"Sometimes it's better to just put an old guard dog down. More trouble than he's worth once he's outlived his usefulness. And what am I supposed to do? If I don't want to be a mercenary, what am I supposed to do? I can kill a man 18 different ways with my bare hands. I can break down 43 different assault rifles. I can jump from a chopper doing 30 knots, 30 feet into a freezing ocean and swim all night to a submarine. But what am I supposed to do now? "
- Chief Petty Officer Paul Bauwer / JAG season 2, episode "The Guardian"