Words matter. These are the best Mark Esper Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Stay focused on your mission, remain steadfast in your pursuit of excellence, and always do the right thing.
You have to give the soldiers, the Army, a clear vision.
I went to war for this country. I served overseas for this country.
We may be a little bit late – we are late – coming to the recognition that we are in a strategic competition with China.
I think, generally, the NCOs and officers in a platoon or company want to take care of their soldiers, and they understand it doesn’t run from nine to five, like in the civilian world.
Having previously served in the regular Army, National Guard, and Reserve, I understand well the sacrifices our service members, civilians, and their families make to protect this great country.
I can’t tell you what the Army end strength will be. I know it has to be above 500,000. I know it has to be above 500,000 in the regular Army – and I’ve always said associated growth in the Guard and Reserve.
We are at war, if you will, in the cyber domain now, constantly battling countries, such as Russia or China, who are trying to do everything from steal our technology to influence our elections to put out disinformation about the United States.
We certainly have the best special operations forces in the world and know how to do counterterrorism extremely well.
Our legacy platforms have served us well for decades, but we’re running out of upgrades that will keep us ahead. Technology is changing too fast, and our enemies are too adaptable.
The National Defense Strategy remains our guiding document, and everything we do should support its stated objectives.
If confirmed, my overall guiding objective for our relationship with India would be to solidify an enduring strategic partnership underpinned by strong defence cooperation with an Indian military able to collaborate effectively with the United States to address shared interests.
Together, we will remain the most ready and capable military force in the world, which is what our nation expects and deserves.
If you see something that doesn’t make sense, ask. Change it. Think about dollars, think about your soldiers’ time, think about efficiency.
Good alliances are made of strong, capable partners.
It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history.
I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years.
The international rules-based order in the wake of World War II is the order that has ensured prosperity and security now for 75 years. I’m fully committed to that.
When I went to West Point, I was there with cadets from 50 other states and territories. Cadets from other countries, and you learn all of these things about our country, about our culture, our heritage, our ethnicity. At the end of the day, you come back, we all wear green, and we all consider ourselves an Army.
Our warfighting doctrine is that we don’t want to be in a fair fight, and we want the fight to always be tilted in our favor.
I’ve got a lot of military kids who are not in on-base child care, and they should be. So it’s things like that I’m going to change, either from a funding perspective or a policy perspective.
At the end of the day, the Army is a standards-based organization.
The biggest challenge is clearly China, in the years 2035 and beyond. I mean, the size of the country, its economy, and everything – they’re – it is a big strategic competitor for the entire Department of Defense and country.
Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.
At the age of 18, I went to West Point, and I swore an oath to defend this Constitution, and I embraced a motto called duty and honor and country. And I’ve lived my life in accordance with those values ever since then.
