Also because it would be fun back at the barracks

Gives new meaning to watching each other's back.

Q. How do they separate the men from the boys in the Thebes army?
A. With a crowbar.

I think that it would be great to have an all gay battalion kicking Isis ass all over the desert.

That sounds great, is there a source?

So that's why they wore miniskirts

THE BAND OF THEBES. My friend and I drafted a sitcom for this once. And by “drafted a sitcom” I mean we exchanged potential dialogues for half an hour and then never spoke of it again.