Ashley-chunell Quote by Kristen Ashley

“You admit nothing. Deny everything. Demand proof. Did you learn nothing in Boot Camp?" (Mace to Smitty)”

— Shelly Laurenston

“I actually shivered at the insincerity that gripped me as I spoke these words: their falseness was shameful. I was sure my coolness would…

— William Styron

“Why didn’t I listen to my drill instructor from boot camp? He told us flat out, ‘Don’t EVER volunteer for anything! If you’re picked…

— Mark Tufo

“I was like, ‘Wow,’ but I got it. I had come out of a military culture, and you just have to make your objective…

— Ashlee Vance

“Hey,it was a valiant effort.You really got out there in the trenches this time.”

— Lauren Kate

“Learning to interpret the constant string of lies and excuses fed to you from kids terrified of failure but careening towards it anyway was…

— Kendric Neal

“I languish around in my life, never quite doing what I set out to do. I am tired of being a silver medalist, and…

— Kim Gruenenfelder

“What you hear is not my voice. I have not spoken in three years: not since I left boot camp. It has been three…

— Chris Abani

“Soldiers seem so durable, resilient, and so heroic in war novels. On the television screen they're afraid of nothing. I wonder if I have…

— Ryan Smithson

“And I got out of there without punching anyone, kicking anyone, or breaking down in tears. Some days the small victories are all you…

— Molly Ringle

“I wish the army had taught us how to navigate feelings as easily as they did a starless night sky.”

— Sherri L. Smith

“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.”

— Gavin Aung Than