Jarhead & SAF Similarities.

• Ponders

  20 Feb 06, 01:24

  Just watched Jarhead and it really reminds me how things are done in SAF and that they seem to have similar problems like we do. Things they do are similar too.
  
  1) Water Parade
  
  2) Pill taking.
  
  3) Spoilt signal sets
  
  4) Spoilt equipment not being replaced
  
  5) "regulars" are so committed that they want to upkeep the reputation of the service.
  
  but one thing i don't undestand... when they moved in supposedly platoon size.. where the heck is the PC? Only the Staff Sergeant (PS level) leading them.
  
  
• LazerLordz

  20 Feb 06, 01:28

  The US Army works with the Platoon Sergeant as the main man in operations.The PC is not at the forefront like our SAF.
  
  The typical US Infantry PS is usually a SFC(Sergeant First Class) or SSG.He will lead the men in operations and also take charge of their logitistical issues in the field.
• Ponders

  20 Feb 06, 02:31

  Originally posted by LazerLordz:

  The US Army works with the Platoon Sergeant as the main man in operations.The PC is not at the forefront like our SAF.
  
  The typical US Infantry PS is usually a SFC(Sergeant First Class) or SSG.He will lead the men in operations and also take charge of their logitistical issues in the field.

  So during Gulf War and after their style changed?
  
  Because like in Vietnam and WW2, their PC still at the front.
• LazerLordz

  20 Feb 06, 02:32

  Originally posted by Ponders:

  So during Gulf War and after their style changed?
  
  Because like in Vietnam and WW2, their PC still at the front.

  PC is there, but I'm not sure if they are that forward, or are they more of a liasion to higher command.
• bcoy

  20 Feb 06, 09:02

  Originally posted by Ponders:

  Just watched Jarhead and it really reminds me how things are done in SAF and that they seem to have similar problems like we do. Things they do are similar too.
  
  1) Water Parade
  
  2) Pill taking.
  
  3) Spoilt signal sets
  
  4) Spoilt equipment not being replaced
  
  5) "regulars" are so committed that they want to upkeep the reputation of the service.
  
  but one thing i don't undestand... when they moved in supposedly platoon size.. where the heck is the PC? Only the Staff Sergeant (PS level) leading them.
  
  

  I read the book - there are some minor differences between the book and the movie. Anyway - the platoon has manpower shortages as described in the book - I assume they are short of a PC as well.
  
  Yes, they have similar problems. In fact, during the 1st gulf war, we watched their breaching exercise on CNN and it was almost the same as we did ours. Too bad I cannot remember the Marine unit that come over for joint training right after the war - could have been the same 2/7 Marine unit as the writer. They were still wearing the desert camo and showed us pictures of their babies/kids they have not seen in months.
• decepticon25

  20 Feb 06, 19:53

  But most SAF regulars are not so 'committed' they just do it so they wont get into shit. We are not training for war these days...