A platoon of American rookie soldiers undergoes a gruelling test of physical and mental stamina in training for the Vietnam War in 1971. The recruits all have different hopes and fears, but their fragile unity is rocked by the arrival of a rebellious recruit, whose only aim is to get out of the Army at any cost. Joel Schumacher's drama, with Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis and Clifton Collins Jr.

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.