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Originally Posted by Catfish

Been there, done that. But i admit i find the US drill sergeant's hats like in Platoon utterly ridiculous. I guess you will not laugh as a recruit, but it's like putting someone in a clown's costume and allow him to torture you

One guy makes his living at it!

F. Lee Ermey was cast in his first film while attending the University of Manila in the Philippines, using his G.I. Bill benefits. He played a First Air Cavalry chopper pilot in Apocalypse Now doubling as a technical advisor to director Francis Ford Coppola. Ermey then was cast as a Marine Drill Instructor in Sidney Fury's "Boys In Company C." For the next few years, Ermey played a series of minor film roles until 1987 when he was cast as drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. https://www.quora.com/Do-real-life-military-drill-instructors-bear-any-resemblance-to-the-Gunny-character-from-the-movie-Full-Metal-Jacket
Initially he was intended to be only the technical advisor. Kubrick changed his mind after Ermey put together an instructional tape, in which he went on an extended tirade towards several extras, convincing Kubrick he was the right man for the role. Seeking absolute military authenticity for the film, Kubrick allowed Ermey to write or edit his own dialogue and improvise on the set, a notable rarity in a Kubrick film. Kubrick later indicated that Ermey was an excellent performer, often needing just two or three takes per scene, also unusual for a Kubrick film.

Federal guards receive their periodic 40 hours new-contract training and range qualification from contracted Marine drill instructors...so I have a greater appreciation of the 'art form' They are excellent leaders and truthfully I never heard one actually swear. Class room discipline was tough and full attention mandatory or you were stood at your desk. @ Catfish I work occasionally alongside US Park Rangers who also wear the same (Smokey) hat...they are not ridiculous! Merely a matter of bad taste! en masse>