Stripes (1981)

Factual error: SFC Hulka was assigned as a Drill Sergeant and is therefore authorized for the Drill Sergeant ID badge which may be worn for the duration of his career. It is missing from his dress uniform in Europe.

Continuity mistake: During the initial issue, Hulka's unit insignia appears, then disappears when he's talking to Bill Murray, depending on the camera angle.

Continuity mistake: At the Bus Station, Luise, MP, was a Spec 5. After that, she was a Spec 4. You can see it on the shoulder rank patch.

Continuity mistake: Early in the movie, the Sean Young character is a Specialist Five (Specialist symbol with one stripe over the top). At graduation and when she was getting off the plane at the end of the film, she was a Spec 4 (just the Specialist symbol).

Factual error: It is highly unlikely that junior enlistees would have clearance or access to a TOP SECRET manual for the Urban Assault Vehicle. Also, the manual shows "WAR DEPARTMENT" on the cover. The correct name since 1947 was the Department of Defense.

Factual error: The German license plate on the car parked at the "Schloss Hotel" starts with the letters "WH." This was reserved for Nazi Wehrmacht Herr (Army) vehicles and was discontinued in 1945. In addition, there is no hyphen (Bindestrich) separating the letters from the numbers. There is also no circular inspection / tax stamp sticker on the plate.

Revealing mistake: The couple make love in the General's bedroom in the US. Later they make love in a German hotel room. The same set is used for both scenes.