- [Gordon is refusing to salute.]
- Colonel Smythe: I don't understand it. He won't salute?
- Rowdy: No, sir.
- Colonel Smythe: It's no effort, man. Up, down. Up, down. It's done. You could order him to salute.
- Rowdy: With respect, sir, I think he would opt for insubordination.
- Colonel Smythe: I could order you to order him to salute.
- Rowdy: With respect, sir, I think I would opt for insubordination as well.