Michael Mullen
Michael Mullen
Michael Glenn "Mike" Mullen, AO, MSCis a retired United States Navy admiral, who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth4 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
military care way
Every Sailor has the potential to lead," said Mullen, "I don't care if it's a seaman recruit or someone higher ranking than myself. Where there's a will, there's a way.
military guy decision
I'm not a policy and a strategy guy. I'm - you know, the military basically supports what the president wants, the decisions that he makes.
military war down-and
In every war at some point in time, you do sit down and negotiate.
military real believe
We're at a real time of transition here in terms of future aviation. What's going to be manned? What's going to be unmanned? There are those who see [the JSF] as the last manned fighter/bomber. And I'm one that's inclined to believe it-whether it's right or not.
military blessed navy
I'm blessed to be in a command position in a Navy this good
military moral-fiber democracy
Few things are more damaging to our democracy than a military officer who doesn't have the moral courage to stand up for what's right or the moral fiber to step aside when circumstances dictate.
ensure haven obama president principal reason safe stay sure terrorist
Right now we're on the President Obama plan, and we'll stay with that. And from my perspective, the reason we're there is to make sure that we can achieve the principal goal which is ensure that Afghanistan can never become a safe haven for a terrorist organization like al Qaeda.
certainly expectation fact globally kept needs principles recent risen
I was in the military for over 40 years, and one of the principles I kept with me was that there's an expectation globally that the U.S. will lead. Questions about that expectation have certainly risen in recent years. The fact that there's even a question about that is worrisome to me, and I think needs to be for a lot of people.
prevent wars
I think that is a noble goal that all of us should seek, to end wars and prevent wars as much as possible.
kids met standard
I have met parents all over the world, and they all just want to raise their kids to a higher standard than they were raised with.
cut life run
Don't try to run your life through a single straw. Someone, some event, will cut it off.
across ask awful coast expect
Our training is world-class across all the services. We spend an awful lot on every soldier, sailor, airman, Marine, Coast Guardsman that comes in, and we ask them to do an awful lot, sometimes more than we expect of ourselves, and they do that.
america served
I would like America to remember those who have served and those that we've lost and their families.
civilian disconnect fewer increasing join less men people return women worried
Some 70% to 80% of all who join the military will return to the civilian workforce. They'll return to communities, and one of the things I've worried about is the increasing disconnect between the American people and our men and women in uniform. We come from fewer and fewer places. We're less than 1% of the population.