Dillon: Grandpa! You changed your mind, didn't you?

Edward: Oh, dillon, come on in. Come on. Now, I want you to meet someone. Dillon, this is general walker perry, four stars, retired. He's the commandant of the stonewall military academy, and he and I have been friends since your mother was a girl.

Gen. Perry: Was she a lovely girl? Yes, she was. Headstrong, needed discipline.

Gen. Perry: What kind of boys do we get at stonewall? Malcontents, troublemakers, spoiled, little rich boys, boys like you. You hate this whole idea, don't you, boy?

Dillon: Sir, no, sir! I can't wait for military school. It's a dream come true, sir.

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Dillon: Sir, is it true we'll be marching on our first day, sir?

Gen. Perry: Yes, if you pass the physical.

Dillon: And somebody will be measuring our steps, sir?

Gen. Perry: If necessary. How do you know all this?

Dillon: I logged on to the school's website, sir. See, my family thinks that I actually don't want to go, but I'm just saving face, sir, so as not to disappoint my mother, sir.

Gen. Perry: Do I understand? Having met your mother, yes, I believe I do.

Dillon: What about guns, sir?

Gen. Perry: What about them?

Dillon: Will we get to shoot?

Gen. Perry: Yes, once you're deemed worthy.

Dillon: Sir, will there be live ammo?

Gen. Perry: Only in a real combat situation.

Dillon: Sir, yes, sir, that gives me something to look forward to, sir.

Gen. Perry: That's the idea.

Dillon: What about bayonets, sir? Huh? Huh? How do you think my technique is, sir?

Gen. Perry: Have you been in training?

Dillon: I watch movies, sir. Two war movies every week, sir, yes, sir. And -- and what about -- what about combat training, huh, sir? Will you teach us that? Huh? And -- and interrogation techniques, sir? What about that? Huh? Um -- I'm -- I'm sorry, sir. I -- I got a little carried away. I'm sorry, sir.

Gen. Perry: I appreciate your spirit.

Dillon: Thank you, sir.

Gen. Perry: But, you know, this mop of hair will have to go. And in special cases such as these, I do the haircuts myself.

Dillon: Um -- I can't wait, sir.

Gen. Perry: What happened to all that enthusiasm?

[Gen. Perry chuckles]

Gen. Perry: Can I see straight through you? Yes, I can. Should you be worried? Well, that's up to you. Because this time tomorrow, you belong to me.

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Dillon: I apologize, general perry. I just -- I think I was trying too hard.

Gen. Perry: Can you fool me? No, you cannot.

Dillon: Well, let's hope that I can certainly fool everybody else.

Gen. Perry: Have we created fine, strong, young men from worse kids than you? Yes. Do they learn to appreciate military life? If they want to survive, they do.

Dillon: Oh, my god. I am a survivor from, like, a long time ago. I've always --

gen. Perry: You're a spoiled rich kid with an overindulgent mother.

Dillon: Sir, I would appreciate it if you didn't disrespect my mother like that.

Gen. Perry: Hmm. Do I like that response? Yes, I do. Do all good soldiers love their mother? At stonewall military academy, they do. And they like discipline and uniforms.

Dillon: Let me tell you, I have always loved a man in uniform, and I am no stranger to discipline, either. If I can just say -- no disrespect or anything -- but this riding crop of yours really does it for me, if you know what I mean. Could I -- do you think I could hold it?

Gen. Perry: No, you may not.

Dillon: Oh, ok. All right, no, that's -- I -- I guess I just have a little bit of a boundary problem. But if I may say, you are in great shape. Because I -- I'm just hoping that everybody else at stonewall is as well.

Gen. Perry: Is physical fitness a baseline requirement of a good soldier? Yes, it is.

Dillon: And there's that question and answer thing. What is that? Oh, my god. I mean, it just, like, clarifies everything, if you're into that. Gen. Perry: Do I understand what you are trying to say? No, I do not.

Dillon: Love it. Except there's just -- there's one thing that I'm not really clear on, and that is is it -- is it "don't ask --" no, "don't tell, don't ask" -- or "ask and tell later" --

gen. Perry: Do I have any idea as to what you're referring? No, I do not.

Dillon: Oh, my god, I just thought of this. Did you know that the stonewall riots are responsible for the gay liberation movement in this country? I mean, it happened, you know, in, like, new york city a long time ago, but -- but I just think that's so weird, that connection is there. Gen. Perry: There is no connection.

Dillon: Ok, yeah, sure, if you don't want to call it that, that's fine, but let's be real. General perry, I am gay. Why else do you think my family wants me gone?

Gen. Perry: Well, I'm going to make you a soldier no matter which way your flag flies.

Georgie: No, wait. You can't do this. Don't send my dillon away, please!

Gen. Perry: Who are you?

Georgie: Who am I? I'm a young girl in love. And I'm pregnant with his child.

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Dillon: Georgie, you really don't need to be doing this --

Georgie: Dillon would never leave on his own, so please don't drag him away. I need him.

Dillon: I'm sure we can work something out.

Georgie: Dillon wants a family, don't you? And my child needs a daddy.

Gen. Perry: Dillon just informed me that he's gay.

Georgie: Of course he's gay. Why else would he go out in public in that black dress? Do you think I care? Do you think our baby cares?

Edward: Well, I hoped you've worked everything out here, and -- hey, why do you have that pillow under that sweater?

Dillon: Nice try, georgie.

Gen. Perry: That was a fine performance.

Georgie: Ok, so, I'm not pregnant, but that doesn't mean that you can ruin dillon's life.

Gen. Perry: Does that logic escape me? Yes, it does, little miss.

Georgie: You'll crush his spirit.

Dillon: Look, georgie, I really appreciate what you're doing right now, but I really think I can handle this on my own.

Georgie: Look, please, don't take him away from me.

Edward: Is there any way that he could leave tonight?

Gen. Perry: We need at least until 0600 to get ready.

Dillon: I wish you wouldn't do this.

Edward: It's for the best, son.

Gen. Perry: You'll be shipping out tomorrow at first light.

[Thunder]

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Dillon: Looks that way, yeah.

Georgie: There's nothing you can do?

Dillon: I don't think so.

Georgie: I'll come to visit you.

Dillon: You can'T. I'll be hundreds of miles away, and mac's never going to allow it. Besides that, you'll probably fall in love with somebody else.

Georgie: No. Never. I love you, and that will never change.

Dillon: God, after tomorrow, my life is never going to be the same.

Georgie: Then all we have is tonight?