Time to do that pilot stuff!

[Adm.Lee]

According to www.topgunday.com, today (May 13) is Top Gun Day! Just thought some of you might be nostalgic for the '80s, too.

[pmulcahy11b]

It was a damn good movie -- even if Tom Cruise is far too short to be taller than Kelly McGillis. And it was one of the best recruiting tools the US Navy ever had, whether it was intended that way or not.

[Adm.Lee]

A great recruiting tool, indeed. I remember reading an interview with an Army general back then-- he was wishing someone would something similar for the Rangers on Grenada. That was before "Heartbreak ridge" came out, IIRC.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Adm.Lee

A great recruiting tool, indeed. I remember reading an interview with an Army general back then-- he was wishing someone would something similar for the Rangers on Grenada. That was before "Heartbreak ridge" came out, IIRC.

Supposedly, the producers of what became Heartbreak Ridge originally planned for the movie to be about the Rangers on Grenada -- but the Army withdrew their support early on; it is rumored that some generals at the Pentagon were offended at the large amount of foul language used by the characters in the script, and they didn't like the character of Highway at all -- they thought it would give the Army a bad image. Apparently, bad words and alcohol make Pentagon generals cry.

[TiggerCCW UK]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Apparently, bad words and alcohol make Pentagon generals cry.

Rightly so - every squaddie I ever met was tucked up in bed by 9pm every night with their prayer book

[weswood]

I don't remember what movie it was, possibly Full Metal Jacket, but my parents saw it in the theater. They got up and walked out because of the language. Pop said he'd never heard soldiers talk that bad. I was amazed, that was exactly how Marines talked when I was in.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Supposedly, the producers of what became Heartbreak Ridge originally planned for the movie to be about the Rangers on Grenada -- but the Army withdrew their support early on; it is rumored that some generals at the Pentagon were offended at the large amount of foul language used by the characters in the script, and they didn't like the character of Highway at all -- they thought it would give the Army a bad image. Apparently, bad words and alcohol make Pentagon generals cry.

Clint Eastwood is a living god.

[jester]

Wes what was your MOS?

I had been in some units where I was informaly couseneled for my language.

I had just come from the gruns.... oh that was fun



I could hadly stand from laughing, when the same Warant Officer <well then warant, he was a Master Guns when he talkedto me> asked me in grunt language six months later about things. Its amazing at what we see when the eyes of the PC leaders are not watchingl

[Adm.Lee]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Supposedly, the producers of what became Heartbreak Ridge originally planned for the movie to be about the Rangers on Grenada -- but the Army withdrew their support early on; it is rumored that some generals at the Pentagon were offended at the large amount of foul language used by the characters in the script, and they didn't like the character of Highway at all -- they thought it would give the Army a bad image. Apparently, bad words and alcohol make Pentagon generals cry.

I'd heard even the Commandant of the MC was unhappy with the language when it did come out.

[weswood]

Originally Posted by jester

Wes what was your MOS?

I had been in some units where I was informaly couseneled for my language.

I had just come from the gruns.... oh that was fun



I could hadly stand from laughing, when the same Warant Officer <well then warant, he was a Master Guns when he talkedto me> asked me in grunt language six months later about things. Its amazing at what we see when the eyes of the PC leaders are not watchingl

Logistics/Emabrkation, 0431 if you want to get formal.

[Gabe The Gun]

Originally Posted by weswood

Logistics/Emabrkation, 0431 if you want to get formal.

Thats funny, I guess it all depends on who is running your Co./Div. and what thier personalities are I suppose. I never had a problem with profanity the 8 yrs. I served in the Army. It was pretty well accepted from what i've seen.
U.S. Army , 91E 307th Med. so I was a Dental Specialist in mobile field hospitals, even in the medical field profanity was regularly used.

[weswood]

It may be that he was remembering when he was a higher rank, he retired as a Command Sgt Maj. I know I tried to clean it up somewhat when I was around rank.

But I was hungover enough once to ask a Major where did all the brain cells go after you killed them.

[pmulcahy11b]

We all did that. We had three ways of talking -- one for around enlisted men, one for around senior NCOs, and one for around officers. And if you try not to curse enough, it just forces you to have to be more creative about your insults...

[weswood]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

We all did that. We had three ways of talking -- one for around enlisted men, one for around senior NCOs, and one for around officers. And if you try not to curse enough, it just forces you to have to be more creative about your insults...

I've evolved a code known only to my closest coworkers for when I'm dealing with customers. If I tell them "have a nice day" it means "f**k off and die" and if I say I'm having a peachy day, it means everything I touch is going to hell and I expect it to get worse.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by weswood

I've evolved a code known only to my closest coworkers for when I'm dealing with customers. If I tell them "have a nice day" it means "f**k off and die" and if I say I'm having a peachy day, it means everything I touch is going to hell and I expect it to get worse.

I had a computer teacher like that once. If she was all kidding and joking around, you knew you were OK with her, but the more polite and proper she got with someone, the more you knew she had no respect for them. Luckily, she was always kidding and joking with me...but I was one of her star students. (OK, that sounded a little full of myself, but I had the highest grades in the class every test.)