Time bandits come at all hours, wanting conversations, wasting conversations, wanting meetings, wasting meetings, and all with no purpose.
— Brandon Webb
If you're going to break the rules, you have to live with the consequences.
Bad people will find a way to do harm, whether it's homemade explosives, illegal weapons, or flying planes into buildings. Restricting law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms is not the answer.
I think Afghanistan has turned into the Vietnam of my generation, only with a better homecoming.
The guys who don't make it through SEAL training are the Rambo wannabes. If you cannot work in a team format but also function autonomously, you won't last for very long.
I'm real careful doing public appearances because look at what happened to my friend Chris Kyle.
Fighter pilots and special operations forces guys have the same DNA.
It ends all things: birds, trees, flowers, mountain tops, and business; it grinds stones to sand, and as terrible as it is, and it's the most beautiful thing we have in our lives - time.
If I had to identify the one skill set shared by most by the men who become part of the SEAL teams... it would be sheer brainpower.
Violence of action, as we call it in the Spec Ops community, will often change the odds in your favor.
I sleep well at night.
The Special Operations community is rooted in unconventional warfare.
There's a lot of SEALs who hate me and claim I've broken our code of silence.
While I tend to side with economist Milton Freidman when it comes to free-market economics, there is a place for 'Made in the U.S.A.' where national security is concerned.
With rare exceptions, Hollywood typically casts Spec Ops guys as macho, swaggering strongmen. As usual, Hollywood's got it wrong.
A good decision executed quickly is better than a great one never executed.
We saw the integration of the female pilots in the Navy, in combat roles, and the resistance there in the beginning.
The Special Ops community has always been about mental toughness.
Mainstream news covers war and gets everything wrong. I'd rather learn what's happening from soldiers with combat experience. It's like a former NFL player giving play-by-play. We bring the expert commentary.
