History Funny / Stripes

* "What sort of training, cadet?" "[=aaAAAA=]'''RRRRRMY TRAINING, SIR'''"

* "What sort of training, cadet?" "[=aaAAAA=]'''RRRRRMY TRAINING, SIR]'''"

** Ziskey makes the cover of ''Guns And Ammo'' saying thus about [[DirtyCommunists the Ruskies: "They're pussies!"]]

** Winger makes the cover of a TIME expy newsmagazine posing as the face of the modern U.S. army. [[LoserProtagonist With the implication that America may be doomed because of it.]]

** The Czech border guards get some recognition on their side of the border with a propagandistic-looking writeup of their defeat of the "invasion".

* John talks about going to Czechoslovakia to free their army base.

* "What sort of training, cadet?" "[[IncomingHam aaAAAA]]'''[[LargeHam RRRRRMY TRAINING, SIR!]]'''"

* The platoon explaining why they enlisted, especially when Cruise says he doesn't want to be there, but figured he'd better get it out of the way before he got drafted. SGT Hulka gives him a puzzled expression and says, [[WhatAnIdiot "Uh, they don't do the draft anymore, son."]]

** Sgt. Hulka [[spoiler:retires to open a chain of Hulkaburger restaurants]].
** Louise [[spoiler:makes the cover of a car-review magazine to review the effectiveness of Winnebago warfare]].
** Stella [[spoiler:poses for ''Penthouse'']].
** Ziskey [[spoiler:makes the cover of ''Guns And Ammo'' saying thus about [[DirtyCommunists the Ruskies]]: "They're pussies!"]]
** Ox: [[spoiler:teen magazine ''Tiger Beat'' offers a "Win a Date With Ox!" contest.]]
** Winger [[spoiler:makes the cover of a TIME expy newsmagazine posing as the face of the modern U.S. army. [[LoserProtagonist With the implication that America may be doomed because of it.]]]]
** And Stillman [[spoiler:gets reassigned to a tiny base in the middle of frozen nowhere as punishment for his incompetence.]] What makes this one particularly funny is that the article makes his fate sound like a ''good'' thing.
** The Czech border guards get some recognition on their side of the border with [[spoiler: a propagandistic-looking writeup of their defeat of the "invasion"]].
* Louise and Stella catching Ziskey's fight with Winger, who is [[spoiler: trying to desert.]] Ziskey's mortified [[NotWhatItLooksLike "This isn't what it looks like!"]] sells it - and so does Winger's answer:

-->'''Russell:''' Well, I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!

* "Where's your drill sergeant, men?" "'''''BLOWN UP, SIR!'''''" Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

* "What sort of training, cadet?" "[[LargeHam aaAAAA]]'''[[LargeHam RRRRRMY TRAINING, SIR!]]'''"

** '''''ARMY TRAINING, SIR!'''''

* "What sort of training, cadet?" "[[LargeHam aaAAAA]]'''[[LargeHam RRRRRMY TRAINING, SIR!]]'''"

* "What sort of training, cadet?" "[[LargeHam aaAAAA]][[LargeHam'''RRRRRMY TRAINING, SIR!]]'''"

* "Where's your drill sergeant, men?" "'''''BLOWN UP, SIR!'''''" Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

-->'''John:''' [[AskAStupidQuestion It's Idi Amin]]!

** And Stillman [[spoiler:gets reassigned to a tiny base in the middle of frozen nowhere as punishment for his incompetence.]]

** Winger [[spoiler:makes the cover of a TIME expy newsmagazine posing as the face of the modern U.S. army.]]

** Russell tries to lead the class in singing "Da Doo Ron Ron".

-->'''Class:''' (''in unison'') Son of bitch. Shit.

* Psycho. That is all.

* Louise and Stella catching Ziskey's fight with Winger, who is [[spoiler: trying to desert.]] Ziskey's mortified [[NotWhatItLooksLike "This isn't what it looks like"]] sells it.

* The [[UnusualEuphemism "Aunt Jemima"]] treatment.

** And Stillman [[spoiler:gets reassigned to a tiny base in the middle of frozen nowhere as punishment for his incompetence.]]

* The use of "Doo Wah Diddy" as a jody call.