"Thank you for your comments on my troops and may I take a moment to recommend my tailor to you, even he should be able to come up with something better than the sack of sh@te you're wearing Sir"
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"One is sorry if my troops do not appear pleased to see you, but the only French they usually like involves 12 pints of lager and some slapper round the back of the local bop"
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"He's a sergeant and if he doesn't want to wear gloves, whom am I to comment"