Already a drill sergeant from Aberdeen has been sentenced to prison for up to 25 years.

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He also morphed personally--from a drill sergeant fab manager to industry visionary.

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"If women can just make an accusation and bring a drill sergeant down, that gives a lot of power to women and trainees, " said Frank Spinner, one of Simpson's attorneys.

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He was assisted by a former marine drill sergeant who became a gym teacher because it gave him an outlet to visit revenge on the type of kids that once made him feel inadequate in math and science class.

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The hero, Swofford himself (Jake Gyllenhaal), gets pounded by officers, first by a drill instructor and then by the sergeant (Jamie Foxx) who heads his special Marine unit, and hazed by his buddies.

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