“Gweneth Paltrow is a joke. Her life is like taking bullets for a soldier. What a joke! My 2 sons serving in the military should talk to her.” ShouldLife IsMilitarySonJokesSoldierServingBulletsLife Is LikeServing In The Military Author:Cindy McCain
“Men and women serving in the military deserve better than what they're giving - what we're giving them. They don't know what they're going to be doing tomorrow.” KnowsMenGivingMilitaryTomorrowMen And WomenDeserveServingDeserve BetterServing In The Military Author:John McCain
“The military tends to be a traditional place. Traditional culture, traditional men are often attracted to serving in the military.” MenCultureMilitaryTraditionalServingServing In The Military Author:Tanya Biank
“When you are serving volunteer professional military, you take an oath to the Constitution, not to a policy or a president and you swear to obey the lawful orders of the democratically elected government. And so at the end of the day you could table your personal political views and do your job.” EndsGovernmentJobsPoliticalOrderPresidentViewsMilitaryPolicyConstitutionTablesThe End Of The DayServingSwearVolunteerOathPolitical View Author:Nathaniel Fick
“The late Rev. Peter Gomes at The Memorial Church at Harvard was a true mentor to me when I was in college. He instilled in me a commitment to service, saying that it's not enough to believe in service, or support those who serve - you ought to find a way yourself to serve. When I looked at different options after college, nobody inspired me more than the 18- and 19-year-olds who serve on the front lines of our nation's military. Serving with them in the Marines as we together served our country was the greatest honor of my life to date.” WayYearsBelieveDifferentCountryEnoughTogetherNationsChurchLinesSupportMilitaryFrontsCollegeOughtHonorLateCommitmentInspiredOur CountryServingPeterMentorMarineMemorialHarvardTrue Man Author:Seth Moulton
“Yes and no. Because America has only about 1 percent of the population serving in the military, it is hard for many civilians to understand the sacrifices military families make. However, my experience is that after the Vietnam War, the public learned that they should support the military whether or not they support the war. You've seen that outpouring of support for the veterans of both Iraq and Afghanistan.” ShouldWarHardAmericaSupportSacrificeMilitaryPercentIraqPopulationServingAfghanistanVietnamVeteranCiviliansVietnam WarYes And NoMilitary FamilyServing In The Military Author:Steve Stivers
“If you want to serve the country, you recognize it's rough and tumble. And it's nothing like serving your country in the military.” IfsWantCountryMilitaryRoughServing Author:Mitt Romney
“According to the National Priorities Project, military expenditures are 54% of the budget. The next biggest line item is 7%. And there are a whole bunch of 7 percents. So in short, we have a military budget surrounded by a lot of footnotes. This is not serving us well.” WellsWholeNextLinesMilitaryProjectsPercentPrioritiesBunchBudgetsServingItemsExpendituresFootnotesMilitary Budget Author:Jill Stein
“What do you do when you get out of the military, you stop serving? There are 26 presidents who served in the military. More than half of our presidents... that means that you stop being an American?” MeanPresidentHalfMilitaryServing Author:Michael T. Flynn
“The sole relief I am asking for is to be released from military prison after serving six years of confinement as a person who did not intend to harm the interests of the United States or harm any service members.” YearsPersonsStatesInterestUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryMembersSixAskingPrisonHarmReliefServingSoleConfinement Author:Chelsea Manning
“Harry Truman was courageous enough to command that racial segregation be ended in the military. I was serving in a submarine in the U.S. Navy at the time he issued the order.” EnoughOrderMilitaryCommandCourageousServingNavySegregationSubmarinesTrumanRacial SegregationHarry Truman Author:Jimmy Carter
“Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.” PeopleKnowsMeanStatesTodayNamesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPercentServingUniformsListeners Author:Oliver North