:50:00
The fucking world is full
of fucking surprises.
:50:03
It wasn't your plan to wear
sergeant's stripes. . .
:50:06
. . .a week away from
Tigerland in a war.
:50:08
I don't know, sir. The idea
crossed my mind now and again.
:50:12
I just didn't think it would
all be so pitiful sad.
:50:20
Been looking over your 201 .
:50:22
You're a Texas boy.
:50:25
Couple run-ins with the law.
A year in state college.
:50:28
Dropout, worked construction.
:50:30
-Get drafted?
-Yes, sir.
:50:32
-Why didn't you stay in school?
-Maybe I needed some trouble, sir.
:50:37
Well, you got it.
:50:39
You also got responsibility.
You got a platoon to run.
:50:43
The company's like the bad end of a
shit storm. Your platoon's the worst.
:50:47
-Thank you, sir.
-That's not a compliment, smart-ass.
:50:53
I don't want any more calls
from battalion. . .
:50:55
. . .asking me why this troopie needs
a hardship discharge. . .
:50:58
. . .and that troopie needs
some kind of a mental wet nurse.
:51:01
-You understand me?
-Yes, sir.
:51:03
Wipe that fucking grin off your face.
:51:09
A week from now you'll ship out
to Tigerland.
:51:11
That'll crawl in your skull
and look out your eyes.
:51:14
So let's start fresh.
:51:16
-Give your people a weekend pass.
-Already done it, sir.
:51:24
You are a goddamn piece of work, Bozz.
:51:28
I believe you could soldier as well
as any man in this army.
:51:32
I even think you want to,
but you won't.
:51:35
I'm just trying to keep myself alive.
:51:39
We're fighting a war, private. Nobody
knows how he's gonna come back.
:51:45
That's not the kind of alive
I'm talking about, sir.
:51:48
BOZZ:
Here's 1 50 bucks.
:51:49
(GIRL SPEAKS)