i serve a a corpsman at parris island in the late 60 and a little over 10 year after the d. i. be shoot . i be in some of the barrack where they film some of the indoor scene . i know a lot of drill instructor and a lot of recruit . i think the movie be as close a any movie to show the life of a recruit and that of a drill instructor . without a doubt and i think it be the best thing jack webb ever do . if you have be in the military and you need to see this movie . this be the way it be . it show how important it be to take a bunch of raw recruit and turn them into men ready to defend our country . one feature i find fascinating be that most of the character be play by real marine and not actor .