RSM Sandy Young Quotes in The Wild Geese (1978)

RSM Sandy Young: Sir! With respect, you can stick the money up your arse that's all I can offer you sir. - I love what I do, I also love these grubby, thickheaded men I trained - you most of all and I expect to be with them and with you because I'm needed. You want to see a REAL revolution? Try and stop me.

RSM Sandy Young: Some of you know me already! Those of you who don't are in for a great, big fuckin' surprise! For those of you who do can expect an infinitely more horrible time than they can remember! Any man here who steps out of line and I will kill stone dead, it will not worry me in the slightest! There are no Queen's regulations here! When I say jump, you ask how high,Do I make myself clear? I want to hear it! Do I make myself clear? RIGHT! On the command Right and Left turn, A and B squads turn to the right, C and D squads turn to the left. SQUADS! Right and Left TURN! Right! Let's drive for our first heart attack shall we!

[as the enemy attacks]

Esposito: We're dead!

RSM Sandy Young: Esposito, you're not dead until I TELL you you're dead.

[after womanizer Sean Finn fails at a simulated parachute drop]

RSM Sandy Young: That was LUDICROUS, sir. You're jumping from an aeroplane, not a whorehouse window. Do it again.

RSM Sandy Young: "Get on your feet, you fuckin' abortion!"

Faulkner: Sandy?

RSM Sandy Young: Sir!

Faulkner: There's your killing ground. Take Tosh and four other men and set up a field of fire. Rafer and I will go deep around and take them in the flank.

RSM Sandy Young: Get up

Samuels: I can't, sir. I'm dead.

Faulkner: Is your wife at home?

RSM Sandy Young: Yes sir, she'll be delighted to see you.

Faulkner: I don't think so. I think we'd better talk out here!