Michael Mullen Quotes

In reference to the Army and Navy, lately employed with so much distinction on active service, care shall be taken to insure the highest condition of efficiency; and in furtherance of that object, the Military and Naval Schools, sustained by the liberality of Congress, shall receive the special attention of the Executive.

Our military sons and daughters that are placed in harm's way deserve the right equipment, the right training, and the right rules of engagement to win decisively on any field of battle.

We have an obligation to ensure our service members are protected, our national defense is resilient, and our forces are well-equipped.

Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.

When I went through Marine boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina, we actually did have bayonets that we trained with.

When you talk about aiding this country against that country or about fighting terrorism, when you actually take that decision and strip it down, it always comes down to one person in the field giving specialized training to somebody else in the field.

We usually use that mostly on the weekends because we have access to the range during the week. But I can tell you a number of times they have had a training holiday at Fort Benning, so nobody trains, and to drag him in is like pulling teeth.

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.

It is useless to try so frequently and unsuccessfully, attempt upon attempt, to instruct the great mass of people in the art of war

We have the finest military personnel in the world.

One of my favorite courses to teach is when we go to the Air Force. We've done a few at Air Force bases. What's great about that is that it's a one-week course. It's five days and we work with them for about eight hours a day. We're not only teaching them self-defense, but we're also teaching them how to teach it on base to others.

I joined the Marines, passed Special Forces selection, and became a young leader in the military.

Our servicemen and women are highly trained, highly skilled, and the most professional fighting force in the world.

Our servicemen and woman need to know that Congress has their back by making resources available to modernize, train, and equip them so they can continue to protect vital U.S. security interests.

I'll absolutely be focusing in on the defense of this nation and making sure that our men and women have the proper tools, training, and equipment to do their jobs, that they have clear rules of engagement and, in the event that something happens to them, that we have a VA system that actually works.

The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.

I have long maintained the military budget is not a jobs bill... and will continue to support the lowest budget possible.

All of the military services - land, sea, and air - spend a great deal of time awake. This is a direct result of the high tempo of operations we conduct while forward deployed well outside our national borders.

The purpose of our military is to field the finest troops possible to defend our nation and win wars.

A military starved of resources, training, and equipment will not long be able to protect the country physically or economically.

I was going to be a Marine before I was going to be an actor. I was really serious about joining the Marine Corps.

As a former Captain in the Army National Guard, I trained hundreds of soldiers to lead troops into combat.

I have no problem putting on a kit, carrying a big sniper rifle, and running a few thousand meters.

Our most important job in Congress is to provide for our national defense, and therefore, every year, Congress allocates funds and determines defense priorities in a bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA.

I wanted to join the Army, but my eyesight wasn't good, so I quit school and my job to just focus on fighting. I didn't want to just get deployed. I wanted to get in on the action.