[AnAmericanMother]

Webb wasn't really a D.I. - he was an actor.

But he portrayed one well - which is an actor's job. And a support garment is faster than 10 years worth of situps when it comes to portraying that stiff-backed demeanor.

Ermey has the advantage of having been there, done that. But Webb, in my opinion, studying the type rather than drawing only on his personal experience, got closer to the archetypical D.I. than Ermey's more idiosyncratic performance.

I like them both, and Ermey is a hoot - they're just different.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Webb wasn't really a D.I. - he was an actor.

I'm well aware of that and as one who served in the Corps I also know that Webb, who was a fat body, was not the definitive DI.

But Webb, in my opinion, studying the type rather than drawing only on his personal experience, got closer to the archetypical D.I. than Ermey's more idiosyncratic performance.

What a load of nonsense. How much time have you spent around real DIs?

[dfwgator]

When I think of DI’s portrayed in movies, I think of Darren McGavin in the Made-For-TV movie “Tribes.”