Annapolis Page #3

- You didn't take a shower last night.

So what?

Look, man, I been taking those goddamn

showers every night for the past six weeks.

- So what if I missed one?

- You gotta turn yourself in.

Why?

'Cause Whitaker's a racist prick?

No, man.

I shouldn't have had to take those showers.

It's not the showers.

It's the first thing we learnt.

- Midshipmen are persons of integrity.

- Get off your soapbox, Loo!

Loo, it's a shower.

We can take care of this.

- You think I want to do this?

- Eat me, poster boy.

- (Loo) Just tell the truth.

- Attention on deck!

- Is this room ready for inspection?

- Sir, yes, sir!

Sir, I need to speak to you, sir.

Loo.

Sir, I need to speak to you, sir.

You mother...

(Huard) Hey, hey, hey, hey.

(Nance) Hey, hey, hey! Loo. Loo.

Estrada, outside. Now.

- Come on, Huard.

- Let's go, Risa. You can do this.

We're gonna drown because of you, Risa.

You're crying?

Your ship is sinking and you're crying?

You're the reason

they say women don't belong here, Risa.

It's girls like you who give us a bad name.

- She gets the point, ma'am.

- What was that?

Ma'am, I said

I think she gets the point, ma'am.

Risa, out of the tank.

You got a problem with the way

this company's being run, Huard?

Sir, no, sir.

You've got enough problems of your own

without worrying about Risa's.

You want to hit me, Huard?

- Go ahead.

- Cole, this is my drill. I'll handle it.

All right, gentlemen. That's enough.

Nice work, there, Cole.

Nice work. I like that.

So you all think you're Rocky Marciano

'cause you can tag your roommate

with a weak-ass right.

So I had your commanding officer

come in here today

to show you what real boxing is about,

'cause if you make Brigades

next semester,

that right there

is what you'll be looking at.

Midshipman Cole

looks like he can go another round.

- What do you say, Midshipman?

- Let's do it.

Uh-oh.

Anybody want to come in here with him?

Huh?

I hope you're this quiet

when you're sneaking up on the enemy.

Loo.

Loo. How about you?

You and your mouth were Golden Gloves

champ at 185 in San Diego.

Come on, champ.

Sir, I would, sir, but I don't want

to give away my secrets until the Brigades.

P*ssy.

Come on.

This man has been making your life

miserable for the last two months.

It's your chance for a little payback.

Anybody gonna come in here with him?

I'll do it.

- You're not in his weight class, Huard.

- I'll wear an extra T-shirt.

You're not in his class class, either.

- Come on, son.

- (plebes) All right, yeah!

All right, Jake. You can do it.

You can do it, Jake.

- Sure you want to do this, Huard?

- Yes, sir.

All right, gentlemen. Let's box.

All right, all right. It's a slip.

It's OK. It's OK, Jake.

It's OK, Jake.

Let's box.

This ain't one of them smokers

from the shipyard, Huard.

All right. You all right, son?

Let's go.

Come on, man.

Stay in there. Stay in there, Jake.

All right, all right, that's it.

That's it. That's it.

Hope you didn't bet

anybody's meal on this.

All right, that's it.

Get his gloves off.

Boy's got heart, which is more

than I can say for all of y'all. But heart...

What the hell are you doing?

- Let him go.

- Show some discipline.

- Let him go.

- Get out of the ring.

Set an example for these plebes.

Settle down. Now!

(Burton) Get your gear off.

(Cole) All right.

147 to go.

- When are you taking off?

- I'm not.

I gotta stay

and work on my time for the O-course.

And, to be honest, I'm afraid

if I walk out of here, I won't come back.

So, you have a good Christmas.

I'll see you after leave.

Hey, Huard?

I said, I'll see you after leave.

Sir, yes, sir.

Hey, how are you?

Hey, it's Popeye the Sailor Man.

Easy, easy, easy...

- (all) Cheers!

- To Jake.

- It's great to have you back.

- That's right.

You say they kicked some guy out

for not taking a shower?

Yeah. Yeah, they threw a couple out

for hooking up with girls, too.

That sounds like bullshit to me, man.

I don't know why you put up with that crap.

Well, it's not a job. It's an adventure.

I'll drink to that.

I'll drink to that.

I'll drink to you drinking to that.

Hey.

The fight's about to start. You hungry?

- No, thanks.

- You sure?

So AJ said you guys

are a couple weeks behind.

- Yeah, a little.

- I was wondering if you could use me.

Well, I don't have any short time stuff.

Yeah, well, I wasn't really

thinking about short time stuff.

Are you sure this is what you want?

OK.

I'll talk to Mike tomorrow.

See what we can work out.

Thanks.

Should be a good fight.

So I told Mike you would meet him

over at Sir Frankie's at five.

Ah, that's all right.

I think I'm just gonna go home.

What?

- What's wrong?

- Nothing. I'm just tired.

So how much did you collect?

It's just for shits and giggles, man.

How much?

A little over 500.

What's up?

AJ leave early or something?

You all right?

What kind of father

wants his own son to fail?

- What are you talking about?

- You gave me my job back.

- You asked for it back.

- And you said yes.

- This is a good thing here.

- Yeah, not for me.

You knew how bad I wanted to go

to the academy. You never said anything.

Why? Would it kill you

that I might actually do better than you?

You want the truth? I didn't want you to go

over there because I knew this'd happen.

You'd be back here,

pissed off 'cause you didn't make it.

Look, Jake, I know you promised

your mother that you'd go to the academy.

And you tried, but it just didn't work out.

Yeah. Maybe it would have

if she was the one who was still around.

Look, I know I haven't been the best father.

And you can blame me for a lot of things,

but this ain't one of them,

'cause when it's all said and done,

I didn't quit. You did, Jake.

(# Different Stars

by Trespassers William)

# Oh. the weight it must be light

# Wherever you are

# And I kno w you don't think twice

# Wherever you are

# And do you think of me, you might,

# Wherever you are

- What are you doing here?

- You know, just scoping out johns.

You want a beer?

Nah.

How's your leave been?

It's been a blast. How's yours?

- OK.

- "(slow music on the jukebox)"

You looking forward to heading back?

Come on.

I thought you were gonna dance with me.

I'm sorry. Do you mind if I cut in?

This is nice.

I don't think I've danced since high school.

- No spring dances at the academy?

- No.

Uh-uh. Never gone.

Yeah, you can tell.

Really? Says the guy

who keep stepping on my foot.

Ow!

Sorry.

Why don't you go to the dances?

Some guys at the academy

don't view women as their equals.

It's worse if you start dating them.

It's no fun being underestimated, is it?

It's worse when you do it to yourself.

Excuse me.

I will see you tomorrow, Plebe Huard.

Watch your feet.

- Delta Company.

- Sir.

One missing and unaccounted for.

Midshipman Fourth Class Butcher.

- Echo Company.

- Sir, two missing and unaccounted for.

Midshipman Fourth Class Casarico,

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