Rose raised her head and put a hoof to her chest proudly. "Well, now, an officer is trained to be flexible and to adapt to any situation she finds herself in, and of course she's taught all sorts of military history to help with that." Then she deflated and confided in an undertone, "But I got a lot of it from an old movie I watched years ago. I did have to make up a little as I went along." She raised her forehooves and glanced at them meaningfully. "But I figured most of the commands were simple and obvious enough nopony would have trouble with them even if I didn't use exactly the right phrases."