The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

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The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't...

I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't...

I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to...

I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to...

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past...

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past...

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's...

When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's...

I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on...

I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on...

Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many...

Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many...

Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.

Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.

It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.

It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of...

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of...

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day...

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day...

There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.

There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we...

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we...

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't...

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't...

Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.

Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.

The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.

I got to write most of everything I said.

I got to write most of everything I said.

I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.

I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.