Sgt. Warden's NCO problem

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2006)

It's too bad the movie did not show more about First Sergeant Warden's problems with the sergeants he had under his command. In the book, he was complaining about the mess sergeant not doing his job properly but could not get rid of him because Captain Holmes brought mess sergeant from the last Army base the two guys were at. In addition, First Sergeant Warden had problems with the other sergeants because they achieve their sergeant stripes because they were on Captain Holmes' boxing team - not because they were good soldiers who had leadership and excellent soldiering skills such as shooting, reading the map, etc. It just proves that not all sergeants are good at their profession and teaching their men the skills needed to survive on the battlefield. They are no better than the officers.