Scope Note:

Fictional work concentrating on the military lifestyle and loyalty to the armed forces and its codes, predominantly set during peacetime. Among the hero's codes of conduct is a willingness to sacrifice the ease and the comfort of civilian life in favor of a devotion to duty. This may result, on the one hand, in facing life-threatening situations, but ultimately also brings its own internal rewards and camaraderie with others who have chosen this career. Note: Work about the military life during wartime would go under War, and stories set in the French Foreign Legion will usually go under Adventure. Work portraying military trials will usually also be listed under Legal. Feature examples: BROTHER RAT (with Comedy); FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (with Adaptation); THE LONG GRAY LINE; NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (with Comedy; Adaptation); AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (with Romance); THE SEARCH; TOP GUN (with Aviation); UNDER SIEGE. TV examples: EMERALD POINT, N.A.S.; GOMER PYLE (with Situation comedy); MAJOR DAD (with Domestic comedy); PRIVATE BENJAMIN (with Situation comedy).

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