The D.I. - Confrontation Over Door Incident
Cpt. Anderson:
Well, Owens?
Pvt. Owens:
I didn't mean to bang the door, sir!
Cpt. Anderson:
Then why did you do it? You always do things you didn't mean to do, Owens?
Pvt. Owens:
Sergeant Moore, sir. He said on the double, and-
Cpt. Anderson:
But he didn't tell you to bang my door, did he?
Pvt. Owens:
No, sir.
Cpt. Anderson:
Did you bang my door just to irritate me?
Pvt. Owens:
No, sir.
Cpt. Anderson:
Now, you were supposed to knock, weren't you?
Pvt. Owens:
Yes, sir.
Cpt. Anderson:
Then get outside and knock!
Pvt. Owens:
Aye-aye, sir!
Cpt. Anderson: [Owens hits the frame three times, harder.; Owens hits the door three times, very loudly.]
I can't hear you! I still can't hear you! Get in here!
Pvt. Owens:
Sir, Private Owens reporting as ordered, sir!
Cpt. Anderson:
You know what this is, Private Owens?
Pvt. Owens:
No, sir.
Cpt. Anderson:
This is a general discharge. Your discharge. It's all filled out. The only thing stopping it from going through is my signature. Do I sign it?
Pvt. Owens:
Sir, I-
Cpt. Anderson:
If I sign this, Owens, it'll be the end of this island for you. No more training, no more Sergeant Moore. You'll be a playboy again. You want that very badly, don't you? Yes, all I have to do is sign it. You're such a baby, you'll probably break down and cry if I don't sign it. Do I sign it, yes or no?
Pvt. Owens:
Yes, sir.
Cpt. Anderson: [Tears up the discharge]
You're wrong, Owens! I don't sign it. Not for you, never for you. It's your country, Owens. That's what country it is.
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The D.I. - Commitment in the Marine Corps
Pvt. Owens:
Sir, I... I try.
TSgt. Moore:
Try"? We don't try in this Marine Corps, we either do or we don't! We don't straddle any fences, understand that?
Pvt. Owens:
Yes, sir.
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