were the Americans really misfits?

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adamwarlock — 17 years ago(November 01, 2008 09:24 PM)

That seems too Hollywood to me but could it be true? Seems like they were trying to cash in on The Dirty Dozen. Maybe they were oddballs but complete misfits without any talents who became crack troops?

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roscoe-11 — 17 years ago(November 04, 2008 01:20 PM)

There were some that were less than desirable (their commanding officer mentioned it in a document) but they had plenty of good solid recruits too. when recruiting,they were specifically looking for hard-rock miners, hunters, and generally anyone with extensive outdoor experience, that was their primary focus

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sawyertom — 15 years ago(September 08, 2010 11:19 AM)

Most were experienced skiers, rangers, outdoorsmen, climbers, lumbermen, miners, hunters, scouts, etc. Very few if any were the screw-ups portrayed in the movie.

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dalbrech — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 11:09 AM)

Only a few were screw ups. The whole "All the Americans are screw ups" angle was pure Hollywood, probably done because "The Dirty Dozen" had been such a big hit a couple of years before. MGM produced both,and were obivioulsy angling for another Dozen with Brigade.