Best email signature lines?

SGT William B. — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:34:07 -0500

I have a great affinity for well-done snarky signature lines/quotes.  I never disseminate them out to other organizations; they're just little in-jokes between the folks in my shop to keep us laughing.  Some of my past favorites: "Your ability to walk short distances without dying will surely be the insurgency's downfall." "...And in careful manipulation of data samples, lies victory."  (Context: Worked with a guy that had a bad habit of playing with data samples to control a narrative in his favor, so I made a small play on the MI Creed; original reads "In truth, lies victory.") "I can show you the world..." (The irony of this song in Afghanistan is just incredible.) What are the best signature lines you all have seen?

Response by SFC James Baber made Dec 13 at 2013 7:46 AM

SFC James Baber — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:46:58 -0500

Live life to the fullest have nor regrets, learn from your past and embrace it, it has made you the person you are today, be proud.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Dec 13 at 2013 8:22 AM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:22:05 -0500

When in doubt, more ammo.

Response by SSG Robert Burns made Dec 13 at 2013 9:07 AM

SSG Robert Burns — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:07:07 -0500

I was given a coin by one of the SF Groups I ran missions with in Mosul.  I used it's motto in my singature block for a long time till it landed me an EO complaint when I got stationed in the hospital."Hard times dont last, hard men do."The sad thing is that statement really motivates me sometimes, it's a shame an O6 found it offensive and I was forced to remove it.

Response by SGM Matthew Quick made Dec 13 at 2013 9:10 AM

SGM Matthew Quick — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:10:33 -0500

"It's YOUR career!  Take control of it before someone else does."

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2013 12:09 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:09:12 -0500

One that I thought was a misrepresentation and slightly humorous at the same time was used by one of the WO that I had served with. It read:

"Artillerymen see two types of people, other Artillerymen and targets."

Not entirely true, we have 3, friends go among that list too. But, still a little humorous to me.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2013 6:56 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:56:30 -0500

I knew a FIST team leader who had "All the way to the elbow!" On his emails.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2013 7:42 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:42:29 -0500

Kind of a long one, but I used to use this one:

"[Signal] is the most thankless job in the United States Army...we give you equipment that in many cases is outdated and outmoded...not enough of it, and you're told to go out and make things work in the field just as if someone was operating in the middle of New York City with their cell phone and their push-to-talk radio and everything else. If it all works properly, no one says thank you, because everyone expects that's the way it's supposed to work. But if anything electric -- electric, not just electronic much less communications-wise -- breaks, doesn't work properly, it's the SIGO's fault."

- LTG William Webster USA, Deputy Commander, USNORTHCOM

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2013 7:51 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:51:58 -0500

I thought this is a fitting signature line for a Staff Officer, so its what is on my block. Pashto Poem There are no real friends or friendship 
It’s strange but true 
Each one, just until they reach their goal 
Will stick with you
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Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2013 11:06 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:06:29 -0500

The doctor will see you now!

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2013 1:10 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:10:47 -0500

A transportation SSG I know uses "nothing moves until something moves"

Response by SSG Kenneth Hammes made Dec 14 at 2013 1:20 AM

SSG Kenneth Hammes — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:20:13 -0500

It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb.
- Roman proverb

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2013 3:01 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 03:01:08 -0500

"The best tank terrain is that without anti-tank weapons."

Response by WO1(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2013 3:25 AM

WO1(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 03:25:58 -0500

"You can't win a war without ammunition"

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2013 4:21 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:21:21 -0500

I used to have quotes in my signature until the reg was written to prohibit them. I still see some of the retirees use them though; some are actually good.

The last signature snark I made was in an email trail featuring several intel officers that kept putting their "callsigns" in their signature blocks. Somewhere in the final email chain was a signature block that said:

JUSTIN "AFMAN 33-119 PROHIBITS CALLSIGNS IN SIGNATURE BLOCKS" BLACKWELL, TSgt, USAF

Response by SMSgt Gary Harrah made Dec 24 at 2013 12:00 AM

SMSgt Gary Harrah — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:00:31 -0500

In today's "green environment", one of the best I have seen on an email signature block......

