Kuchen Sayings

Chapter One, DTS
The only truth in life is strength. Strength of arms and strength of will. The man who has neither has no business wearing the Helm.

Chapter Six, DTS
The Head of the Fleet is not the Heart of the Fleet. Just as the Fleet is not the whole of the Kuchen nation. But as a head directs the movements of the body, so too does the Head command its many branches. -Hierarchy of Rank, Fleet Training Manual

Chapter Ten, DTS
No one who has not achieved the rank of letten may take a wife. They may have use of the Breeder ships same as any unattached soldier, but the unpredictable nature of the lower ranks is such that trained techs cannot be risked in permanent attachment to them. -Rights of Ownership, Fleet Training Manual

Chapter Fourteen, DTS
When another covers the gap in your armor instead of taking advantage of your weakness, repayment must be made. Not only in full, but more than—to acknowledge the fact that your life was in his hands. -Thank-Gifts, Fleet Training Manual

Chapter Thirty-One
The practice of using a wife and children to demoralize a man is older than our recorded history. On occasion, it has been known to work on soldiers of the Fleet as well. But not often enough to justify the time it takes. -Tactics of Demoralization, Fleet Officer Training Manual