Business Quote by Mark Esper

Soldiers expect the noncommissioned officer to be technically proficient, up front, and honest with them. Soldiers must know that NCOs care, that they can…

— Glen E. Morrell

“Being a Non-Commissioned officer (NCO) or Petty Officer (PO) is a commitment and a lifestyle that shouldn't ever be taken lightly as you are…

— Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army

The goal of the corps of NCOs, whose duty is the day-to-day business of running the Army so that the officer corps has time…

— William G. Bainbridge

If somebody in a family is in service, the whole family is in service. I didn't know that. I didn't know our veterans were…

— Mary Gauthier

Readiness is the best way of truly taking care of soldiers.

— Richard A. Kidd

Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.

— George S. Patton

Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest…

— Ike Skelton

It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative matter.

— Robert Baden-Powell

We move too much in platoons; we march by sections; we do not live in our vital individuality enough; we are slaves to fashion,…

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

It is made the duty of every Commanding Officer in the Department, to arrest and send to these Headquarters, under guard, every officer or…

— Anonymous

We're really talking about the Army and Marine Corps here for almost all these ground combat jobs. They want to move in a careful,…

— Renee Montagne

“A fellow NCO in the Marines once told me that his priorities were the following: provider, parent, spouse, and change agent. In that order.”

— Gene Kim