Act Congress Quote by Nelson DeMille

“And he simply would not tolerate any other high-ranking officer, commissioned or noncommissioned, reaming out one of his guys. He”

— Marcus Luttrell

“The discipline of the Marines, however, is thorough, and we make no apology for it. Respect for officers and absolute, unquestioning obedience to orders…

— Albertus Wright Catlin

“Laws and ethics are what make an army or a navy something different than a mob of assholes with guns.”

— Elliott Kay

“Employing the officers of his army without discrimination, through ignorance of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This shakes the confidence of the…

— Sun Tzu

“The army is the only order of men sufficiently united to concur in the same sentiments, and powerful enough to impose them on the…

— Edward gibbon

“There are those who treat every human interaction as a military engagement that could escalate into a potential battle leading to a nice, satisfying…

— Stanley Bing

“THE FIRST DUTY OF A MILITARY MAN IS TO RESPECT THE CITIZEN”

— J. Tisa

“Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged.”

— Robert M. Gates

“When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.”

— Sun Tzu

“The worst excuse a soldier can make for declining service is that he once ranked the commander he is ordered to report to.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

“Occasionally the ideals seemed more honored in the breach than in the observance, but in times of moral quandary a conscientious officer could anchor…

— Rick Atkinson

Some Marine units actually use 'An Officer and a Gentleman' in their training programs.

— Louis Gossett, Jr