Chiefs Quote by George W. Bush

My duty to the army and to the republic whose battles we were waging forbade me assuming a position of seeming hostility to any…

— Zachary Taylor

I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men and women…

— Tammy Duckworth

I have led men in combat.

— Todd Wilcox

I had medevacked so many women off the battlefield that I knew that it was a misnomer to say that women weren't in combat.…

— MJ Hegar

I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they…

— Kamisese Mara

As a civilian during the Second War, I was exposed to danger in circumstances which removed any distinction between the man in and the…

— Lester B. Pearson

I was surprised how open and unguarded the military was. I expected more scrutiny, more supervision from command.

— Sebastian Junger

As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a…

— Asne Seierstad

I always wanted to be commander-in-chief of my one-woman army, But I can envision the mediocrity of my finest hour.

— Ani DiFranco

As an infantry officer who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, I have led men in combat and trained them on tactics and…

— Pete Hegseth

As a former Captain in the Army National Guard, I trained hundreds of soldiers to lead troops into combat.

— Jason Kander

One thing Ive learned as commander in chief: Youve got to be clear, both to our allies & our enemies, about where you stand.

— Barack Obama