Looks like you got your commission two years before I did. One thing I took curious note of during that time frame was the number of cadets who I saw really trying to emulate R. Lee Ermey's Gunny Hartman from Full Metal Jacket, which came out in 1987. That's when I started making mental notes about the actors vs. the real deal. In looking at the list in the article, the first item about bragging, can cut either way. I've known some leaders who were truly humble people. But I also knew some louder, bolder braggarts and
if they clearly demonstrated they were willing and able to back up their words with action, they had no problem getting people to follow them to the gates of hell and back...
“One thing I took curious note of during that time frame was the number of cadets who I saw really trying to emulate R. Lee Ermey’s Gunny Hartman from Full Metal Jacket”
I just can’t wrap my mind around that.
How could they fail to know that that game is just for boot camp?