I'm not the biggest fan of Abbott and Costello's service comedies, despite being arguably their biggest hits, they are probably my least favorite movies they did. This episode had the highlights, so it's definitely an improvement over those films. While not mentioned directly, it's likely the war they thought they were being sent over to fight was in Korea, as it was ongoing when this episode was produced and Americans were being sent to battle.
The 7 X 13 sketch is one of my favorite Abott and Costello have done, and I like this version much better than the performance in Little Giant. Surprisingly, Bud is replaced by Sid Fields, but it works magnificently! Most of the time Lou gets the short stick in these sketches, but twice in the episode he is coming out on top. I also noticed that Fields didn't care about him drawing on the wall, it would have been funny if after Sid announces that they don't owe any back rent, that he has to pay for a new paint job on the walls.
The dice sketch has Lou display some of his street smarts, playing dumb and winning at dice, a good chance to see Lou display some of his resourcefulness. Having Bud be the leader in the marching scene was surprising, I actually expected Mike the Cop to be revealed as the one giving out orders.
I wouldn't say this is my favorite episode of the series, but it's certainly more condensed and better than their service features.