Military movies are more enjoyable after being vet-splained, family reports
THE LIVING ROOM — It's a typical evening with the Jankowski family as they sit together watching a movie. On screen, soldiers are jumping into action when everything suddenly freezes. That can only mean one thing. Daddy's about to drop a knowledge bomb.
"Okay, anybody spot it?" asks 1st Sgt. Eric Jankowski. His wife Victoria looks at their 12-year-old daughter before smiling and taking the first guess.
"The flag on the lieutenant's shoulder should be subdued?" she asks.
"Wrong–well–okay, but something else." Jankowski pauses, licking his lips. "That L.T. is like, 40-years-old. He should be a snot nosed kid who doesn't know shit!"
Boom, another unrealistic military depiction neutralized.
His wife and daughter laugh, relishing in the moment. As a military family they've embraced their critical responsibility to remain vigilant at identifying any and every military inaccuracy, no matter what.
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