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

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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...

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.

America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send...

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send...

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corp.

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corp.

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

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

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime...

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

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...

The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.

The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the...

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the...

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.