America's trying to do the best for its veterans.
It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.
Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.
The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.
Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.
The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.
The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.
Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.
Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.
You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did.
There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.