cinema review

Some lines of often heard dialogue from military and war films. UPDATED 9 July 2004.

• Fire in the hole!
• Lock and load!
• Man down.
• Sir, yes, sir!
• You’ve got a bogey on your six!
• As a matter of fact, it does say “Colonel” on my uniform.
• On your feet, soldier.
• Ten hut!
• Move ‘em out!
• MEDIC!
• I have tone lock.
• Go to periscope depth.
• Release counter-measures.
• Dive, dive, dive!
• Prepare a targeting solution.
• Right full rudder.
• Hold your position.
• Niner.
• Fall back.
• Stand down.
• Call in an air strike.
• Officer on deck.
• At ease.
• Assemble your team.
• Never leave a man behind.
• Begging the General’s pardon.
• Delay that order.
• Bomb’s away!
• Incoming!
• Take the shot.
• You have a “go.”
• You have your orders.
• That’s classified.
• Permission to speak freely, sir?
With all due respect, sir…
• That information is on a “need-to-know” basis.
• I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.
• In the rear with the gear.
• I need a clip.
• Cover me.
• We’re going in.
• The helm is not responding.
• It’s quiet. Too quiet.
• Battle stations! Battle stations!
• All hands on deck!
• Pull out! (alternately, Pull your team out!)
• You can be my wingman anytime.