If your going green, I am going to the printer!

Response by SPC Brendan Kearns made Jan 2 at 2014 10:03 PM

SPC Brendan Kearns — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:03:02 -0500

Teamwork makes the dream work

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2014 10:07 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:07:43 -0500

Some of these are pretty good. If I had to use one it would be "He called me a POG, I said he was resisting arrest", but someone would surely get offended by that some how.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2014 12:56 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:56:14 -0500

"You cant Expect what you don't Inspect".

Response by CMC Robert Young made Jan 3 at 2014 2:50 AM

CMC Robert Young — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 02:50:38 -0500

A lieutenant with whom I worked had this crazy Latin quote under his signature. I googled it one day out of curiosity and discovered its true meaning was "Don't get your undies in a twist".

Response by SPC Matthew Birkinbine made Jan 3 at 2014 9:19 PM

SPC Matthew Birkinbine — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:19:25 -0500

All I need in my line of work is

"GO ORDNANCE!!!"

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2014 3:24 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 03:24:06 -0500

"Ego sum agricola. Videte manus meas."

Response by SSG Alexander Shulman made Mar 5 at 2014 3:44 AM

SSG Alexander Shulman — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 03:44:36 -0500

"Eagles may soar high, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." - on an email from a retiring MAJ.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2014 7:47 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 07:47:54 -0400

Life is tough, it's even tougher if your stupid! John Wayne

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Apr 9 at 2014 2:32 PM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:32:00 -0400

"Honor The Dead By Helping The Living"

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2014 2:43 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:43:00 -0400

At Engineer Officer Basic Course the demolitions instructor said:

"If it absolutely has to go, the only equation you will need to know is P for plenty!"

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2014 2:44 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:44:49 -0400

"Making the world a better place 120mm at a time" from a dedicated tanker during our constant deployment cycles

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2014 3:07 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:07:26 -0400

"Have respect for everyone you meet, but have a plan to kill them." - U.S. Army Col Green
"Always remember where your pants are." - Col Bryan, U.S. Army (Ret)
After reading his quote, Col Brayan said, "Don't just know where they are, have'm in arm's reach!"
I got good stories to add for both quotes, but I doubt anyone here would spent the time reading the epic stories.

Response by SSG Adam Reed made Feb 24 at 2015 2:29 PM

SSG Adam Reed — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:29:08 -0500

We make your hole wet.

Saw it on a fellow Army well driller signature line.

Response by PO3 Jonathan Cooper made Feb 24 at 2015 2:59 PM

PO3 Jonathan Cooper — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:59:35 -0500

I've been using this one since before my Naval Career started:

New sustainability model for our time: "Give a man a fire and he's warm for
a day, but set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life."

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Feb 24 at 2015 3:07 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:07:56 -0500

For a whole deployment in Afghanistan I made my signature block a line from the Declaration of Independence, changing once a weekl, from beginning onward. The Battalion XO once took me aside and asked what my anti-government rhetoric was about and whether I was starting a militia. I told him the source document, and he had a chuckle with me.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Feb 24 at 2015 3:19 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:19:16 -0500

When you stop changing, you're dead

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2016 2:05 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:05:14 -0500

several years ago, there was a news story out of FL where someone's pet chimp had escaped and there was a "chimp-hunt" ongoing trying to located the wayward primate. One of the guys in the neighborhood was concerned about how dangerous the situation was and made the comment

"You never know what a money is going to do to a child".

I will use that quote on occasion if I am sending a snarky email.

Response by SFC J. Wheeler Hammontree made Jan 21 at 2021 11:49 AM

SFC J. Wheeler Hammontree — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:49:21 -0500

I got in trouble for "Ne Conjugare Vobiscum". I figured everything sounds professional in Latin.

AR 25-13 Paragraph 3-2.c.(2): Emails generated by Army personnel in their official capacity from Army communication devices will not contain slogans, quotes, or other personalized information as part of the individual sender’s signature block. Signature blocks within emails will contain only the necessary business information, such as: the name of the organization; official mailing address or unit information; name of individual; telephone numbers; office email addresses or government websites; government disclaimer; unit historical motto; or any other information approved by HQDA.