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At the end of basic training, Judy's platoon goes to the bulletin board to see what their M.O.S. will be. This is not how the U.S. Army operates, you must pass a qualification test for the M.O.S. that you enlist for before you ever enlist. You know before you ever get to basic training what M.O.S. you will be training for, not on the last day of basic training. See more...

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Private Benjamin (1980) - 3 corrections

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Uniform mistake: the Australian style "bush hat" worn by Capt. Lewis is only worn by a female drill Sgt. i.e. non-commissioned officers, never a commissioned officer (a.r 670-1). [This is a deliberate costume choice, not a mistake. In order to show an authentic US military uniform on film, permission must first be obtained from The Pentagon. It isn't easy to get and can be denied for whatever reason they choose. So, to get around this filmmakers will make deliberate 'mistakes' such as the wrong shoulder flashes, footwear or decorations, or in this case the wrong hat. Since this means the uniform is not 'authentic', no permission is needed to show it on film. Bizarre but true.]

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The length of Private Benjamin's basic training is incorrect. It is mentioned by both Capt. Lewis and Col. Thornbush as six weeks. US Army basic training has always been eight weeks. [Sorry, that's wrong - in 1977 I spent exactly TWO WEEKS in basic training at Ft. McClellan, AL in the US Army's Civil Acquired Skills Program (CASP>) Those joining my unit after CASP was discontinued spent six weeks.]

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Goldie Hawn is addressed as Private Benjamin during basic training. Soldiers do not attain the rank of private until after they complete basic. [True, but they are still addressed as 'private'.]

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