I was stationed at a Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego from 1965 to 1967.
Try as you may, you can never defy love.
There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.
There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.
I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.
I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running.