>Have you seen "Jarhead"? Pretty close to the truth, I suspect. It ought to be, it was written by a Marine grunt who was there. One thing that surprised me was how much humor there is in it.

No I have not watched Jarhead yet, but you have to realize that, that is just the Marines, the smallest and elitist of our military branches. Airforce is the best for amenadies(sp?) for living. Navy and Army are in between the two for everything else. But no matter which branch you look at, the support people always out number the front-line fighters, you just don't see them as much.

Have a good week.
Beth