- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: In the next seven days, you will work hard and play by the book. Because space plays by the book. And if you don't, it can kill you.
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: Shame on you, Klag. It's really not nice to shoot at someone who can't shoot back.
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: [pounds the Theodore Sturgeon's control panel to bring the downed power back up] Strictly non-regulation, but it works.
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: [quoting a ground crew member commenting on an unexpected flare while trying to smooth out a rough takeoff] Right, easy, "Take it easy", right.
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: [runs in] Angle on the target?
- Jim Hatch: Uh - target, sir?
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: Did you tell Cadet Corrado that you had sighted a Shadow Bat?
- Jim Hatch: Yes, sir. There, sir.
- [points to the model on the ceiling]
- Col. Paul 'Crowbar' Corbin: Think of it a camping trip.
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: [realizing what he's doing, disgusted] Cadets.
- Col. James 'Dash' Derringer: Hey, we've all done it.
- Col. Paul 'Crowbar' Corbin: Yeah, look on the bright side. What can happen on a training cruise?
- Col. James 'Dash' Derringer: Mr. Corbin, I do believe that Mr. Griffin has returned from the land of the civilians.
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: Well, nice to know I rate an official reception.
- Col. Paul 'Crowbar' Corbin: Actually, we're the unofficial reception. This...
- [fishes out an hologram messenger]
- Col. Paul 'Crowbar' Corbin: is the official welcome.
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: [taking it] I don't think I'm gonna like this.
- Col. James 'Dash' Derringer: See? I told you he was psychic.
- Col. Paul 'Crowbar' Corbin: That's not very scientific, Dash.
- Vermont pilot: Remember, Colonel: desiccated kelp and Martian redweed makes the best macrobiotic salad in the system.
- Sean Reed: Now this, as you know, is the Mark 9 pressurized EV module. But we call it a spacesuit.
- [the cadets laugh]
- Col. John 'Slim' Griffin: [handing out laser guns for defense] You cadets are in for a treat. We don't do this sort of thing very much anymore.