Victor Mitchell Quotes

I have therefore concluded to apply for the privilege of becoming a Cadet at West Point.

I am a West Point graduate and an Army veteran.

I ended up going to Dartmouth, and I did Marine Officer Candidate School during my junior summer.

My dad being an Army officer, I was just born to it. I was raised in a military manner, and it was a given that Army brats went to West Point, so I went to West Point in 1941. And being in the military has been my life.

You need a place that will be the holy grail of Army professionalism.

The Military Academy at West Point … recommends itself more and more to the patronage of the nation, and the numbers of meritorious officers which it forms and introduces to the public service furnishes the means of multiplying the undertakings of the public improvements to which their acquirements at that institution are peculiarly adapted.

Some Marine units actually use 'An Officer and a Gentleman' in their training programs.

He was a graduate of West Point, which is military academy that turns young men into homicidal maniacs for use in war.

The Army War College has been a tradition in central Pennsylvania for years.

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.

I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave.

One doesn't become a soldier in a week - it takes training, study and discipline. There is no question that the finest Army in the world is found in the United States.

After I graduated from school, I enrolled in the military college, a cadet school. This is the first stage of military training; it instills discipline and various qualities required for military life.

I spent one semester in Air Force ROTC, as I wanted to be a pilot.

The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies is to prepare men for leadership positions where they may someday exercise that command.

The greatest mistake of my life was obtaining a military education.

They are pretty good officers now, and after a while they will make excellent soldiers too. They only need reducing to the ranks.

I feel that a period of service to the nation would be good for all of us, though I hope it will not be a purely military period. I have a great appreciation for the need for discipline and basic training in military methods, but above all, I believe we must develop the realization of every individual's responsibility in a democracy for his government. To me any period of training should stress this very clearly and should include service to the community. I believe both boys and girls should receive such training.

I guess it's from going to Virginia Military Institute. I'm a good person to follow orders.

A small country like Israel has compulsory military training. But countries like India, that are so much bigger, have no compulsory military training, so people don't understand how the military functions. They have no knowledge of how it works, no respect for it.

One of my most rewarding congressional duties is nominating future military leaders to study at America's service academies. The exceptional young men and women who receive these coveted nominations earn a top-of-the-line education and the opportunity to serve their country as a military officer.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

In military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy.

The military does very well taking average people and making them very good leaders.

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