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As an aside, each branch has media detachments available to the media for advice and to coordinate use (rental) of military property. Some choose to use the service and some don't. I was a member of the RTU (unpaid reservists) supporting the Army's LA detachment. You should see some of the stuff that got sent in for review. One "grade C" movie we panned, after the release, used two first lieutenants bars next to each other for the rank of Captain. The errors were entertaining in themselves.
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On the American Heros Channel. An Army Captain in "Hitler, Evolution of Evil" with ribbons on his uniform that included the four from Vietnam.
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SSG Edward Tilton
The History Channel "Gettysburg" had 13 States seceding, and people told me it was good. Something that drives me nuts, and I see it even on military bases, a 155mm towed howitzer with the tube painted OD (or any other color). It needed to be polished clean so the tube could pass through the recoil mechanism. Paint it and the gun is coming back at you
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TSgt David Johnson
1SG Jon Weiss - this was from a Psychologist in uniform interviewing Nazi prisoners during the Nurenburg war trials. Long before the Vietnam era
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
@SSG Mark Franzen F Troop was too much for me. A Soldier made a quick caricature sketch of me in 1967, he refused to sign it.
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Especially rockets. I have never in my entire military career seen an AT4 or RPG make a swoosh sound when it's fired. Ever.
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What about military novels? I started one a couple of weeks ago and the author must have made up the book as he went along. Totally silent machine guns, skids on an MH60 helo. Of course the SEAL team members had oode names like Psycho and Madman. I had to stop after the first chapter.
I hate to knock Tom Clancy, but his view on the enlisted man was terrible. He would put senior enlisted in positons filled by junior petty officers or non-rates. In one of his books he had a 30 year Master Chief take the helm during a storm.
I hate to knock Tom Clancy, but his view on the enlisted man was terrible. He would put senior enlisted in positons filled by junior petty officers or non-rates. In one of his books he had a 30 year Master Chief take the helm during a storm.
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AAAAAAAAAAAND when the grunts go out to fight some giant creature with rifles, and seem to have no game plan when the bullets are CLEARLY having no affect, so they just stand there shooting like idiots until they get stepped on.
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SSG Pete Fleming
Unless it is the hero, he/she either can shoot the 'sweet spot' or can hide behind the only blade of grass and fool the monster.
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PO3 David Clark
That was my son's grief with A Quiet Place. They have sonic anti-riot equipment now. No-one thought about sonic attacks until they rewire the deaf girl's equipment?
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When Rambo plays possum then suddenly takes out the Russian officer's Hind Helicopter he uses an M72A2 light anti-tank weapon (LAW). When fired, the M72A2 has a back blast that can kill out to 100 feet, which means he would have either blown up his own helicopter or killed all the MIA's he had rescued..
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SSgt Terry P.
SGT Russell Beach That one seems to happen quite often in a lot of movies.
The only movie where anyone seemed to know about the back blast was a dirty harry movie where Eastwood movies his partner out of the way before she is incinerated. lol
The only movie where anyone seemed to know about the back blast was a dirty harry movie where Eastwood movies his partner out of the way before she is incinerated. lol
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35 year old 4 Star Generals....ribbon racks uneven....out of regs haircuts...bases that don't exist...
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SSG Pete Fleming
I can give them the bases, most people don't know the difference and it is a 'fake or alternate universe' (pardon my being nerdy)... but there are so many things that can be fixed, casting the wrong actor is big, and getting the look right.
I can't remember the movie but they cast an actor, that I like, as a Marine General. This actor must be 400 pounds!!! He wouldn't even have been a specialist in the guard back in the 90's... it was so unbelievable.
I can't remember the movie but they cast an actor, that I like, as a Marine General. This actor must be 400 pounds!!! He wouldn't even have been a specialist in the guard back in the 90's... it was so unbelievable.
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I know it's TV show and I haven't been watching it regularly, but I caught a few shows yesterday of "The Last Ship" and I am kinda impressed with the research they did on the lingo and proper use of it on a ship.
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SSG Pete Fleming
Well even a blind fox can catch a rabbit once in a while...haha.. I haven't seen or heard that show, will have to check it out.
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SSG Pete Fleming
I guess that is sign of toughness or something when they do it in the movies. Of course 'I am Legend' and others had it when it didn't make sense. Either the actors refused to shave or the production gets lazy
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SPC Roger Giffen
In the 70s , we had several people that would shave then splash lighter fluid on their face. Went on sick call and got a profile against shaving.
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SGT Randall Smith
When in Nam quite a few of us had hair on the upper lip. The First Sgt . made sure it was kept neat. The only guys we saw with full beards were the Sea Bees. Could not convince the 1st that we needed to look cool too.
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