'''Basic Trope''': Southerners in the military are portrayed as xenophobic, gun-toting {{Blood Knight}}s who disobey orders and aren't trusting of their squad's resident minority or NewMeat member.
* '''Straight''': Billy Bob Stevenson from Arkansas is a corporal in service with the [[SemperFi USMC]], scores top marks in target shooting with a [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter 12-gauge shotgun]], likes to [[StuffBlowingUp blow stuff up]], and [[MilitaryMaverick has less respect for the protocol than his fellow Marines]].
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Billy Bob is pretty much a {{cowboy}} in military service, solving all his problems with MoreDakka and flagrantly disobeying orders with and without reason. The Marines still keep him on, because he's [[BunnyEarsLawyer just that good]].
** Billy Bob is basically a walking HillbillyHorrors who makes {{Mook Horror Show}}s out of even the most hardened of his enemies and even horrifies his teammates, but the Marines continue to keep him in because he's that effective a fighter.
* '''Downplayed''': Billy Bob is a USMC corporal with a stereotypical Southern accent and an affinity for shotguns, but just as strict about orders as the rest of the squad.
* '''Justified''': Billy Bob joined the military just recently, and hasn't yet grown into respecting the protocol and his superiors.
* '''Inverted''': Billy Bob is [[SouthernFriedGenius a brilliant intelligence analyst]] who only fired a gun one or two times in his life.
* '''Subverted''':
** One of the Marines mentions another one named "Billy Bob", and the [[NewMeat new guy]] immediately assumes he's a stereotypical shotgun-toting Southerner. When he meets Billy Bob in person, he turns out to be a [[SergeantRock Corporal Tough]] with great respect for the chain of command and military tradition...
** Alternatively, Billy Bob who speaks in a Southern accent turns to be a WarriorPoet who frequently muses on WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife war is.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...unless he gets his hands on a GrenadeLauncher or a [[GatlingGood minigun]] - and when he does, he actually screams "Yee-haw!" as he lays waste to the enemies.
** Billy Bob's WarriorPoet tendencies, however, take the form of [[SimpleYetAwesome simplistic yet brilliant]] folk wisdom, like "[[KnowWhenToFoldEm If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.]]" and "[[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough Never ask how stupid someone is, 'cause they'll turn around and show you.]]"
* '''Parodied''': The Southern Fried Private of the work is none other than [[ActionGirl Alice Stevenson]], who is nonetheless the best in the company thanks to her harsh Southern upbringing.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob has a thick Southern accent and acts kind of silly, but is sometimes competent, DependingOnTheWriter.
* '''Averted''': Billy Bob is no different to all the other Marines, despite his Southern origin.
* '''Enforced''': The author has something against Southerners.
* '''Lampshaded''': "And this is Billy Bob. He's our crazy Southerner."
* '''Invoked''': The captain specifically recruits Billy Bob because he needs a Southerner's creativity.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Billy Bob got into the USMC precisely to get away from the chaotic Southern life, so he's more serious about following orders than most other Marines.
* '''Discussed''': "What about the new guy?" "You mean Billy Bob?" "Yeah, him." "Well... he's from Arkansas. I don't think it's going to be too conductive to proper procedure."
* '''Conversed''': "Ever notice how there's always a redneck on the squad in these military shows?"
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Billy Bob gets a lot of hazing and trashtalk for supposedly being a stereotypical Southern redneck. In reality, he's not, and would be a regular serviceman if his squaddies didn't keep throwing blanket parties for him.
** Billy Bob's cowboy behavior gets him busted and court-martialed.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The discrimination and stereotyping only pushes Billy Bob to become a better soldier and defy their expectations.
** Billy Bob maybe an insubordinate jerkass but the military still keeps him around because he still valuable as either a genuinely skilled soldier or a useful distraction for the enemy.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Billy Bob's squad ends up in a hastily-assembled group of human SpaceMarines when aliens make FirstContact and ask humanity to help against an interstellar threat - and much humor is derived from his folksy approach to extraterrestrial wonders and dangers.
* '''Played For Drama''': Billy Bob is only in the military because he couldn't find a better career choice in his DyingTown - or conversely, deliberately enlisted with the difficult goal of living up to the military legacy of his family/community.
* '''Played For Horror''':
** The story [[DownerBeginning starts off]] in a WarIsHell situation... but when things get worse and take turn [[CosmicHorrorReveal for the cosmic]], Billy Bob suddenly reveals to TheSquad that ''this isn't the first time'' he has come up [[SouthernGothic against this kind of threat]]...
** Billy Bob becomes a SociopathicSoldier in the service and [[ReturningWarVet returns home]] to turn his family into a rip-off of [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre the Sawyers]].
** Billy Bob is prime SociopathicSoldier material because [[HillbillyHorrors he already was pretty unhinged]] from living DeepSouth (or the SinisterSouthwest).
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