A soldier out of luck was really never stuck. There's always someone higher up where you can pass the buck.

9 seconds sound clip from the White Christmas (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:52:59 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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(Applause and whistles)

- When I was mustered out, I thought without a doubt that I was through with all my care and strife.

- I thought that I was then the happiest of men, but after months of tough civilian life, gee, I wish I was back in the Army. The Army wasn't really bad at all.

- Three meals a day, free for which you didn't pay. Uniforms for winter, spring and fall.

- There's a lot to be said for the Army. The life without responsibility.

- A soldier out of luck was really never stuck. There's always someone higher up where you can pass the buck.

- Oh, gee, I wish I was back in the Army.

- Gee, I wish I was back in the Army. The Army was the place to find romance.

- Soldiers and WACs, the WACs who dressed in slacks dancing cheek to cheek and pants to pants.

- There's a lot to be said for the Army. A gal was never lost for company.

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