:26:01
Well, what's he want us for anyway?
I've got better things to do
:26:04
Gentlemen.
:26:08
Sit down, please.
:26:10
- All here, Jimmy?
- All present, sir.
:26:16
Major Sinclair?
:26:19
- Why
- He's not been in, Colonel.
:26:21
I didn't think the order
affected him, sir.
:26:24
I see.
:26:35
Well, gentlemen...
:26:37
I've only got two announcements
to make this afternoon...
:26:40
one perhaps a little less popular
than the other.
:26:44
When I came here as a subleton,
the social responsibilities of an officer...
:26:48
greatly outweighed his military duties.
:26:50
Now, this was quite common
before the war...
:26:52
and the last thing I want to do
is to reestablish that order.
:26:54
Hear! Hear!
:26:56
We are first and foremost soldiers...
:26:59
and the greater part of our energies
must naturally be devoted to training.
:27:03
On the other hand, gentlemen...
:27:05
it is important that we remember...
:27:07
to play our part in the social life
of the locality.
:27:10
On the 20th of February, therefore...
:27:13
a month tomorrow...
:27:15
I have decided
we will have a cocktail party.
:27:20
Now, the next point
is a minor one...
:27:23
but quite an important one,
I believe.
:27:28
One of the great things
about a battalion such as this...
:27:31
is that it's had its headquarters
in the same place...
:27:33
for more than 200 years.
:27:35
For this reason, gentlemen...
:27:37
it is essential that we maintain
certain standards.
:27:43
We have the reputation
for being tough men in war.
:27:46
We must also maintain our reputation
for being gentlemen in peace.
:27:51
- What's he gettin' at?
- Old school tie.
:27:54
- Please don't talk!
- Colonel.
:27:57
In this connection...