John McCain Quotes

Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they are just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a faggot?"

For some reason, President Obama is being heckled about "don't ask, don't tell," which may be revoked. The president wants gays to be allowed to serve openly in the military.

I think it's really important for people to hear what our men and women in the military have to say.

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.

South Jersey is home to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, one of the finest military installations in the world, and it was my honor to represent the base and all of those who serve there.

Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to ensure fair pay for women in the workplace. In addition, he succeeded in getting a measure passed to end discrimination against gays in the military.

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.

It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.

Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.

Only 350,000 Serve in the Military, While the Internal Security Police Recently Hit the One-Million Mark

I don’t see why a gay person can serve openly in the White House and not be able to serve openly in the military.

The military is arguably the most significant social institution in our country.

If somebody is saying that I should not compete because I'm a man, I don't know what to say to that. And if somebody is saying that I had it easy, I would invite them to join the military and enter Indiana politics in 2010 as a gay person. See how easy they find it.

Our military members should be able to defend themselves here and abroad.

Obviously, I come out of the military - I know the amazing work of the men and women in uniform and the work that they can do.

I love the military. They don’t get nearly enough credit for all the hard work they do to protect us, keep us in a safe place so we can enjoy ourselves every day.

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

Let me tell you about gays in the military. I don't want any gay people hanging around me while I'm killing kids. I just don't want to see it.

We have the greatest people on Earth in our military. We don't take care of our veterans.

Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.

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.

I respect people in the military. And I always have, at least since I've been there.

It's hard for me to sympathize with a young person who chooses to go into the military because they know where they're going. I think we need to start depopulating the military.

I agree with the basic principle that anybody who wants to serve in our armed forces and make sacrifices on our behalf, on behalf of our national security, anybody should be able to serve. And they shouldn't have to lie about who they are in order to serve.

I have an honorable discharge from the United States Navy. Hillary Clinton don't have one. Bill Clinton don't have one. Trump don't have one. Obama don't have one.