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* [[Backed by the Pentagon]]: As wacky as the subject matter is, still backed by the US Army, basically because it puts the Army in a good light.

* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: While shooting the boot camp scenes, director Ivan Reitman secretly told the actors as recruits to drag actor Warren Oates (Hulka) into the mud with them. Oates ended up chipping a tooth, and upon learning Reitman manipulated the whole thing, furiously [[What the Hell, Hero?|chewed him out]]. Since then, Reitman has never used enforced method acting in his films.

* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: Besides the [[Cold War]] setting, John and Russell are asked by an army recruiter whether either of them are homosexual, which points itself to pre-1994, before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" first allowed LGBT people to serve in the military.

** Even more [[Hilarious in Hindsight]], since they are "willing to learn."