“It's frequently said that there is 'no reason' for such 'military-style weapons' as the Bushmaster to be available to citizens. But isn't that a lot like saying there is no reason why any civilian should drive a military-style car like the Hummer?” ShouldSaidReasonMilitaryCarStyleCitizensWeaponsAvailableReason WhyNo ReasonCivilians Author:Glenn Beck
“To confine soldiers to purely military functions while urgent and vital tasks have to be done, and nobody else is available to undertake them, would be senseless. The soldier must then be prepared to become a propagandist, a social worker, a civil engineer, a schoolteacher, a nurse, a boy scout. But only for as long as he cannot be replaced, for it is better to entrust civilian tasks to civilians.” LongDoneWould BeSocialBoysMilitaryTasksFunctionPreparedWorkersSoldierAvailableNurseEngineersReplacedBe PreparedUrgentCiviliansSocial WorkerBoy ScoutPropagandistCivil Engineer Author:David Galula
“The fact is, psychiatric help is not widely available to CIA agents - and as in the military, there is a stigma attached to admitting post-traumatic stress.” FactsHelpingMilitaryStressAvailableAgentsPostsCiaStigmaAdmittingPsychiatricCia Agents Author:Michael Hastings
“This is a major strategic challenge affecting not only our military, but ultimately, America's leadership in the global world order, we are at a point where our national aspirations are at risk of exceeding our available resources.” WorldAmericaOrderChallengesLeadershipRiskMilitaryMajorsResourcesAvailableAspirationStrategicWorld Order Author:Martin Dempsey
“In the military, we are also taught to only use one third of the available decision-making time, so that our subordinates have time to go through their own decision processes when they learn what we want them to do.” WantUseProcessDecisionMilitaryTaughtThirdsAvailableDecision MakingSubordinatesMaking Time Author:Colin Powell