basic training
12 movies and shows
The General's Daughter
Fri, 18 Jun 1999
When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell's life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.
The Boys in Company C
Thu, 02 Feb 1978
Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.
Tell It to the Marines
Thu, 23 Dec 1926
U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O'Hara secretly loves. Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.' But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.
Caught in the Draft
Fri, 04 Jul 1941
Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?
Biloxi Blues
Fri, 25 Mar 1988
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.
Dear Soldier
Fri, 16 Jun 1944
Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.
Mountain and Desert Survival: Desert Survival
Tue, 01 Jan 1963
This somewhat ridiculous 1963 US Air Force training film from the series “Mountain and Desert Survival,” outlines principles of desert survival and procedures for promoting rescue and maintaining personnel health and comfort.
Six Soldiers
Mon, 10 Feb 1975
Four recruits arrive at Kimberley station to undergo training at the local army camp. Soutie, Liebling, Tiny and PP soon become friends as they are put through their paces by the sergeant. They all volunteer for border duty, where they are joined by Chico, a black tracker, and are sent out on patrol. After they come upon a murdered farm family, their radio is destroyed by enemy fire and they are required to find their way back to base camp. In the ensuing skirmishes some of them perish.
Thunderbirds
Thu, 20 Nov 1952
An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.
The Rookie Bear
Sat, 01 Nov 1941
In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.
First Stripes
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
As they undergo 12 weeks of intensive training, a group of young civilians is gradually moulded into soldiers. The Basic Training, a prerequisite for joining the Canadian Armed Forces, becomes the gateway to exploring the inner workings of a world governed by its own rules and values.