Some of the invective is very funny, although the bullying is pretty vile.
It's the age-old and mass-debated difference 'twixt the US and UK approaches, innit - the US knows what makes a soldier, and so breaks down the man and builds one. The UK take the man and train him, and accentuate his strengths.

Tomato/tomato.

"Son, all I've ever asked of my marines is that they obey my orders as they would the word of God."
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:06, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

The drill sergeant isn't an actor btw
He was brought in to advise but impressed Kubrick by verbally abusing him for something like 15 minutes non-stop, so he gave him the part.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:14, Reply)

Well, he wasn't at the time, he is now

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:18, Reply)

I know. That's why he's the same in everything.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:23, Reply)