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IMDB rating: 8.20 Plot: Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. Chris has two commanding officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger) and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe). A line is drawn between the two officers and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon. |
Actors: Depp Johnny,Sheen Charlie,Berenger Tom,Dafoe Willem,Edson Richard,Dillon Kevin,McGinley John C.,Whitaker Forest,David Keith,Quinn Francesco,Johnson Reggie,Neidorf David,Moses Mark,Pedersen Chris,Todd Tony,Action,Drama,War,
Question for all army people?
And please no rude answers or swarthy retorts because we are all grown ups here.
But when you were in the army, did you ever have to do push ups in the mud? Or is that a myth that I see in most television shows. What was the push ups in mud like and was it only you or a whole platoon and what did it have to do with the army? Can people also contact me to talk if they are willing? My YIM is luckygirlstorm. I look forward to meeting with you!
I’m not joining the army but I know somebody who is and I am just trying to separate facts from fiction. He doesn’t care whether he gets dirty or not.
if your afraid of doing pushups in mud try crawling through puddles of blood with you arm and legs blown off.
with one mistake we all take the brakes
`~~I shine, not burn~~`
Socomedy2 | Feb 04, 2010
Know whats better than pushups in the mud? Pyramid pushups in the mud.
Khaos | Feb 04, 2010
I think ALL military branches have done pushups in the mud. The army just does it for fun.
bumblebee_4tuna | Feb 04, 2010
While my boyfriend was in BCT they did, they also all had to crawl in the mud and roll in it until they were completely covered. Everyone in his PLT did it. It was interesting to watch on their training dvd.
Army Girlfriend | Feb 04, 2010
yes it does happen, its called Corrective Training. Its to prepare you to pass your PT test. oh and because drill sgt’s think its funny to do to Pvt’s
SwissMiss | Feb 04, 2010
If its raining and you’re outside during training then yeah, you’re gonna get muddy and messy especially during field training. It’s just a fact of life. The Army is an outdoor sport.
Ray | Feb 04, 2010
Oh, it happens. More common in Basic Training than the "real Army" but it even happens there. When I was at Fort Drum, NY, our whole company had to do it once because we weren’t acting motivated enough about the fact that we were conducting Physical Training in the cold with a lot of slush on the ground. The NCOs sought out a nice muddy area next to the volley ball court to teach everyone a lesson.
Personally, I just embraced the suck (literally) and made sure to get as muddy as I could. Everyone else joined in the "fun." By the end of it, even those NCOs who had conceived of this punishment had gone in themselves and were all just one big muddy happy team. Teamwork is key. 
We all went upstairs after PT, took hot showers, then spent the next hour mopping mud from the barracks hallways. Again, we kept up a good attitude about the whole thing - these kinds of situations can really bring a unit together, ironically.
HDH | Feb 04, 2010
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