RJ Mitte Quotes

My father is a retired Navy officer; my sister is in the army. For me, defence services have been close to my heart.

Growing up, I had military members in my family.

A lot of my family is in army and it has always been inspirational for me to see them wearing the prestigious uniforms and their disciplined lifestyle. If I wasn't so passionate about cricket, I would have definitely been a soldier for my country.

I was born in a family with a strong military background, so I chose to be a soldier.

Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects. And the one job my father knew of, that he'd had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction.

My father served 26 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile programs. I learned early about the sacrifices a family makes when a member is repeatedly deployed, and also the fulfillment that comes from serving our country. My brother, my son and I all became Marines.

I grew up during a time of peace, and my friends weren't joining the military - it wasn't something on my radar. But if you asked me whether I could go back and do it all over again now, and it meant I wouldn't go into filmmaking, there's a part of me that would have loved to try to be a Navy SEAL.

I'm the son of a Navy veteran, my two sisters are in the Air Force, I have a cousin who's a Navy Seal, and more.

I knew early I wanted to follow my father into the military. He did a full 30-year career and retired as a full colonel in the Marines after graduating from Allentown H.S. and later from Cornell University.

My dad was a career military man, so I had that kind of discipline and training.

I have a military background in my family.

I was born military. I made up my mind right away, 'Im gong to do this for the rest of my life.'

When my brother came home from NDA (National Defence Academy), I felt, 'Wow, I should like to wear that uniform.' But I didn't want to join the army.

Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like to have a military career, although I was drawn more towards the Navy.

The thing about the Air Force or any branch of the military is that all of us were plucked away from our homes and our comfort zones and our families. So there was a solidarity in the military, a brotherhood.

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

My father and brothers were in the military.

My dad has been in the military for 35 years. My brother's in the Air Force. I'm familiar with what it's like being in a military family - the unusual traumas you carry around with you.

Both my grandfathers were in the Navy, and I have cousins and uncles in the military, so it's something that I've always respected.

When we are growing up, we all have our dreams - and for me, I idolised the men of the Indian army, navy, air force.

My dad was a 30-year career Marine. He was stationed in Quantico Va., and another military base.

But I'm a daughter of the American revolution, my grandpa fought in World War II, I have lots of family members who were in the military, and it really just was part of growing up for me.

I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well.

I can say that American men and women in the Military are damn impressive.

With no draft, the only people who went to war were those who wanted to, or at least those who wanted to join the military.