Age Quote by Peter P. Mahoney

I was really drawn into the military when I was young.

— Kyle Schwarber

I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22. Most people that I knew didn't think they'd…

— Ed Koch

At an early age, I quit high school at 17 and joined the Air Force.

— Sandy Adams

I went into the military because I wanted to get an education, not because I wanted to fight anybody.

— Charlie Murphy

I went through some real challenges growing up. I joined the Army two weeks out of high school when I was 17, and never…

— Geoff Davis

After 37 years in the Navy, there were no further jobs in uniform, and it was my time to transition. But I wanted to…

— James G. Stavridis

I began serving my country when I was 18 years old and entered the U.S. Naval Academy.

— Mikie Sherrill

I'd lived through World War II and hadn't been able to wait to join the army as soon as I turned 18.

— Orson Bean

I never admitted what I wanted to do for a career to anyone until I was 26. I wish I'd piped up at 18.

— Miranda Hart

When I was 18, I went into the army as a payroll clerk because otherwise I was headed for Korea.

— Julian Bream

I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to…

— Gene Hackman

I graduated from college when I was 20. To get enough money to finish college, I went into the ROTC, and I was an…

— Melvin Van Peebles