Rahul Dev Quotes

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

I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do.

My dad always had huge respect for the British Army. He always thought it was one of the best. And I think it changed his life - those seven years in that Army.

I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

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

When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world.

I am a West Point graduate and an Army veteran.

For much of my life, the Navy was the only world I knew. It is still the world I know best and love most.

My entire adult life has been in military. That's a big part of my life and a big part of why I am the person with the experience to be the United States senator.

My experience in uniform has shaped my life and informed who I am like no other, and it's difficult for me to wrap my mind around the idea that I will no longer be a soldier.

Like it or not, Jesse Ventura is a Navy SEAL. He did the pushups and put up with the cold water, just like the rest of us.

After I arrived in the United States, I realized that in the army, Israelis learn how to be part of something bigger than themselves.

I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.

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

I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

The one word you use in military flying is duty. It's your duty. You have no control over outcome, no control over pick-and-choose. It's duty.

I remember when I was a private soldier. I remember the days when I was taken care of and when I was not taken care of.

I've always been fascinated by the military, the discipline they have and the sacrifices they make to defend the country. It's something I've always been interested in.

My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.

Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.

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.

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.

I learned about life before I went into the theater, which is why I've been so happy. I was a soldier.

In the Marine Corps, you meet this really broad segment of the country; you're working with people from all kinds of backgrounds. And it exposes you to the American military, particularly the American military at war.

Once an Armyman, always an Armyman.