You can tell this show is from the late 90's-early 00's. Today within the first 5 minutes at least 3 of those neighbors would have taken and posted pictures and videos of that little backyard Parris Island scene, and forever burned any chance Harm ever had of going undercover.
Such a (former?) Marine-Guy wouldn't live in the middle of some suburb, nope they'd probably live out in the countryside, so nobody there to take pictures (or call the police or something) :D
The Marines are small force. All the long term Marines of the same rank and military specialty know each other. The chance of passing an under-cover off as a gunnery sergeant are slim to none.
I was Air Force over 14 years and work with marines and other services several times, stationed Okinawa as well…I’m not going to know everyone that knew them. Maybe the detachment CO like a CWO referred as Gunner. But not enlisted.
Marine Corps are the pawns. Navy is their Daddy. They just employ that “get tough” attitude because they have the lowest test scores, lowest IQs, worst tech / gear, and use an outmoded method of barbarian warfare
The "DI" is missing his EGA on his left brest pocket, and the major says she and the "gunny" both served in Bosnia but neither have a NATO medal, then the "gunny" walks on the right of the major instead of to her left.
Ok, if this was an undercover operation why would they put him somewhere where he can be compromised by people he knows. Also is he really supposed to soak up 20 years of Marine Corps life in an afternoon at some retired Sgt Maj's house with the entire neighborhood watching. Finally 2/9 is a battalion in an infantry regiment. It would not be commanded by a Captain.
The line companies in infantry battalions are generally commanded by a Captain. The Battalion XO is a Major and the Battalion CO is a LtCol. I was in 2/9 from February 1982 - September 1985 when it was at Camp Margarita, Camp Pendleton, CA. Later, 2/9 was deactivated and then later reactivated some years later at Camp Lejeune, NC. This is a normal occurrence during times of a drawdown/plus-up. There were never any females in 2/9. I enjoyed JAG, but the military advisor for the show (if there even was one) should have been punched in the forehead. They seldom got anything right.
@@dancooper6447 yeah and if they had said or implied that the Captain was a company commander I would be cool with that. Of course this is the same show that sends has Harm routinely making carrier landings even though he hasn't been rated for them for years. And those are the least egregious mistakes
@@chadhunter4657 - True! Holly weird should do a little more research. I get it that it is only entertainment - and I have learned to laugh at it. Side note: 2/9 was never in Bosnia, either.
If the Marines had wanted that Mssgt to have a neck (or be able to bend it) they would have ISSUED him one! I know a few guys like this, and most are truly scary in their normal environment. That and I have NEVER seen a senior enlisted guy (like this) who would EVER need to report ANYTHING to the CO, they would handle it themselves (either personally, or via the Sargent's mafia ('how would like to spend the next 6 months inventorying the grease in the maintenance locker and standing weekend duty EVERY weekend?'). and rarely at that!
@@joebates3272 When I went through USN boot camp (yeah I know sar-major), they had just changed from NCO's using direct physical punishment to JUST PTing you till THEY got tired of watching you exercise! This did not prevent instructors from using their 'normal' conversational volume (as loud as they could yell to ensure you HEARD the instruction(s)) and distance (about the time his hat brim hit your chest!)! Our Company Commander was an extremely sharp Senior Chief Ship's Serviceman, named Olaes (this would turn out to be his last company, the CO of the NTC would deep dip him to be her new Master Chief of the Command about two weeks after we graduated). He was about 5'10' (if that) and most of the company was at LEAST that tall (I am 6'5, was actually the SECOND tallest in the company). I was suffering from a pair of matched ear infections (which would result in a 'no marching chit' eventually and doing my freedom run on a stationary bicycle) and would lose my balance at the drop of a hat (literally sometimes, having to look at my feet to keep from falling over). After a (well-deserved) ass chewing I (for the first time in nearly a dozen weeks in boot-camp) succumbed to the temptation and looked down at the top of the Senior Chief's hat. He had a note (on white paper (to partially hide I think) that said 'DON;T EVEN THINK ABOUT LOOKING DOWN AT ME!! LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD! (ALONG WITH AN ADJECTIVE!!)' It was all I could do to NOT bust out laughing!
@@specialk9424 Actually, it was him. Looks a lot different when he shaves off his signature eyebrows. www.imdb.com/title/tt0613264/characters/nm0000388
@@nikkeisimmer8795 No, it wasn't. I know what it says on IMDB, but that wasn't Gunny. The voice is different, and shape of the face is different, shape of the eyes are different, the way he talks is different. Wasn't Gunny. IMDB got it wrong.
Does nobody else think it's crazy that mac expects to be told anything or that she's careless she says "good to see you again, like why does she not think beyond herself?
This is crazy as a Navy man I stood watch with Marines. Navy officers and Marines are different. This isn't believable. Well I like Harm and think he's a good Naval officer I doubt he could pull it off.
His cover would have been blown first five minutes. Denis to use to being an officer. Did walk on left side of the office. Didn’t stand paraded rest when talking and a few other things. Not to mention Gunny is a high enlisted rank to not have people know you.
I don't believe that I've ever heard a Gunnery Sergeant addressed as "Guns." Gunny, sure. Gunnery Sergeant, yep. There were so many problems with not just this episode but the entire show that I usually laughed my ass off. The same goes for NCIS. For example, they'd dash from DC to Norfolk at the drop of a hat and bring people back to DC for interrogation. Evidently, the largest Navy base in the world has neither JAG nor NCIS offices. The idea Harm could just go and check out a fighter whenever he wanted. The idea of lawyers keeping pistols in their desks and getting into gun battles. And much much more.
Guns is only used if the forementioned Gunny allows it. Even Master Guns. I was in GITMO and My SSGT of S-6 comms wiremen called Gunny of Radiomen, Guns and Gunny called my SSGT just staff. I have only heard of one person who allowed certain people he respected to be referred to Master Guns.
My service time was 58 62 USN, at that time my assumption was any Sargent was a Gunnery Sgt. I was informed the Gunny was a Master Sgt. Then Gunny was made honest Gunnery Sgt. Who is a Gunnery Sgt?
In recruit training everyone is a sir or a ma’am. Until you become a marine, then you address enlisted as their rank and commissioned still as sir or ma’am.
Marine recruits refer to Drill Instructors as “Sir!”. At the completion of Boot Camp Marines refer to NCO’s and Staff NCO’s by their rank, and “Sir” if deemed appropriate. Harm, as a slimy Boot, will refer to the Sergeant Major as “Sir!”. 😁🇺🇸 Semper Fi!
The costume director needs to square away that raggedy looking campaign cover. The buckle is not centered above the forehead, and the leather is unpolished. I hate unsquared away actors pretending to be Marines.
@@redeyedmongoose2963 Actually it is R. Lee Ermey - www.imdb.com/title/tt0613264/characters/nm0000388 look at the chin on that close-up of him with Harm. and look at a picture of R. Lee Ermey and you'll see the same scar
This is trash. A Force Recon GySgt showing up out of the blue would be stupid. It's such a small community. There are really only 2 Force Recon Companies in the Marines (not really counting 3rd Force...sorry) So do the math...that means there are about 20 0321 GySgts that have the quals to be in Force. They know each other. This is stupid. I always hated this show. Cheese fest.
@@napalmstickylikeglue The Navy initially refused to be part of production. Only in later seasons did they work with the show runners to try and get things accurate
What a load of crap. He could have this sergeant majors retirement cancelled and locked up for the way he treats him. Period. Typical television bull crap.
