Ironically it was Cimino who reminded Stone of nothing he experienced in Vietnam‚ and talked him into resurrecting “Platoon”. Stone portrays the war as more of a conflict between American soldiers internally rather than a conflict with the Vietcong. Platoon tells the story of Vietnam from the point of view of a naïve young soldier. The first thing he sees when arriving is rows of bodies being readied to be ship back to the United States. He finds out that other soldiers don’t associate with the
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utilize the chain. As a new private in basic some soldiers are appointed into student leadership positions to help them understand how hard it is to run a squad or platoon sized element and to show them how much harder it is without the proper use of the chain of command. The soldiers quickly learn that one person can be in charge of a platoon but it is very difficult to handle and control every single individual soldier and their issues. The student leaders learn that the military cannot efficiently
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as a whole should be manned and equipped in accordance with the Marine Corps requirements. The following correspondence identifies the equipment shortfalls that RFL CO A 1/6 2D MARDIV is suffering. Additionally‚ the correspondence identifies 1st Platoon manpower shortfalls as well. Body: Currently in RFL CO A 1/6 2D MARDIV‚ we maintain only 20% of our total 0311 Corporals (Cpl). Furthermore‚ we maintain a minimal 25% of our total 0311 Lance Corporal (LCpl) requirement. Additionally‚ we only maintain
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“PLATOON… DISMISSED!” said the platoon sergeant. Without skipping a heart beat a platoon of 45 marines responded “DISMISSED‚ I SIR!” They all took one step back‚ they smartly raised their right arms with elbows at a 45 degree bend‚ their fingers joined and aligned to the tip of their cover rendering a salute. The platoon sergeant saluted the platoon back and returned his arm back to his side. In unison the platoon about faced and let out a thunderous “00H RAH!” It is payday Friday‚ two days of liberty
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formation. Every day at PT formation prior to conducting PRT several important things happen. First of all‚ all soldiers are accounted for. This is important to make sure that all the soldiers are accounted for by the platoon sergeant and they are in good health and still alive. Second the platoon sergeant will often have important or useful information to the soldier. Third the first sergeant holds formation‚ making sure he has accountability of all of his soldiers and puts out any information that he may
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On January 30‚ Ryan Park‚ a Navy veteran‚ walked into a Jollibee fast food location in Union County‚ California. Upon inquiring about a military discount‚ no different than many seniors do at movie theaters across the country‚ a woman proceeded to interrupt his conversation with the server exclaiming‚ “That is so rude!” She continued to question why military veterans think they are entitled to special privileges. Ryan responded‚ “I gave up my privileges so that people like you can have them.” The
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was sent into My Lai to sweep the village and root out suspected Vietcong who might have been hiding there. First Platoon under Lt. Calley’s command reached the village first. The remaining platoons stayed behind to support Calley. Charlie Company’s commander‚ Captain Medina‚ was also present to direct operations. The sweep was also supported by helicopter gun-ships. When Calley’s platoon found no enemy soldiers‚ he ordered that the civilians be rounded up and brought to the center of the village. At
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lubricating and reassembling of the M4 carbine. 2. APPLICABILITY: 3rd Platoon (Outlaws)‚ Troop‚ higher unit 3. REFERENCES: Lubricate order (LO); STP 21–1–SMCT; TM 9–1005–319–10; and DA Form 2404‚ Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES: All Troopers are responsible for the serviceability of their M4 Carbine. Squad Leaders will ensure their soldiers conduct maintenance IAW Platoon SOP. 4. PROCEDURES: a. Weapons clearance will be done with extreme
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found within Saving Private Ryan when Cpt. Miller and his platoon found and captured a German soldier (whom was later nicknamed “Steamboat Willie”) who had recently ambushed and killed two American Airborne Paratrooper soldiers. Conflict arose when the entirety of Cpt. Miller’s platoon wanted to kill Steamboat Willie for his actions‚ however‚ Cpt. Miller had other plans and chose to let the soldier live. One of the soldiers in the platoon had the audacity and courage to attempt to disobey the
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Jimmy Cross is the leader of the Alpha Platoon. Cross is full of guilt through his story because he believes that his preoccupation with his love for a girl named Martha and his tendency to follow orders‚ his better judgement caused the deaths of Ted Lavender and Kiowa. (O’Brien 110) Cross changes
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