So I sat down with the wife last night to watch this show on FX. Now keep in mind, My wife and I are big Steven Bochco fans. At least of his current shows I.e. NYPD Blue and others....
Now from the get go, I was skeptic about it because we had received a warning letter to not comment about this show because it had NOT received and help or assistance via the ARMY in making it. SO I knew right then and there their would be some inconsistancies, exagerations and fiction involved.
OMG...from the beginning, the movie was straight FICTION and garbage!
1. For a soldier smoking dope...aint gonna happen. Not even bringing it over. MP Customs on both ends US and IRAQ with all the dumping of personnel gear and drug sniffing dogs makes it impossible to get any into the country.
AAHHH Dont even say mail because ALL mail is scanned and exrayed, inspected, and searched to avoid the Scope and alcohol trick.
2. When a soldier enters the military, after completing basic and AIT, he/she is assigned to a Divisionional Military Base then assigned to a unit. If the unit is slated to go over, they are given 6 months to train up for it. Upon leaving, the Brigade/Battalion leaves as a whole. NO ONE INDIVIDUAL LEAVES FOR IRAQ AFTER COMPLETING BASIC/AIT as an individual. They cant. They must be assigned. Unless the unit is already over there then yes, the unit will call foward the soldier to meet up with the rest of the UNIT to be assigned to his/her Platoon. (That part of the movie...DEBUNKED.)
3. The Platoon Sergeant Stated he was slated to go home during his little yelling spree to the soldiers on the dirt mound.
BOGUS: As stated above, When a UNIT Deploys to IRAQ, IT DEPLOYS AS A UNIT, NOT INDIVIDUAL. He leaves when the Unit leaves. EVEN IF HIS CONTRACT IS UP. Reason: Due to "STOP LOSS" this prevents any soldiers Contract from being expired while serving. To avoid them being dropped from the system and the loss of numbers needed to sustain a Units manning roster.
(That part of the movie DEBUNKED.)
4. During the movie, "Smokie" finds out that a shippment of Scope Bottles having alcohol is in route. And he gathers up a few of the buddies to go with him on a supply run.
A. First off, A Platoon Sergeant IS NOT GOING TO LET A PFC or a Private DO WHAT EVER THE HELL THE WANT. ONLY THE PLATOON SERGEANT DESIGNATES WHO GOES ON A SUPPLY RUN. (DEBUNKED)
5. What was up with the one Private going around asking about Nick names? NO ONE IN THE ARMY USES NICK NAMES. It's either Private, Sergeant, Specialist, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RIVERA. No, "YO SMOKIE!!!!" Or Hey "Double WIDE!!" First off, calling a female "DOUBLE WIDE" will be misconstrued as Sexual Harrasment and will GET YOU LOCKED UP in PARADE REST. (DEBUNKED.)
6. They Hadn't Mentioned what duty station they originated out of, but I will assume they were from either FT Stewart or FT Benning, GA.
Reason: Unit Patch that was sewn on the side of the Helmets. Square Patch with Lines at angle. 3rd Infantry Division. Pay close attention to that in the future. If they mention any other post.....it is bogus. (Future DEBUNKING on Standby.)
7. They ONLY FACT I saw in this movie: The soldiers at the end were making video conferances to send to home. The one soldier who had at first argued with wife then stormed out the door. It showed him making the video conferance and then sending it to her, when she had recieved it, she was in bed with another man riding away on his dork. Well.....unfortunatly, that is FACT.
Many divorces occur because the SPOUSE of the soldier, cant keep his/her legs closed or remain faithful to the soldier for who knows what reasons. This is the GARBAGE that we must deal with in the ARMY.
(Sad as it may be.)
In a nutshell, this TV Show LACKS any sort of FACT. It lacked any sort of PLOT, and it does no credit for those already deployed to Iraq/Afghanistan.
For the Actors and Actresses, obviously they took the job because they needed the money.
For the same excitement and or information about the ARMY in comparison with this movie, YOU CAN WATCH STAR TREK. (Old School Ver. Yeah the guy with the Red Uniform is TOAST.)
