Get answers to the most common, and intricate, questions about the armed forces.
EPISODE 1
Tank/Gatling Gun/Samurai Sword
R. Lee Ermey, the sergeant in Full Metal Jacket, answers mail about what the armed forces were, and really are, like. He steers a WWII M5A1 tank and explores the Gatling Gun and samurai swords.
EPISODE 2
Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
What are the different pieces of a Knight's armor? What's in a WWI backpack? What's inside a Landmine?
EPISODE 3
Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Can a bullet can penetrate body armor? How accurate was a medieval crossbow? How did WWI pilots shoot through their propellers?
EPISODE 4
Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
How did Civil War Cannoneers aim their artillery pieces? Exactly how does night vision technology work? How do you clear a minefield?
EPISODE 5
Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft; U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
How do you operate a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft? What kind of saddles did the Cavalry use in the Old West? How do Gas Masks work?
EPISODE 6
Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Mortar; World War II G.I.'s personal items; American Indian arrows.
R. Lee Ermey
