I know, but this is an emergency and if I go through the section leader and the platoon sergeant and you and the CO and everybody else, my kid will be old enough to be drafted himself.
10 seconds sound clip from the At War with the Army (1950) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:22:07 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I want to know if I can get a three-day pass?
- Did you get permission from your platoon Sergeant to come in here?
- How many times must I tell you that in the army you must go through channels.
- I can't be giving you a three-day pass every week. You just came off one.
- That's not true. I haven't been on one in a long time.
- And if my wife forgets what I look like, you'll be responsible.
- You should get that lucky. We'll see about it when the time comes.
[...]
