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** Lieutenant Ring also qualifies as one. He recognizes Highway has far more experience than he does and backs him up -taking the heat for Highway- when they are dressed by Major Powers.
** Lieutenant Ring also qualifies as one. He recognizes Highway has far more experience than he does and backs him up -taking the heat for Highway- when they are dressed by Major Powers.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Highway gets one from Powers when they first meet, Powers gets one from Colonel Meyers at the end of the movie, and Highway gives them to Recon Platoon continuously.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Highway gets one from Powers when they first meet, Powers gets one from Colonel Meyers at the end of the movie, and Highway gives them to Recon Platoon continuously.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: All of Recon platoon, including Lieutenant Ring who goes from a by the book strategist to leading a charge on an enemy stronghold in violation of a direct order and taking it.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: All of Recon platoon, including Lieutenant Ring who goes from a by the book strategist to leading a charge on an enemy stronghold in violation of a direct order and taking it.
* [[Semper Fi]]: The whole point of the movie.
* [[Semper Fi]]: The whole point of the movie.
* [[Sergeant Rock]]: Highway, once Recon gets to Grenada.
* [[Sergeant Rock]]: Highway, once Recon gets to Grenada.
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* [[Things Get Real]]: At the end of the movie, the platoon gets to show how far it has come because of this.
* [[Things Get Real]]: At the end of the movie, the platoon gets to show how far it has come because of this.
* [[This Is Not a Drill]]: Both subverted and played straight. There's two times in the movie where the Marines are put on alert. The first one turns out to just be an exercise, but the second time is the real thing.
* [[This Is Not a Drill]]: Both subverted and played straight. There's two times in the movie where the Marines are put on alert. The first one turns out to just be an exercise, but the second time is the real thing.
* [[Training From Hell]]: Really, not that bad. The training that Highway puts his Marines through, at least what's shown, is probably pretty standard, or even ''less'' than standard, for most infantry Marines, but they view it as so after being allowed to slack off for so long.
* [[Training from Hell]]: Really, not that bad. The training that Highway puts his Marines through, at least what's shown, is probably pretty standard, or even ''less'' than standard, for most infantry Marines, but they view it as so after being allowed to slack off for so long.
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]: Recon Platoon considers Highway being put in charge of them to be this.
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]: Recon Platoon considers Highway being put in charge of them to be this.
** [[Bait and Switch Tyrant]]: They later come to realize he's actually this.
** [[Bait and Switch Tyrant]]: They later come to realize he's actually this.
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