Quote by Ulysses S. Grant

“You are the commanders, your men will look to you and act as you do. Let no officer keep to himself or his brother…

— Steven Pressfield

“You have to have been out on a long patrol to appreciate this properly. You need to have looked forward to your day of…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“That accounted for almost half of my twenty bodies. The remainder slept or worked in the house Lieutenant Awn occupied—”

— Ann Leckie

“Sir, you do understand that - officially - I'm not actually a centurion. I haven't even been assigned to a legion yet.' The general…

— Nick Brown

“To be enlisted in the Navy,”

— Jacob Smith

“He had discovered early in his military career that if one has an effective and experienced officer above, coupled with effective and experienced soldiers…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Every step he took in the direction of the First Regiment camp was a struggle. His logic alone told him that it was for…

— Katie Lynn Johnson

“At the top of the Queen’s Staircase at the Tuileries, there is a series of communicating chambers, crowded every day with clerks, secretaries, messengers,…

— Hilary Mantel

“Bless the army for increased patrols, and bless me for memorizing their routes for library trips.”

— K.M. Shea

“When the men were all back in their places in line, the command to advance was given. As I looked down that long line…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“Then the soldiers relaxed in ranks, as though given the order at ease. Their obligations under this order were to relax, but to keep…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“But this was the army. Useful or not, there was a routine to be followed and orders to be obeyed.”

— Daniel Kahneman