“My dad was in the Swedish armed forces, he was always reading up on different weapons from the Americans and Soviets. When I was a kid, I was in bed looking at his books, reading about the Red Army. So I was very aware of it. I had an interest in military matters ever since.” BookDifferentMatterKidsReadingForceInterestMilitaryDadBedWeaponsRedArmyMy DadBook ReadingArmed ForcesSwedishRed Army Author:Dolph Lundgren
“The reality is that there are half a billion kids in India, in villages, who have a pre-determined life. If they're very lucky and they're a gifted athlete, maybe they can compete for the Olympics, or maybe they can get into the military. But if you're not a gifted athlete, then you're going to end up working for your family and you're going to perpetuate what your family is. It's gotten to the point, in villages, where there's no hope. And the first spark of hope is when you ask yourself the question,"What gift did God give me that I can develop and use to better my life?"” IfsGivingFirstsI CanEndsUseRealityKidsAsksHalfMilitaryLuckyIndiaGive MeAthleteDeterminedBillionsOur FamilyVillageSparksOlympicsGiftedNo Hope Author:J. B. Bernstein
“I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.” YearsTwoWarKidsParentMilitaryHugeMomDadDiscipline Author:Robert Griffin III
“I don't want any romantics to go into the military. I'm not a pacifist. I think we need a military, and the better one we have, the better off we are. I don't want kids going in there thinking that it's John Wayne on Iwo Jima. That's not healthy.” ThinkingWantNeedsKidsMilitaryHealthyBetter OffWaynePacifistIwo Jima Author:Karl Marlantes
“The best pay off in the world is when someone comes up to you and says, 'your music has helped me with some pretty rough times through life. I don't know if I would still be here if it was for your music whether it be country music or heavy metal has done for me.' That's ultimately the biggest payoff for me. I hear it from young kids to military guys and military women to older folks.” IfsKnowsWorldStillsCountryDoneKidsYoungGuyPayMilitaryFolksCome UpHeavyRoughMetalsUp To YouRough TimesHeavy MetalPayoffMilitary Women Author:Hank Williams III
“I can't tell you how many couples I know where the husband and the wife are both in the military and have deployed together, and they've got kids, and so I think times have changed and gender roles have blurred when it comes to the military.” ThinkingKnowsI CanKidsTogetherRolesWifeMilitaryChangedCoupleHusbandGenderGender RolesTimes Have Changed Author:Tanya Biank
“Being a military child, we moved a lot and we developed different vernaculars from moving from the south, to the Midwest, and seeing the world. Going from New York to California and from Jamaica Queens to the South, I was always the new kid, or had the army crew haircut. I expected people to pick up on me. My brother kinda stole all of my old jokes. He got his inspiration from me.” PeopleWorldChildrenDifferentInspirationKidsMovingSeeingMilitaryNew YorkBrotherJokesPicksArmyMovedSouthExpectedCaliforniaQueensMy BrotherCrewHaircutsSeeing The WorldMidwestJamaicaOld Jokes Author:Joe Torry
“The kids of those that came here illegally, those kids, I think, should have a pathway to become a permanent resident of the United States and military service, for instance, is one way they would have that kind of pathway to become a permanent resident.” ThinkingWayShouldKindStatesKidsUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryShould HaveInstanceOne WayPermanentPathwaysResidentsMilitary Service Author:Mitt Romney
“The kids say golf taught them this and that. I get it with the military: A guy joins the military because he needs discipline and has to find himself. But don't tell me, 'Golf helps you find yourself.' I've been playing my whole life, and I'm still looking for myself.” NeedsStillsWholeHelpingKidsGuyMilitaryTaughtDisciplineGolfWhole LifeFinding Yourself Author:Lewis Black
“My parents got divorced and military school gave me a structure. A lot of kids my age were children of divorced parents. They didn't know what to do with the kids.” KnowsChildrenKidsAgeSchoolParentMilitaryStructureDivorcedMilitary SchoolDivorced Parents Author:Stephen Sondheim
“Because I was into like proving myself, which was one of the big things that ah, that the whole military experience sort of offers a kid at that age, um, I went to officer candidate school. Um, and I graduated as a second lieutenant at the age of nineteen.” WholeBigsKidsAgeSchoolMilitaryOffersProveCandidatesOfficersBig ThingsNineteenLieutenantsMilitary Experience Author:Peter P. Mahoney
“You could be a Green Beret and a kid could jump out from behind a building and hit you with a rock. No matter how tough you become in the military, there's a way to die: there's nothing safe about it.” WayMatterKidsDiesBehindsRocksMilitaryBuildingSafeToughGreenGreen Beret Author:Ice T
“A lot of military kids make a lot of moves but I only made the one, so it wasn't really an issue for me.” MadeKidsMovingIssuesMilitary Author:Robbie Lawler
“I was a Air Force kid. I got out of high school and I decided to join the military. I traveled and I was international before I got home. I did my thing in Japan, and I did it on big stages.” HomeBigsKidsSchoolForceAirStageMilitaryHigh SchoolDecidedInternationalJapanTraveledAir Force Author:Donnis
“While millions of American families, including mine and yours, were working hard paying our fair share, it seems Donald Trump was contributing nothing to our nation. Imagine that. Not fair. Nothing for Pell grants to help kids go to college. Nothing for veterans. Nothing for our military.” HardHelpingSeemsKidsNationsMillionsImagineShareMilitaryMinesCollegeTrumpFairsIncludingGrantsImagine ThatVeteranContributingNot FairFair ShareAmerican FamilyPell Grants Author:Hillary Clinton
“I was out there meeting with a lot of working moms and whenever I would gather a group of women, there was always a voice that was unfamiliar to me, and it was the voice of a military spouse, oftentimes a woman, oftentimes working, many times in a position where they've had to move every two or three years, where their kids have had to change school multiple times, people dealing - families dealing with multiple deployments, dealing with the stresses of reconnection.” PeopleYearsTwoKidsSchoolMovingThreeVoiceGroupsMilitaryPositionMomStressMeetingsThree YearsMultipleSpouseUnfamiliarDeploymentWorking ManWorking MomMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“A lot of military people just take orders, and there is a place for that. But SEALs think for themselves from day one. That way, when something happens - a kid runs out of a room, a woman is held as a human shield - they can make those decisions on the fly. We always say: "Improvise, adapt and overcome."” PeopleThinkingWayHumansHappensRunningKidsOrderDecisionRoomsMilitaryOvercomingThings HappenShieldsSeals Author:Howard E. Wasdin
“Men, age 25 to 55, the labor-force participation rate is down 10%. That's unbelievable. There are 35,000 dying of opioids every year. Seventy percent of kids age 17 to 24 can't get into the US military because of health or education. Obesity, diabetes, reading and writing. Is that the society we wanted? No. We should be working on these things, acknowledge the flaws we have, and come up with solutions. Not Democrat. Not Republican. Not knee-jerk.” MenWritingKidsAgeReadingDyingMilitaryRepublicanSolutionsDemocratRateAcknowledgeFlawsParticipationUnbelievableObesityDiabetesReading And Writing Author:Jamie Dimon
“My family was reasonably liberal. Some kids I grew up with, their parents forced them to join the military, and my parents never, ever even brought it up. I imagine just looking at me, they were like "Not an army officer."” KidsParentImagineMilitaryMy FamilyArmy Author:Mike Doughty
“The word 'geek' today does not mean what it used to mean. A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks. Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something.” MeanDoeKidsTodayUsedGamesSportsMilitaryCarComputerPassionateVideoPocketsGeekSkinnyProtectorAcne Book:Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek Source: Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek