Tag: Vietnam War

Serpentorslair Staff · January 23, 2025

On This Day: January 23, 1983 – The A-Team Premieres on NBC

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff1980s action TV shows, B.A. Baracus, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, George Peppard, Hannibal Smith, Howling Mad Murdock, I love it when a plan comes together, Mr. T, NBC 1983, Templeton Peck, The A-Team, The A-Team action figures, The A-Team cast, The A-Team catchphrases, The A-Team characters, The A-Team legacy, The A-Team merchandise, The A-Team movie 2010, The A-Team premiere, The A-Team toys, The A-Team van, Vietnam War0 comment

On January 23, 1983, a cultural phenomenon was born when The A-Team premiered on NBC. The show quickly became a fan favorite, combining action, humor, and memorable characters, all wrapped in the adventure of a group of Vietnam War veterans-turned-mercenaries who helped those in need while evading military capture. The Popularity of The A-Team From its first season, The A-Team became a ratings juggernaut. Audiences were drawn to its unique blend of over-the-top action, clever problem-solving, and light-hearted camaraderie. The series was perfectly tailored to the 1980s action-loving audience, making…

Serpentorslair Staff · September 23, 2024

1987 Full Metal Jacket A Retrospective!

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff1987 movie, Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard, dehumanization in war, Full Metal Jacket, Full Metal Jacket legacy, Gomer Pyle, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Gustav Hasford, Hollywood war films, iconic war movies, Marine boot camp, Matthew Modine, military training, Parris Island, Peter Edmund, Private Joker, Private Leonard Lawrence, psychological war movies, R. Lee Ermey, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick filmography, The Short-Timers, Vietnam War, Vietnam War cinema, Vietnam War movies, Vincent D’Onofrio, war movie performances, war psychological effects0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Today I’m taking a look back at the 1987 movie! Full Metal Jacket directed by Stanley Kubrick. The movie is based on the 1979 novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford, the film stands out as one of the most raw and brutally honest depictions of the dehumanizing effects of war. Set during the Vietnam War, the film delves deeply into the psychological transformation of soldiers, and how the harsh realities of war can erode humanity, compassion, and individuality. The film is structured into two distinct parts,…

Serpentorslair Staff · March 28, 2024

G.I. JOE INSIDE THE FILECARDS FEATURING ‘MUTT’!

March 28, 2024March 29, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff11B, 18 series SF, 31K Working Dog Handler MOS, 3rd Special Forces Group, Barricade, Charbroil, Combat Tracker Teams, dog handler, Duke, filecard, G.I. Joe, Hama, helmet insignia, Infantry, Jungle Warfare Training School, Lifeline, M-14, Military Police Branch, military working dog handler, Mutt, PMS, Roadblock, SMS, Special Forces, Special Ops School, US Army, Vietnam War, Vietnam War veteran0 comment

Story by Staff Writer ‘Shaft’ Today we look at G.I. Joe Mutt whose PMS is “Dog Handler” and SMS is “Infantry”. Nowadays a military working dog handler in the US Army is handled by a soldier in the Military Police Branch, specifically the 31K Working Dog Handler MOS. So a modern take on Mutt is he enlisted into Infantry as an 11B before re-classing as a 31K. However during Hama’s time he may have been thinking of Mutt more as an Infantryman trained as a dog handler during the Vietnam…

Serpentorslair Staff · February 1, 2024

G.I. Joe Inside The Filecards Featuring ‘STALKER’

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff18D Medical Sergeant, 18F Intelligence Sergeant, 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger), 75th Ranger Regiment, 89D EOD, Advanced Infantry Training, E-7 rank, EOD Specialist, G.I. Joe Stalker, Hasbro action figures, Infantry, Interpreter, Language training in the military, LRRP units, M-14 rifle, Marvel Comics, Medic, Military branches in the US Army, Military Intelligence, Military Intelligence School, Military reclassification, Military training and specialties, Ranger School, Real-world military vs fiction, Special Forces, US Army Ranger, Vietnam War0 comment

Story by Staff Writer SHAFT Today I take a look at G.I. Joe ‘Stalker‘. He is listed as “Ranger” and has a PMS of “Infantry” and SMS of “Medic” and “Interpreter”. We once again are into potentially three different US Army branches of Infantry, Medical Department and Military Intelligence, which would not be possible in a real world scenario. First let’s look at the word “Ranger’. This can be ambiguous as the US Army has two different types of Rangers: A soldier going through Ranger School which is open to…

Serpentorslair Staff · December 7, 2023

G.I. JOE INSIDE THE FILECARDS FEATURING ‘BREAKER’

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Serpentorslair Staff25 series, 25C Radio Operator Maintainer, 5th Special Forces Group, Breaker, CIA, Communications Sergeant, Covert Electronics, Covert Operations, E-7, E-8, G.I.Joe, Green Beret, Hasbro, Infantry, Language Training, Military MOS, OG13, Project Gamma, Radio TelePhone Operator, RTO, Signal Corps, Signal School, Special Forces, Surveillance Electronics, Vietnam War0 comment

Breaker is interesting in that he only has a PMS listed (Infantry) and no SMS. It also indicates he went to Signal School, which is what MOS’s in the Signal Corps Branch (25 series) go to. So his Infantry PMS and Signal School are very conflicting. What is usually not known is an RTO (Radio Tele-Phone Operator) within an Infantry platoon is not from the 25 series, but rather an 11B Infantryman assigned the radio. They usually give it to someone in the lower ranks (Privates). 25 series MOS’s typically…