If you liked this, I also recommend looking into "Ears. Open. Eyes. Click." .. a 2005 indie doc on Marine boot camp by a canadian film maker.

I just recently learned that HBO might be doing a series with all of the unused footage, in 45 min episodes, so its a good time to be into this.

Someone may have a google link to that EOEC doc on google, you may just have to ask said person... but it is available for purchase as well.

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I really like how you can see the similarities between our soldiers and the IDF, when dealing with people from a different culture/race... Kids doing a job that no one knows how to do... and getting frustrated.

The expectations they try to live up to...

Am sorry but the IDF deals with people it has shared borders with for the last couple of millennial. Administrating the running of an open air prison and the numerous road blocks that they have created doesn't have a parallel to the operations in Iraq.

Yes, Indeed it Does.

You only need to watch the documentaries to see the GLARING similarities, psychologically, faced by people who are themselves kids with no experiences.

It's exactly similar and parallel, not physically of course, from an operations standpoint.. that would make no sense to assert...

The parallel, and I would daresay it's exactly similar, is that Our leaders misuse our young people. And our young people can stop it if we educate them first.

Furthermore...

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