- I have a request, sir.
- Well, sit down.
- No, thank you. I'd rather stand, sir.
7 seconds sound clip from the Battle Circus (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:51:25 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- If only once, just once, we could get ahead of the game, beat the number of casualties...
- Ahh. It's an unusual generation we're living in. Three world wars in one lifetime.
- Ha. I don't know. Maybe whiskey's as much a part of our life as war.
- Yes?
- Right. I'll take care of it. What is it?
- No, thank you. I'd rather stand, sir.
- Now, you know you haven't been here long enough to put in for rotation.
- Oh, I don't mean back to the states.
- Japan?
- Oh, no.
- I thought maybe you could transfer me to some other mash outfit.
[...]