I'd rather have a colicky baby than a crabby teenager any day.
Yeah. He's twelve going on sixteen. I swear he suddenly woke up like a completely different person. He doesn't want to do his chores. He doesn't want to play with Finn. He stays in his room all the time.
Well, we all know what that means.
[Claudia Joy looks at Denise and both laugh]
Oh, no! Do not even go there!
I'm just saying you might wanna see what kind of magazines he's keeping under his mattress.
[laughs in horror] Trust me, I do not!
That's perfectly natural. [Roxy looks at him] I'm just sayin'.
Gotta strap yourself in, Roxy. The teen years are not for the faint of heart.
The worst part? Just when things start to get better, they leave.
[about meeting Jeremy's fiancée] I don't know that "excited" is the right word. Not that I don't want to meet her. It's just...incredibly weird. I mean...I'm gonna be a mother-in-law.
Ah yes, the hyphenate that strikes fear in the hearts of women everywhere.
And I suppose you love your mother-in-law, huh?
She never visits, she never calls, what's not to love? [gets up to leave] I gotta go home to see my wife.
Oh, sure, rub it in. You've got someone to go home to unlike the four D's here.
Deployed, deployed, deployed, divorced.
[on the phone with Jeremy] She didn't like me.
Come on. I'm sure that's not true
[on the phone with Frank] I just don't like her.
Why, baby? What happened??
Everything I said came out wrong. It was like an out-of-body experience. I wanted to yell at myself, "stop talking!"
[chuckles] You were just nervous, that's all. My mom will understand.
I don't understand. Why the rush? They hardly know each other. And they're so young! They're practically babies!
[tries to reassure her] Dee, they are hardly babies! They've been to war, seen combat.
You'd think after living in war zone I'd be able to face anything, but no! Apparently mothers-in-law scare the crap out of me.
It's me Whit. Remember? Your Mama's friend?
Woah, woah, woah. What did you just say?
Do not sass me. This is Whit. He's my friend.
Like the friends you used to have before Dad?
[angrily] No! If Dad was here he would kick his ass and you know it!
[points to his room] TJ, get in your room right now and do not come out until I tell you different! You hear me?!
Nothing happened. We talked, we had a few beers.
[wistfully] I just wish Trevor were home.
Yeah, that would make things easier, wouldn't it?
Whit was never marriage material. We were just friends.
S5 E2 Command Presence
There's a big difference between being a soldier's spouse and a commander's spouse. Seriously. You ever get tired of it? The responsibility?
[sighs] Sometimes. It's a constant balancing act between your needs, your spouse's needs and the Army's needs. As far as Uncle Sam's concerned, you're an extension of Joan's office.
Right. It's not what I signed up for, Claudia Joy. Making small talk with dignitaries is not exactly my idea of a good time.
As Garrison Commander, I've got a lot of people watching my every move. As a woman, particularly as a woman of color, I've got to be better than good at this job. I have got to be outstanding. One hint of favoritism, one sign of weakness, my credibility is gone.
[Claudia Joy, Denise and Pamela are discussing with Tanya about what games to play at her bridal shower]
Woah, wait a minute. I feel dumber than a bag of hammers. How do you guys know all this stuff?
You didn't play any games at your shower?
[looks at Claudia Joy in astonishment] Um, shower? We got hitched so fast that I didn't even get a new dress out of it.
Yeah. Seventeen days between "What can I get for you, soldier?" and "I, Roxy, take thee, Trevor".
Wow. And I thought we were fast.
[calls out] TJ! It's on the table! [excitedly to Finn] Yay, mac and cheese!
That's three times this week!
Hey, Claudia Joy tells me she's hosting a bridal shower for your future daughter-in-law.
That's gonna take some getting used to. Daughter-in-law. I just had a baby daughter, now I have a daughter-in-law!
[grins] Tell me something, Frank. What exactly goes on at those bridal showers?
[laughs] Hell if I know sir. My guess is some intell is better left classified.
CM Chaplain Maris
For most of us, grief fades over time. But sadness? I don't know if that ever goes away, or should.
[Trevor is teaching PFC Riggs and SPC Giron how to properly maintain their rifle]
Make sure you run a bore brush through that saw.
PR PFC Riggs
Roger, Sergeant.
SW SGT Wilson
Hey don't listen to that E-5, Riggs. We got a new E-6 coming in to run things.
SW SGT Wilson
Promotion list just came down. Your name was on it. Believe that, "Staff Sergeant LeBlanc". What's this Army coming to?
SG SPC Giron
Congratulations, Sergeant!
PR PFC Riggs
About time they paid you for what you're doing anyway.
K Kerry
Your husband's a soldier. Honestly, he reminds me of Steve. Army all the way.
K Kerry
In a way I envy them. To them, the world is black and white, right and wrong.
[nods knowingly] The good guys and the bad guys.
K Kerry
It's not that way though, is it?
I know how that might look but I think Roxy can take care of herself, don't you?
No, I don't. She's not thinking clearly right now. Trevor's been gone a long time and she's struggling.
Yeah, but you're not the man of the house, Whit. Trevor is.
So whether you mean to nor not, your being here confuses things for Roxy. And for the boys.
S5 E9 Countermeasures
[Joan and Roland are making a video for the adoption agency]
Hi! We're the Burtons and we want to introduce ourselves to you. I'm Joan, this is my husband Roland and our daughter Sara Elizabeth.
[slaps him on the knee] Roland!
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