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You've had an interesting career, Lieutenant.
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l remember when you came on board.
Smart as a whip, tons of potential.
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- Thank you, sir.
- And then, on September 23rd,
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you received a non-punitive letter of caution
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for disorderly behavior
at the China Fleet Club in Hong Kong.
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Another letter a month later
for something involving Chinese New Year
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at Pattaya Beach in Thailand.
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One can only imagine what that was.
:10:37
Just out of curiosity, Lieutenant,
what happened to you?
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Sir, l signed up to be a fighter pilot.
l didn't wanna be a cop.
:10:45
l certainly didn't wanna be a cop walkin' the
beat in a neighborhood no one cares about.
:10:51
That and the routine on the ship
kinda wore me out.
:10:54
- The routine?
- The routine.
:10:57
What you don't know from experience
is that the routine, the systems checks,
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the drills, the maintaining of discipline,
that's what you do to prepare for war.
:11:07
- We're not at war, sir.
- Yes, we are.
:11:10
Unless we're parked in San Diego Bay, you're
at war every time you step on this boat.
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- You understand that?
- No, sir, l do not understand.
:11:20
lf we're at war, why don't we act like it?
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Cos as far as l can tell, we go out,
we fly around and we come back.
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Maybe we're pretending we're in the fight,
but we're not fighting, we're watching.
:11:32
You should be glad you're not in a fight.
With your attitude you wouldn't last long.
:11:37
Sir, l've given the navy seven good years.
l think l've served my country.
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You wouldn't know the first thing
about serving your country.
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You have two weeks remaining on this tour.
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You will serve them in a manner
befitting a naval officer.
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l'll keep your letter in my pocket.
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At the end of those two weeks,
you be on your way.