I saw this documentary, if you can apply the term to this movie, when it was first on television. I'm not sure if the original title is the same as it is now. IMHO this production is not a documentary, but a propaganda piece. The folks who are feature mainly are a collection of individuals who are suspect at best. Only one was in combat arms, and his story was completely questionable. If I remember correctly, he had a fair amount of time in service, but was still an E-5, and only became a CO at the last minute, right before a deployment.
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While the movie does have elements in it that are , the producers did try to give a balanced view of the subject. I found especially interesting the interviews with active duty soldiers as well as Lt. Col. Kilner.
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I do not see this at all. I personally do not believe the producers tried to present a balanced view at all. They give a nod to one side of the argument, but the majority of the production deals with three or four individuals who end up leaving the Army as CO's and are very bitter about their enlistments. One guy was very tramautized because he fired his weapon and may have hit an enemy combatant. I believe he was a motor pool guy or an MP of some kind. The Chaplain was pretty good, for a chaplain. But a balanced view? No way.