Assertion of Identity and Authority
Thug:
Who the hell do you think you are?
Ross:
I'm the Infantry, sonny.
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Understanding Military Rank Insignia
Alan: [to bully at bar; hits the bully's head on the bar]
You see these little oak leaves? They're silver. That means I'm a lieutenant-colonel. If they were gold, THEN I'd be a major! Understand?
Bully: [grunts & nods]
Yes sir!
Alan:
Now, next time you see an officer of the Army, you'll know how to recognize his rank!
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A Conversation About Courage and Age
Alan: [''to Julius'']
Now why don't you ask him how he won the Medal of Honor?
Ross:
How old are you, Julius?
Julius:
Eight.
Ross:
You want to live to be nine?
Alan:
Obviously, he didn't win it for charm.
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A Dispute Over Dress Choices
Alan:
You're not going out dressed like that. Are you?
Donna:
Like what?
Alan:
Well, you can see right through that dress. You might just as well go out without one.
Donna:
There's a thought.
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Initiating a Conversation in Uncertainty
Donna:
Say something.
Jay:
What?
Donna:
That's a start.
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Playful Threat in a Bar Confrontation
Alan:
Now, are you sure you want to have a fight? Because I'm only gonna use my thumb.
Bully in Bar:
Thumb?
Alan:
My right thumb. Left one's much too powerful for you.
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A Threat of Extreme Consequence
Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure:
You open your mouth one more time, and I'll shove your head so far up your ass, you'll be talking out of your armpit.
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Communication Challenges in Relationship Dynamics
Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure: [to Alan]
I've known buildings that were easier to talk to than you.
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A Desire for Resistance in Arrest
Jay Austin: [to Col. Lawrence; cuffs one hand; Col. Lawrence elbows him in the face with free arm]
You know what I'd like? I'd like you to resist arrest. Just a little. God, I'd really like that. You have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorn -
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Interest in You Beyond Family Ties
Jay Austin: [to Donna]
The reason why I'm here is because I'm interested in you, not your father.
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The Army's Importance Beyond Life and Death
Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell:
We used to joke that being in the army was not a matter of life and death. It's more important than that.
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