To: quadrant
M*A*S*H was more realistic than most war movies, particularly those asinine films that were made DURING WWII or Korea.
I actually liked A Few Good Men, although it was about as realistic as an episode of Ally McBeal. I thought that with the exception of Col. Jessup, all the Navy and Marine personnel were portrayed honorably. It was something of a rip off of the Caine Mutiny, however.
501 posted on
09/28/2005 1:01:50 PM PDT by
Clemenza
(Giuliani endorsed Clinton and Cuomo)
To: Clemenza
My favorite war movie has to be Patton. I could watch it over and over.
If you have ever seen Pork Chop Hill with Gregory Peck (not to be confused with Hamburger Hill) it's good too.
To: Clemenza
From my experience in the Marine Corps, which was decades ago, I know that officers at O-6 level simply do not get involved in the training and discipline of junior enlisted men. Training junior enlisted personnel is a job for NCO's, not officers.
A more likely scenario would be for a regimental commander to turn the job over to the Regimental Sgt Major, who would contact the company First Sgt, who would detail the matter to the E-7 or E-6 platoon sgt.
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