:52:00
-Private Bozz, reporting as ordered.
-At ease.
:52:04
So you're the new platoon
guide for 2nd Platoon?
:52:07
Yes, sir.
:52:08
The fucking world is full
of fucking surprises.
:52:11
It wasn't your plan to wear
sergeant's stripes. . .
:52:14
. . .a week away from
Tigerland in a war.
:52:17
I don't know, sir. The idea
crossed my mind now and again.
:52:20
I just didn't think it would
all be so pitiful sad.
:52:29
Been looking over your 201 .
:52:31
You're a Texas boy.
:52:34
Couple run-ins with the law.
A year in state college.
:52:37
Dropout, worked construction.
:52:39
-Get drafted?
-Yes, sir.
:52:41
-Why didn't you stay in school?
-Maybe I needed some trouble, sir.
:52:46
Well, you got it.
:52:49
You also got responsibility.
You got a platoon to run.
:52:53
The company's like the bad end of a
shit storm. Your platoon's the worst.
:52:57
-Thank you, sir.
-That's not a compliment, smart-ass.
:53:03
I don't want any more calls
from battalion. . .
:53:06
. . .asking me why this troopie needs
a hardship discharge. . .
:53:08
. . .and that troopie needs
some kind of a mental wet nurse.
:53:11
-You understand me?
-Yes, sir.
:53:14
Wipe that fucking grin off your face.
:53:20
A week from now you'll ship out
to Tigerland.
:53:22
That'll crawl in your skull
and look out your eyes.
:53:26
So let's start fresh.
:53:28
-Give your people a weekend pass.
-Already done it, sir.
:53:36
You are a goddamn piece of work, Bozz.
:53:40
I believe you could soldier as well
as any man in this army.
:53:44
I even think you want to,
but you won't.
:53:48
I'm just trying to keep myself alive.
:53:51
We're fighting a war, private. Nobody
knows how he's gonna come back.
:53:57
That's not the kind of alive
I'm talking about, sir.