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Gregory Hines player a Drill Sergeant Perfectly.

posted 15 years ago by dlonney
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I went through Ft. Leonard Wood Basic Training in Summer 1993. After seeing Renaissance Man. I think Greory Hines did a dead on accurate portrayal of an Army Drill Sergeant. Comparing him to the ones I had. He was stern, Professional, Yelled when needed. But not over the top. He wasn't a sadist like Gunny Hartman in Full Metal Jacket.

And everyone knows. Army Drill Sergeants don't yell constantly like Marine Corps Drill Instructors. They are not always in your face. But looking back at my Drill Sergeants. Gregory Hines had it down.

Except for one thing. When the one recruit was reciting the poem in the rain. SFC. Cass looked to be on the verge of tears. I don't know any Drill Sergeant who would have been moved like that. Maybe it was just me.

[–] reservoirdog1986 15 years ago

I think the point was to have a Drill Sgt. moved to tears

[–] c-huddleston 14 years ago

The point was to show that the Drill Sergeant could finally see the point of DeVito's project. And do the right thing.

[–] tyshimah3 10 years ago

***Best Answer***

"Do you even remember what you came here to find?"

[–] jporter-6 14 years ago

Poor little thing. Did the big bad Gunny Hartman hurt the little soldier man's feelings? Did the little soldier man finally realize he probably couldn't make it in the Marines?

[–] dlonney 14 years ago

You referring to me?

I'm no soldier. I'm a Paratrooper.

[–] c-huddleston 13 years ago

If he was, he's illiterate.

[–] fnj2002 13 years ago

I'm no soldier. I'm a Paratrooper.

Ex alto Vincimus.

[–] jwhawk1971 13 years ago

How things change. When I went through in '89 the D.S. was in our face 24/7. I don't know about the Marines as I scored too high on the ASFAB to qualify for the Marines.

[–] csteve67 13 years ago

that's ASVAB not ASFAB

[–] actionmanrandell 9 years ago

My brothers Army Drill Seargeant did yell like you see on full metal jacket and Penny Marshall(the director) didn't like that Gregory hines was too nice even when he was yelling she always thought that he was being to nice