1:22:01
. . .at which no less than seven
female civilians took an active part.
1:22:04
Oh, yes, sir, they took
an active part all right.
1:22:09
Excuse me, gentlemen.
1:22:11
Are you in a position to offer even
the remotest mitigating circumstances?
1:22:15
-Yes, sir.
-Oh, sergeant, more ice.
1:22:18
Yes, sir.
1:22:19
Well?
1:22:21
You offered those men a chance to get
off the hook, and they worked hard.
1:22:25
Now that they're just shaping up, you're
gonna say, "Sorry, the deal's off"?
1:22:29
You've only yourself to blame for that.
You brought those women to camp.
1:22:33
So I broke an Army regulation.
1:22:35
You're gonna kill five men
and send the rest to prison for life?
1:22:38
Because if you did that. . .
1:22:40
. . .you'd have to lock up half
the U.S. Army, officers included.
1:22:44
Anyway, you said it yourself,
it was my fault.
1:22:46
It's not gonna affect their ability
as soldiers.
1:22:49
Yes, well, we've heard about their
ability as soldiers from Colonel Breed.
1:22:53
That's his opinion.
1:22:55
My men have crammed six months of
intensive training into as many weeks.
1:22:59
As of this moment, I'd stack them
up against any men in the Army.
1:23:03
You can't be serious.
1:23:04
You're damn right I am!
They might not be pretty. . .
1:23:07
. . .but any one of mine
is worth 10 of yours.
1:23:10
-Those comparisons are hardly the point.
-It's precisely the point.
1:23:13
My contention is that my men are more
than able to handle any job given them.
1:23:17
Now, you gentlemen set this thing up.
You promised them a chance.
1:23:21
At least you can let them
show you what they're capable of.
1:23:24
I shudder to think
what they might be capable of.
1:23:26
Give them a chance to prove it, then
if they fail, your conscience is clear.
1:23:31
Tell me, major. . .
1:23:33
. . .just how would you
have your men prove it?
1:23:39
It can't be done, can it?
1:23:48
Well, yes. I suppose it could.
1:23:51
I mean, there might be a way.
1:23:54
What I mean is,
general, if you recall. . .
1:23:57
. . .next week we've got divisional
maneuvers in Devonshire.
1:23:59
Yes, yes, yes.