Jarhead 1

Comments-
1. Swofford was a lance corporal in a USMC scout sniper platoon.
2. He calls himself a jarhead because of the regulation high and tight haircuts.
3. Vann and Swofford were caught throwing a football so the whole STA 2/7 platoon had to play a football game in full MOPP suits.
4. In boot camp Swofford was selected for the platoon scribe position so when Drill Instructor Burke found out that Swofford couldn't draw, he put Swofford's head through the chalkboard.
5. Swofford's father served in vietnam in the Air Force from 1969 t0 1970.
Questions-
1. Why didn't Swofford throw the ball into the straddle trench like Vann told him to?
2. Why did Swofford's platoon burn their MOPP suits?
3. Why wasn't his platoon issued new gas masks?
4. Why didn't Swofford report Drill Instructor Burke to the Senior Drill Instructor?
Vocabulary-
1. Debark- to disembark.
2. Billow- to swell out or puff up.
3. Moniker- a nickname or alias.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- This section takes place in Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base, Saudi Arabia, and Swofford's house.
2. Exposition- This section starts off with Swofford going into his ruck and taking out his cammies, a brass bore punch for an M40A1 sniper rifle, a handful of .50 caliber projectiles, patrol books, and letters.
Outline-
1. Swofford first starts to talk about whats in his ruck and then it leads on to when he first learned he was going to be sent to Saudi Arabia. He then starts saying what happened when he arrived and he said what he did on his daily routine in Saudi Arabia. After that, he starts to tell stories of his experiences at bootcamp and how his Drill Instructor would beat the recruits.