Jack Keane Quotes

I try and relate my writing to something I know about, and I had a primary experience of being in a competitive, military environment and being part of a squadron.

In the Marine Corps there is no individual effort, we're all a big team.

At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron.

When you look at a lot of the military histories, and even modern military history, everyone pretty much refers to each other by nicknames.

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.

In the Marine Corps, your buddy is not only your classmate or fellow officer, but he is also the Marine under your command. If you don't prepare yourself to properly train him, lead him, and support him on the battlefield, then you're going to let him down. That is unforgivable in the Marine Corps.

I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.

But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.

Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.

I worked for the troops my entire time in the United States Armed Forces because we know in the United States Armed Forces that it's not the generals and the colonels that win battles, it's the soldiers: it's the people at the front, the mechanics with their wrenches, the drivers moving the logistics back in the rear.

Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.

In my day, we had mastered high-intensity conflict, which is why I think we were so successful in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and then eventually the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

You've got to hae ground forces that are capable of going after them and rooting them out.

In a military operation, the command and control elements are a legitimate target.

He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.

The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group.

I'm probably more comfortable inside a Marine Corps rifle company than I am anywhere in my life.

I think the thing that makes 'NCIS' so special is the team and the group. And there's our fearless leader, Mark Harmon. We all really enjoy working together, so it would be a shame if we weren't all there having fun together.

I consider myself very much a team player.

I wanted to be part of the team.

Military men predominated and gave no thought to the larger situation. They knew how to advance but not how to retreat.

The goal was for the men to see each other, to give the troops and idea of their own strength, to infuse espirit de corps.

In some ways, being on the road is like summer camp. There's a camaraderie, but I'm also learning how to be more of a leader.

I always give much attention to military character and to psychological and morale conditions.