Brigadier General Glenn Talbot:  Sierra Leone , three years ago . Ring a bell ? How about Basra , ' _ 8 _ ? Operation Panther 's claw ? Come on , lieutenant . Tell me the stories are true .
Lance Hunter: I 'm not a lieutenant anymore , sir .
Brigadier General Glenn Talbot: Merits for basket weaving , pottery . Do n't forget those .
Brigadier General Glenn Talbot: I 'm just trying to figure out how a guy like you , one of the SAS 's finest , winds up running with a bunch of mouth - breathing mercs .
Lance Hunter: Why does any man do anything , general ? I met a girl .