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Contents 1 Demi Moore training 2 CRT 3 famous quote from the movie 4 Feminist Response 5 Linking out 6 Editing: 7 CRT 8 Unsourced and trivia 8.1 Demi Moore training 8.2 Trivia

[edit] Demi Moore training

What is "lifting by one arm"? Plz explain. --Big gun 18:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CRT

I'm watching GI Jane right now and it seems from the dialogue that CRT (Combined Reconaissance Team) is just another name for SEALs (at least in the context of the movie). The exact words are "I'd start with Combined Reconaissance Team, SEALs, 60% dropout rate. No woman's going to survive that." Is it just me or does that sound like CRT is just another name for SEALs, at least in the context of the movie? Bubbleboys 16:39, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

If you read the first paragraph, the opeing of the article:

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G.I. Jane is a 1997 action movie that tells the fictitious story of the first woman to become a Special Forces Operator. Many believe the film shows Moore's character going through Navy SEAL training, but this is inaccurate. Several of her "classmates" are already SEALs. The training Moore undergoes is for a place on the non-existent "Combined Reconnaissance Teams," which apparently draw candidates from the entire military.

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It states that the CRT is a fictional thing. In the movie, however, it states that CRT is just a special part of the military that "apparently draws candidates from teh entire military," including Navy SEALs, so therefore they are not the same thing. SEALs + other people from military groups = CRT

When the graduate they get Budweisers. Big Mistake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.77.67 (talk) 03:03, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

An especially big mistake when you consider that BUD/S graduates don't get their Budweisers until after a 6 month probationary period.

The CO referred to ALL of the trainees as "Operators" early on in the movie. The one character who definitely was not an operator was Demi Moore's. I still like the movie, I just recognize that it's not real. I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.100.158.4 (talk) 07:51, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Correction: they don't get Budweisers at the end. The emblems they get are silver/grey, not gold. And there's no reason DEVGRU couldn't run such a program, since the DEV stands for DEVELOPMENT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.77.67 (talk) 21:52, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] famous quote from the movie

ok, i realize that it is vulgar, but why is the most memorable quote from the movie excluded; "Suck my dick!"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.147.51.49 (talk) 21:14, 4 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Feminist Response

It would be nice to see a short section critiquing this fFilm fFrom the fFeminist perspective. While I enjoyed the movie a lot, I was surprised to learn fFeminist fFilm theorists have a lot of problems with this movie. Specifically, because O'Neil is only able to become an equal when she stops acting like a woman. Essentially, the movie is saying women can never get ahead, but if a woman becomes a man, then she may rise to an equal status. She stop having periods. She is embraced as an equal -- even a champion -- by her peers when she shouts the infamous "Suck my dick" line. And the single greatest blow to her is when she is revealed not just to be a woman, but a potential Lesbian, which introduces homophobia and other perils. Interesting points, since I rather expected this movie would be praised by fFeminists. Skotte 16:30, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Linking out

It'd be nice to have a few links to articles on women in military service, and particularly in the American military. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.50.187 (talk) 06:26, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editing:

I don't know if this is just me, but I can't make sense of this: (last para)

The final phase of training ( operational readiness excercise ) where set in middle east in Libya where a recon sat powered by weapon grade Plotonium falled into libyan desert ( Mr. Qathafy back yard ) , a team of US Army Rangers was sent to retrieve the bird which they managed to do but their exfil plan was failed so CRT team were sent to provide safe return to the Ranger team , during the mission Master chief were badly injured in the leg but saved by Lt. Jordan . In the base all those who participated in the mission were accepted to CRT , Master chief gave Jordan his Navy cross medal and the poem book as acknowledgment of her eligibility to join CRT

Anyone want to edit this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.116.184.155 (talk) 19:16, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CRT

If you watch the movie very well then you will notice that Demi Moore was selected to train as a seal specificly Devgru ehich is shown on the papers presented to Moore from the senator, so i removed the section regarding CRT .--Max Mayr 21:48, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced and trivia

This information needs to be sourced before restoring back to the article. Also, trivia needs to be integrated into the article rather than listed as trivia per Wikipedia:Trivia sections. -Classicfilms 15:45, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Demi Moore training

Demi Moore took her fictional training quite seriously, gaining the respect of her co-actors. Far from behaving as a primadonna, she was always punctual on the set and trained harder every day. In the end she was really capable of performing multiple one-armed push-ups as shown in the film. This female hero role puts this film close to the amazon feminism genre.

[edit] Trivia

• The Master Chief's poem is by D.H. Lawrence, entitled "Self-Pity."
• When the Master chief forces them to stay awake, the Opera background music is "O mio Babbino Caro" (from the opera Gianni Schicchi).
• The Master Chief is seen reading an EM Forster novel at one point.
• The line "When I see the sea once more / will the sea have seen or not seen me?" is from Pablo Neruda's poem XLIX, from The Book Of Questions.
• Critics have called Moore's performance her best to date.
• Demi Moore was trained by Scott Helvenston, a former SEAL instructor.