hiː klˈeɪmz təbi ðə sˌiːˈoʊ ʌvðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvənθ ˈɪnfəntɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐ jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹmi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, bˌʌt wˈɛðɚ ðæt ˈæktʃuːəli hˈæpənd ɔːɹ wʌz dʒˈʌst ɐ wˈɪʃfʊlfˈɪlɪŋ fˈæntəsi ɪz ˈoʊpən tə dᵻbˈeɪt, fɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn ɪnðə sˈɪɹiz hiː sˈɛz ðæt hiː wʌz sˈɪmpli ɐ kˈʊk.
He claims to be the CO of the 177th Infantry Regiment, which is a U.S. Army regiment, but whether that actually happened or was just a wish-fulfilling fantasy is open to debate, for later on in the series he says that he was simply a cook.