The allure of military life and its heroic promise seem indestructible, but nothing threatens the romance of war more effectively than war… — Elizabeth Samet Copy Share Image
As there is no pleasure in military life for a soldier who fears death, so there is no independence in civil existence… — Philip Gilbert Hamerton Copy Share Image
After I graduated from school, I enrolled in the military college, a cadet school. This is the first stage of military training;… — Roman Romanenko Copy Share Image
“I am a pilot and I run a Medical Transport Squad. That means, for most of my life I am living it… — L.A. Kragie Copy Share Image
I am delighted to round off my military life safely, thanks to those who have taken good care of me like my… — Joo Won Copy Share Image
The sergeant was describing a military life. It was all drinking, he said, except that there were frequent intervals of eating and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The Americans called theirs the Officers Club but the Canadians called ours the Officers Mess. The American term was the more honest;… — R.J. Childerhose Copy Share Image
“He is no ordinary man. He surpasses any man I have met. His heart is so genuine and caring. He has guided,… — Carl Busby Sr Copy Share Image
“If we are fortunate, we get to experience a lifetime event, And in my case it was meeting a true friend that… — Carl Busby Sr Copy Share Image
“In leadership that 20/20 vision sometimes becomes 20/40 or 30/50 depending on how close you are to the situation. To my AG… — Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army Copy Share Image
I was able to come out to my family, but other than that I couldn't come out to co-workers or to friends… — Liz Carmouche Copy Share Image
“Then there is the group that many people don’t hear about. This group is the men and women of the various contractors… — Carl Busby Sr Copy Share Image
Chickenshit refers to behavior that makes military life worse than it need be: petty harassment of the weak by the strong; open… — Paul Fussell Copy Share Image
Up to his twenty-sixth year, the heart of Ignatius was enthralled by the vanities of the world. His special delight was in… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
“I would think it odd, he said, that he had never married. I did not, in fact, think it at all odd--the… — Sarah Caudwell Copy Share Image
“In December 1776, some 600 Northampton militiamen marched to help defend Philadelphia from the British Army. But when these sometime soldiers experienced… — Francis Fox Copy Share Image
“Insightful, creative mind, dedicated, and wonderful friend and co-worker whom I had the privilege to work with in Mosul, Iraq ‘07. His… — Carl Busby Sr Copy Share Image
“However, here’s a crucial point to remember about the Roman soldier’s protective shield: It was made of leather, so it would have… — Rick Renner Copy Share Image
“With snow-white hair and a massive forehead, Bismarck, in military uniform, welcomed Grant with both hands extended. Turning on the charm, he… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Eisenhower's military life taught him that talent was a necessary but not sufficient condition for success. The only way to guarantee smart… — Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy Copy Share Image
“Military life in general depraves men. It places them in conditions of complete idleness, that is, absence of all rational and useful… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Military life and culture seem to be foreign territory for many of the people who write for national magazines and newspapers today.… — Marcus Luttrell Copy Share Image
“It is believed by many that the military life is one of adventure and excitement. In truth, that life more often consists… — Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn Copy Share Image
“With one final flip the quarter flew high into the air and came down on the mattress with a light bounce. It… — William H. McRaven Copy Share Image
“The Government set the stage economically by informing everyone that we were in a depression period, with very pointed allusions to the… — David J. Schow Copy Share Image
My dad being an Army officer, I was just born to it. I was raised in a military manner, and it was… — John Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The constant movement of a military life can be tough on children. My father was an officer in the army, and I… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no special yearning… — Patrick MacGill Copy Share Image
The progress of manufactures and commerce insensibly collects a large multitude within the walls of a city: but these citizens are no… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“If a military life was long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror—as one of her instructors had said—then civilian… — Elizabeth Moon Copy Share Image
The entrance of the woman with equal rights into practical modern life, her new freedom, her finding herself side by side with… — Julius Evola Copy Share Image
I liked the military life. They teach you self-sufficiency early on. I always say that I learned most of what I know… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