Now from the get go, I was skeptic about it because we had received a warning letter to not comment about this show because it had NOT received and help or assistance via the ARMY in making it. SO I knew right then and there their would be some inconsistancies, exagerations and fiction involved.
OMG...from the beginning, the movie was straight FICTION and garbage!
1. For a soldier smoking dope...aint gonna happen. Not even bringing it over. MP Customs on both ends US and IRAQ with all the dumping of personnel gear and drug sniffing dogs makes it impossible to get any into the country.
AAHHH Dont even say mail because ALL mail is scanned and exrayed, inspected, and searched to avoid the Scope and alcohol trick.
2. When a soldier enters the military, after completing basic and AIT, he/she is assigned to a Divisionional Military Base then assigned to a unit. If the unit is slated to go over, they are given 6 months to train up for it. Upon leaving, the Brigade/Battalion leaves as a whole. NO ONE INDIVIDUAL LEAVES FOR IRAQ AFTER COMPLETING BASIC/AIT as an individual. They cant. They must be assigned. Unless the unit is already over there then yes, the unit will call foward the soldier to meet up with the rest of the UNIT to be assigned to his/her Platoon. (That part of the movie...DEBUNKED.)
3. The Platoon Sergeant Stated he was slated to go home during his little yelling spree to the soldiers on the dirt mound.
BOGUS: As stated above, When a UNIT Deploys to IRAQ, IT DEPLOYS AS A UNIT, NOT INDIVIDUAL. He leaves when the Unit leaves. EVEN IF HIS CONTRACT IS UP. Reason: Due to "STOP LOSS" this prevents any soldiers Contract from being expired while serving. To avoid them being dropped from the system and the loss of numbers needed to sustain a Units manning roster.
(That part of the movie DEBUNKED.)
4. During the movie, "Smokie" finds out that a shippment of Scope Bottles having alcohol is in route. And he gathers up a few of the buddies to go with him on a supply run.
A. First off, A Platoon Sergeant IS NOT GOING TO LET A PFC or a Private DO WHAT EVER THE HELL THE WANT. ONLY THE PLATOON SERGEANT DESIGNATES WHO GOES ON A SUPPLY RUN. (DEBUNKED)
5. What was up with the one Private going around asking about Nick names? NO ONE IN THE ARMY USES NICK NAMES. It's either Private, Sergeant, Specialist, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RIVERA. No, "YO SMOKIE!!!!" Or Hey "Double WIDE!!" First off, calling a female "DOUBLE WIDE" will be misconstrued as Sexual Harrasment and will GET YOU LOCKED UP in PARADE REST. (DEBUNKED.)
6. They Hadn't Mentioned what duty station they originated out of, but I will assume they were from either FT Stewart or FT Benning, GA.
Reason: Unit Patch that was sewn on the side of the Helmets. Square Patch with Lines at angle. 3rd Infantry Division. Pay close attention to that in the future. If they mention any other post.....it is bogus. (Future DEBUNKING on Standby.)
7. They ONLY FACT I saw in this movie: The soldiers at the end were making video conferances to send to home. The one soldier who had at first argued with wife then stormed out the door. It showed him making the video conferance and then sending it to her, when she had recieved it, she was in bed with another man riding away on his dork. Well.....unfortunatly, that is FACT.
Many divorces occur because the SPOUSE of the soldier, cant keep his/her legs closed or remain faithful to the soldier for who knows what reasons. This is the GARBAGE that we must deal with in the ARMY.
(Sad as it may be.)
In a nutshell, this TV Show LACKS any sort of FACT. It lacked any sort of PLOT, and it does no credit for those already deployed to Iraq/Afghanistan.
For the Actors and Actresses, obviously they took the job because they needed the money.
For the same excitement and or information about the ARMY in comparison with this movie, YOU CAN WATCH STAR TREK. (Old School Ver. Yeah the guy with the Red Uniform is TOAST.)
