 FAKE: In one scene in the movie, Sgt. Hartman is telling recruits  that "Today is Christmas" then begins telling them about Christmas  services. During the running scenes throughout their training  sequence along the camp roads and through the woods, you can see the  trees and other vegetation are in full bloom. Since their training  is 8 weeks long, even in South Carolina during the December and even  November, the trees and vegetation would be bare and the grass  would be brownish and it would be cold enough that the soldiers  would be wearing their field jackets. The movie appears to be set  most likely in the Spring or Summer.