It's been a while since I've seen this so I could be wrong but at one point Moreland was acting like he wanted to throw in the towel but felt uneasy about it and someone suggested that he "claim victory in the field", I'm guessing to save face.
What exactly is claiming victory in the field? It seems I've heard it elsewhere but a couple fast searches didn't seem to surface anything that would be relevant in this context.
"claim victory in the field"
I don't recall that line, and I don't think it makes any sense, considering the situation. Are you sure it wasn't a different phrase?
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Fowler's knots? Did you say ... fowler's knots?
I just looked and it's not Netflix. The line is "Declare victory and go home." I must have heard that line elsewhere. Thanks.
shareYeah Sean Penn’s character told Hutton that, just so Hutton would finally throw in the towel. Like Penn realizes his friend is off his rocker, and has to come up with something to get him to surrender.
shareVictory is whatever you decide it is in the end. If it was just to make a point then they did that and can see it as a success. In the end they really couldn't stay unless they were willing to fight to the death or starve. And they wouldn't be able to keep the school open, in fact their actions would have put all military academies under scrutiny.
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