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Theaters of War

Beyond the recruiting pitch itself, these institutions are also keen to sweep persistent...

[MUSIC PLAYING] ROGER STAHL: Beyond the recruiting pitch itself, these institutions are also keen to sweep persistent internal problems under the rug

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ROGER STAHL: Beyond the recruiting pitch itself,
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these institutions are also keen to sweep
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persistent internal problems under the rug.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:43
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
The Pentagon is very sensitive about depicting mental health - Theaters of War 00:06
The Pentagon is very sensitive about depicting mental health
For example, they denied Home of the Brave - Theaters of War 00:13
For example, they denied Home of the Brave
The Pentagon was making it harder - Theaters of War 00:08
The Pentagon was making it harder
ROGER STAHL: Over the next decade, - Theaters of War 00:08
ROGER STAHL: Over the next decade,
The Office has also worked to downplay any impression - Theaters of War 00:08
The Office has also worked to downplay any impression
A good example of how they typically approach the issue - Theaters of War 00:07
A good example of how they typically approach the issue
It was based on the real life experiences - Theaters of War 00:07
It was based on the real life experiences
How did the Office deal with the story of racism - Theaters of War 00:05
How did the Office deal with the story of racism
By containing the racism two a bad apple, of course, - Theaters of War 00:08
By containing the racism two a bad apple, of course,
This meant also making sure there - Theaters of War 00:06
This meant also making sure there
They reversed characters to make the Senator, rather than - Theaters of War 00:06
They reversed characters to make the Senator, rather than
ROGER STAHL: So with this new storyline, - Theaters of War 00:09
ROGER STAHL: So with this new storyline,
It appears in this scene that race was and remained - Theaters of War 00:09
It appears in this scene that race was and remained
So the fight is out of place and has to go. - Theaters of War 00:05
So the fight is out of place and has to go.
Maybe the office doesn't get the irony - Theaters of War 00:09
Maybe the office doesn't get the irony
Like racism, the Entertainment Office - Theaters of War 00:13
Like racism, the Entertainment Office
The problem first went public in 1991 with the Tailhook scandal. - Theaters of War 00:05
The problem first went public in 1991 with the Tailhook...
This is where hundreds of Navy servicemen - Theaters of War 00:08
This is where hundreds of Navy servicemen
A congressional investigation flagged a Top Gun mentality - Theaters of War 00:06
A congressional investigation flagged a Top Gun mentality
The fallout from Tailhook is what - Theaters of War 00:06
The fallout from Tailhook is what