Jarhead (2005) IMDB rating: 7.30 Plot: Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows “Swoff” (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper’s rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don’t understand against an enemy they can’t see for a cause they don’t fully fathom… Foxx portrays Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer who heads up Swofford’s scout/sniper platoon, while Sarsgaard is Swoff’s friend and mentor, Troy, a die-hard member of STA-their elite Marine Unit.

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Is Jarhead an accurate portrayal of the Marine Corps?
I’m reading it right now and it seems like, according to the author, every marine hates the Marine Corps and it is an awful place to be and everyone in the Marine Corps wished they hadn’t joined.

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It’s an accurate protrayl of how SOME Marines view the Corps, sure.

Like any other job, there are days when you wake up and say, "Damn, this is awesome, I can’t believe they pay me to do this!" Then there are other days when you wake up thinking "What the he*l am I doing with my life? This is terrible!"

Obviously, when you’re deployed, often times you have a few more of the latter days when you question what you’re doing and why you joined in the first place, because life can get pretty miserable. What they don’t show in the movie is that that shared misery breeds a camraderie that is unmatched anywhere else in the world, and that there really are a lot of good damn days in the Corps as well.

Think about it, have you been incredibly happy with your job and your coworkers at ANY job you’ve had? Is it possible that someone could have observed you only on those bad days and drawn the conclusion that everyone hates your employer?

I’m not a huge fan of ‘Jarhead,’ but I’d be lying if I said I never woke up a bit pi*sed off to still be in the Corps, but there were many, many more times when every damn day I put that uniform on and felt like I could do anything in the world (Except put used toothpaste back in the tube, of course, that’s the only thing in the world that a Marine can’t do.)

Semper Fi.

The Ghost of Craiggers | Oct 03, 2009

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Jarhead is a disgrace to the USMC
R'- @\/_1 | Oct 03, 2009

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The services (each of them) are designed to have most people leave after one tour. There must br many more privates than sergeants and if people didn’t leave there would be privates with 20 years of service. It is not accurate for all marines but is a compilation of thoughts and people.
laughter_every_day | Oct 03, 2009

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It’s a name they gave themselves. And I think most of them do not regret joining. I am thankful for all of our people who serve.
ol crow | Oct 03, 2009

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No that isn’t an accurate description at all. I’d say 50% at worst for each branch may have regrets even in secret. That’s hardly everyone. I don’t particularly like it but I do what I’ve got to do to feed my family and it certainly has it’s ups. Probably more ups than downs. I damn sure don’t regret it.
David W | Oct 03, 2009

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If the book is anything like the movie then I hope not. The movie shows nothing but people getting their asses handed to them. I realize that yes this does happen and some Marines may feel this way. Let’s just hope that as Americans this isn’t true for most or our country is in trouble.
? | Nov 20, 1990

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I’ve been in for three years and i just re-enlisted to stay in for 5 more…..i love it….and im active duty….so i guess thats not true.
theshinynickel | Oct 03, 2009

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The "Ghost of Craigers" comment above says it all. I don’t agree with the term Jarhead- the Squids (Navy) like to use it to antagonize, but we let it pass since we know they are jealous. Attitudes change as one climbs the rank ladder. I started as a Pvt, went to Sgt, picked up a Bachelor Degree on the GI Bill after my 1st hitch, came back as a 2nd Lt, flew F-4 phantoms for awhile, and retired after 27 years (which seems like a very short period of time now). The number of "bad" memories can be listed on one hand. The number of good memories are infinite. Spent a tour in Vietnam in the mid-sixties as a Cpl, that wasn’t all that bad either. Nothing was comfortable, but the friends made and the fact that we train and depend on each other makes the Marine Corps what it is today and yesteryear. The 1st hitch is the hardest since the Marine does not have much rank. There is always someone telling him/her what to do, when to do it, how to do it the Marine Corps way (efficiently), and where to be. After that 1st hitch and a couple of promotions, the Marine becomes the one doing the telling more often than being told. Officers leave the NCOs and SNCOs to run unit with essentially a "make it happen" direction. Junior Marines learn from the NCOs and SNCOs who mold them into an effective, mean machine that saves Marine lives and gets the mission accomplished.

Of the four military Services, the Marine Corps is the only one that instills such pride and accomplishment in young people that no matter how long they stay in the Corps, they will always be Marines and are always glad to say so. Few can earn the right to be called Marine. Marines are a class of their own. That is why you see a lot of Marine Corps stickers on back of car windows and very few Army, Navy, and Air Force stickers. A "Marine" may leave the Marine Corps after their hitch is up, but the Marine Corps never leaves the Marine. It is a life-long association among Marines, active duty, discharged, or retired – regardless of rank!

Semper Fi
LtCol USMC-Ret | Oct 03, 2009