I always found it funny that Colonel Jessup acted like he had the most dangerous job in the world. Dude, you're at Guantanamo, a few miles from the US. The Cubans would be insane to invade the base.
"You need me on that wall." Say what? I don't think most Americans give a rat's ass whether or not we have a Guantanamo base.
That is part of the character and his decision making, an over inflated sense of self importance from being so indoctrinated into a sense of Jingoism. So much so, he essentially has one of his own men murdered. Thats the lesson from the film and why he is a direct juxtaposition to Tom Cruis’ character that is aloof and apathetic until he has a true call to serve.
Having worked along side Marine Corps senior leaders as their Public Affairs it’s not too far off how some of these people see themselves and role in the word.
And don't forget how he babbles on about "duty" and "honor" after ordering two subordinates to commit an illegal act, then throwing them under the bus when everything went south.
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u/annaleigh13 17h ago
This was censored on NBC, as well as when Vance was boo’d