Gregory Hines player a Drill Sergeant Perfectly.

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dlonney — 17 years ago(February 11, 2009 12:06 AM)

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.

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reservoirdog1986 — 17 years ago(March 15, 2009 08:15 PM)

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

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c-huddleston — 16 years ago(February 01, 2010 10:23 PM)

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

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tyshimah3 — 11 years ago(June 20, 2014 07:39 PM)

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

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jporter-6 — 15 years ago(October 15, 2010 12:45 PM)

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?

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dlonney — 15 years ago(October 15, 2010 01:21 PM)

You referring to me?
I'm no soldier. I'm a Paratrooper.

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c-huddleston — 15 years ago(November 22, 2010 10:10 PM)

If he was, he's illiterate.

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fnj2002 — 15 years ago(December 07, 2010 09:09 PM)

I'm no soldier. I'm a Paratrooper.
Ex alto Vincimus.

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jwhawk1971 — 15 years ago(January 04, 2011 02:51 PM)

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.

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csteve67 — 15 years ago(February 26, 2011 01:18 PM)

that's ASVAB not ASFAB

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actionmanrandell — 10 years ago(July 12, 2015 02:13 PM)

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