if The Liberty Port!NJP Principle: He who hoots with the owl at night will not soar with the eagle at dawn. if Liberty Call Caution: Abstain from wine, women and song. Mostly song. if Tech Manual Truism: Whan all else fails, read the instructions. H The Leaders' Credo: Trust everybody, but always cut the cards. if Casualty Control: You can make it foolproof, but you can't make it damnfool roof p . if The Can-Do Conclusion: There's a solution to every problem: the only difficulty is finding it. if The PCS Principle: Asking dumb questions is easier than correct- ing dumb mistakes. H First Law of the Admiralty: A collision at sea can ruin your entire day. if The Mariners' Law: No matter which way you spit, it's upwind. , L-F-