Thread:Inferno Pendragon/@comment-34126260-20180104224527/@comment-1705775-20180104225934

actually no, the facts are from the man who plays Hartman himself and he was a real instructor during that era - even back then they could not physically assault recruits, they did so regularly but legally they were breaking laws.. it was war, so they overlooked it but they were illegal nevertheless.

when he had Pyle go on his knees and choked him he was performing mild torture, which is NOT the job of a drill instructor - he was playing the part as he said instructors would act but these acts were not "only doing his job", it was abuse of power and it was shown for a reason.

I didn't create the Pyle page, someone else did - I merely corrected some info.. I don't personally see Pyle as a villain but he did commit murder, so it's a debatable thing.

the laws against beating your own troops go back to pre-WWI, they just weren't enforced.