military [Theme] Page 6

Every citizen is the master of his destiny, but the destiny of the war belongs not to him but to the Fatherland.

Military... a special sort of people who can't exist in civilian life. No danger, of fire and death that leads them into a rage, acts like a red rag to a bull.

... military live always in an atmosphere of public opinion that not just conceals from them the crime committed by them deeds, but these deeds deeds...

The military two of the unconscious: personal and public.

- Where are you hurt? In Russia? In Italy?
Rather in the thigh.

Military industry in fact, the greatest danger to mankind. She is black driving force behind everywhere spreading nationalism.

And the greatest military leader at the head of his soldiers, deprived of fighting spirit is full of mediocrity.

How would say the old-timers, "the soldier before the authorities should look dashing and silly, that his mind not to confuse the signified of the bosses".

Sergeant Kulik by your orders arrived.
Are only saints, Sergeant.

Remembering how and what we, the military, demanded from the industry in the last few months of peace, I see that sometimes we did not take into account all the real economic possibilities of the country. Although with her, so to speak, a departmental point of view we were right.
<...> The military is often blamed for the fact that they are too pressured to accelerate the adoption of a particular sample on Board. They said, "What are you a hothead? When it will be necessary - we will throw planes, tanks, shells."
- Now you scold us, ' replied the military, for what we strongly desired, and if a war happens, then you will say - why do bad required.
Of course, we, military leaders understood that the country has many primary tasks, and everything should be solved on the basis of high politics. But it turned out that a big policy, the head of which was Stalin, in their assessments of the threat of war proceeded from an erroneous assumption.

You know, the headquarters of Westmoreland forced all the officers to write their own obituaries. Then we all thought that the Viet Cong will kill us right on the spot. And as soon as we grasped the fact that life is over, the thought of its loss have ceased to worry us. The end will come regardless of us. The only thing that matters is how you want to go - on your feet or on your knees.

Boss so just ask about health, and again asks, so preparing some of the next nasty to his subordinates. A dirty trick that will dramatically affect this is the well-being and health someone asked. At least in the military it is.

... The Colonel was supposed to laugh, even if it's not funny.

Oh, you want justice! Yes is there one for the military?