- Cathy Eversham: Why did you do it? Why?
- Capt. Richard Lance: I don't know what you're talking about Cathy.
- Cathy Eversham: You're not fooling me. I've lived on an army post all my life. Dad's right. Orders don't changed unless someone goes to an awful lot of trouble to change 'em.
- Capt. Richard Lance: Cathy, believe me, it's just the way things are. I was planning to go myself.
- Cathy Eversham: Until you saw Bill kissing me, and then you went directly to Colonel Drumm. I never-
- [Cathy runs out of the room]
- Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist: A-rab, what do you think about when you're thirsty?
- Trooper Kebussyan: [stoutly] Water.
- Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist: [in disbelief] Water!
- Trooper Kebussyan: Sometimes melons.
- Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist: [sarcastically] Oh, you're a great help. A great help.