Briefing

The company sergeant is briefing the recruits:
“For the next ten weeks the commanding officer will be your father,and I will be your mother. Incidentally we are not married, so youknow what that makes you…”

MERE ACCIDENT

Private Klouse was asked by the judge at the trial: "Why did you shoot at that sergeant?"
"It was an accident, sir."
"Accident?"
"Yes, sir. I said an accident. I wasn't shooting at the sergeant really. I was shooting at the captain behind him."