--- title: "9 Professional Military Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Professional Military quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Professional Military sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/j-d-vance-2-3852_vietnam_the-transition-after-the-vietnam-war-to_2589166.jpg" --- > [The transition after the Vietnam War to an all-volunteer force created the world's finest professional military. But it also reinforced geographic and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-vance-2/the-transition-after-the-vietnam-war-to-an-all-volunteer-force/) [J. D. Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-vance-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/j-d-vance-2-3852_vietnam_the-transition-after-the-vietnam-war-to_2589166.jpg) > [“Presidents and Congress expect senior military leaders to provide their personal and professional military opinions candidly and honestly. There is no requirement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-gates/presidents-and-congress-expect-senior-military-leaders-to-provide/) [Robert M. Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ad/robert-m-gates-2972_leadership_presidents-and-congress-expect-senior-mi_763042.png) > [The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-petraeus/the-president-and-i-sat-down-in-the-oval-office-and-he-expressed-very/) [David Petraeus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-petraeus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/david-petraeus-11182_advice_the-president-and-i-sat-down-in-the-oval_419782.png) > [I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-ventura/i-m-against-the-draft-i-believe-we-should-have-a-professional/) [Jesse Ventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-ventura/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/jesse-ventura-1236_believe_i-m-against-the-draft-i-believe-we-shoul_1619095.jpg) > [The professional military mind is by necessity an inferior and unimaginative mind; no man of high intellectual quality would willingly imprison his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-g-wells/the-professional-military-mind-is-by-necessity-an-inferior-and/) [H. G. Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-g-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc7/h-g-wells-1122_calling_the-professional-military-mind-is-by-nec_1407249.jpg) > [When you are serving volunteer professional military, you take an oath to the Constitution, not to a policy or a president and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-fick/when-you-are-serving-volunteer-professional-military-you-take-an-oath/) [Nathaniel Fick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathaniel-fick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/nathaniel-fick-34731_constitution_when-you-are-serving-volunteer-professio_1016603.jpg) > [The equipment and weaponry will continually change and improve, and the size of the military will expand as needed, decreasing during times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-dunaway/the-equipment-and-weaponry-will-continually-change-and-improve-and/) [George W. Dunaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-dunaway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/george-w-dunaway-95606_army_the-equipment-and-weaponry-will-continua_458736.png) > [What I know is it is a disservice to those who continue to serve to think that there's going to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-t-flynn/what-i-know-is-it-is-a-disservice-to-those-who-continue-to-serve-to/) [Michael T. Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-t-flynn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/michael-t-flynn-12121_breakdown_what-i-know-is-it-is-a-disservice-to-tho_3021980.jpg) > [“The idea...that our professional military men and women train for years without knowing whether they will ever have to actually carry out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-luttrell/the-idea-that-our-professional-military-men-and-women-train-for-years/) [Marcus Luttrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-luttrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/marcus-luttrell-8438_fitness_the-idea-that-our-professional-military_2303333.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/professional-military/#itemlist", "name": "Professional Military Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The transition after the Vietnam War to an all-volunteer force created the world's finest professional military. 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