:03:00
A signal arrived yesterday morning
from the Pacific...
:03:04
...authorizing your temporary transfer
of duty to Force 316.
:03:08
-They can't do this!
-I'm afraid they have.
:03:11
it was hard to break it to you.
:03:14
But they can't do this to me.
I mean it. My Navy's made a mistake!
:03:21
Look. I'm not a Navy commander.
I'm not even an officer.
:03:21
Look. l'm not a Navy commander.
l'm not even an officer.
:03:26
The whole thing's a fake. I'm just
an ordinary swab jockey, second class.
:03:33
When the Houston sunk, I made
it ashore with a real commander.
:03:37
We ran into a Japanese patrol.
He was killed.
:03:41
I figured it was just
a matter of time till I--
:03:44
So you changed uniforms
with a dead man.
:03:47
I thought officers would get better
treatment in prison camps.
:03:51
But with Saito, the officers
worked along with the rest.
:03:55
There's always the unexpected,
isn't there?
:03:59
I kind of got used
to being a commander...
:04:03
...so when I arrived
at the hospital...
:04:05
...I took a look at the enlisted men's
ward and then the officer's ward...
:04:10
...and I said to myself, '' Let's let
it ride along for a while.''
:04:15
There were certain advantages.
:04:17
I saw one of them on the beach.
:04:19
That's the whole story.
:04:21
The point is, you can't use me.
You want an officer...
:04:25
...an American Commander Shears
who doesn't exist.
:04:28
When the Navy learns the truth,
they'll say:
:04:31
''Ship him home
for impersonating an officer.''
:04:34
-Once that happens, I've got it made.
-Got it what?
:04:37
Made! I'd like that drink now.
:04:41
I'll apply for a medical discharge.
:04:43
I'll say I impersonated an officer
because I went crazy in the jungle.
:04:49
I'm getting worse. Sometimes
I think l'm Admiral Halsey.
:04:54
It's quite a clever plan.
:04:56
Not only clever, it's foolproof.
:04:59
If my Navy finds out who I am...