The yelling, the sweat, the thousand-yard stares — these movies either nailed the chaos or missed it. Every service member has a boot camp story — the sand, the blisters, the broken sleep, the recruit ...
Retired US Army drill sergeant Lamont Christian rates more boot-camp scenes in movies and TV shows. Christian looks at US Marine Corps boot camp scenes across history, including mortar and machine gun ...
Pfc. Nicolas Brooklier, a former Army captain, marches on the parade deck during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 26. (Lance Cpl. Alexandra M. Earl/Marine Corps) ...