tdogchristy90 Posted January 24, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 24, 2016 So I wasn't sure where to put this.... I'm trying to remember a phrase/quote by a general...I think ww1 maybe? Anyway he was basically saying that military people take a oath of unconditional liability. In civilian life we can leave our place of employment if our rights our questioned...in the military they must be willing to give their all...there's a phrase for it but I can't for the life of me remember it. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootsandbooks Posted January 24, 2016 Share #2 Posted January 24, 2016 This comes to mind: Theirs not to make reply. Theirs not to reason why. Theirs but to do and die. --------------------- Tennyson - Charge of the Light Brigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootsandbooks Posted January 24, 2016 Share #3 Posted January 24, 2016 And this somewhat similar theme: Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, Not lured by ambition, or goaded by necessity, But in simple obedience to duty as they understood it, These men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and died. --------------- Confederate Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootsandbooks Posted January 24, 2016 Share #4 Posted January 24, 2016 This is on a memorial in my home town. It is said to have been a favorite of General Norman Schwarzkopf. Here lie we dead Because we did not choose To live and shame the land From which we sprung. Life, to be sure, Is no great thing to lose But young men think it is And we were young. -------------- A E Housman (I believe this was written prior to WWI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdogchristy90 Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted January 24, 2016 It's a phrase coined by the general, but I can't remember the phrase. Ie "unconditional liability"...or something like that. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertmedals Posted January 24, 2016 Share #6 Posted January 24, 2016 Lt General Sir John Winthrop Hackett, KCB, CBE., DSO, MC You are probably thinking of this one from his lecture "The Profession of Arms": "The essential basis of the military life is the ordered application of force under an unlimited liability. It is the unlimited liability which sets the man who embraces this life somewhat apart . He will be (or should be) always a citizen. So long as he serves he will never be a civilian." Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdogchristy90 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted January 25, 2016 BINGO! Lt General Sir John Winthrop Hackett, KCB, CBE., DSO, MC You are probably thinking of this one from his lecture "The Profession of Arms": "The essential basis of the military life is the ordered application of force under an unlimited liability. It is the unlimited liability which sets the man who embraces this life somewhat apart . He will be (or should be) always a citizen. So long as he serves he will never be a civilian." Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFMike Posted January 31, 2016 Share #8 Posted January 31, 2016 You could sign up for an enlistment and learn 1st hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdogchristy90 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted April 5, 2017 You could sign up for an enlistment and learn 1st hand. Medical issues, VP shunt keeps me from serving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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