Forrest Gump: Forrest joins the Army

Now can you believe it?

After only five years of playing football,
I got a college degree.

Congratulations, son.

Mama was so proud.

Forrest, I'm so proud of you.
Here, I'll hold this for you.

Congratulations, son.

Have you given any thought
to your future?

Thought?

Hello, I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump.

Nobody gives a hunk of shit
who you are, fuzzball!

You're not even a low-life,
scum-sucking maggot!

Get your faggotty ass on the bus.
You're in the Army now!

This seat's taken.

Taken.

At first, it seemed like
I made a mistake,

seeing how it was only my induction day

and I was already getting yelled at.

You can sit down if you want to.

I didn't know who I might meet,
or what they might ask.

You ever been on a real shrimp boat?

No, but I been on a real big boat.

I'm talking about
a shrimp-catching boat.

I've been working
on shrimp boats all my life.

I started out on my uncle's boat,
that's my mama's brother,

when I was about maybe nine.

I was just looking into buying a boat
of my own and got drafted.

My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue.
People call me Bubba.

Just like one of them old redneck boys.
Can you believe that?

My name's Forrest Gump.
People call me Forrest Gump.

So, Bubba was from
Bayou La Batre, Alabama,

and his mama cooked shrimp,

and her mama before her
cooked shrimp,

and her mama before her mama
cooked shrimp, too.

Bubba's family knew everything

there was to know
about the shrimping business.

I know everything there is to know
about the shrimping business.

Matter of fact, I'm going into
the shrimping business for myself

after I get out the Army.

Okey.

Gump! What's your sole purpose
in this Army'?

To do whatever you tell me,
Drill Sergeant!

God damn it, Gump!
You're a goddamn genius!

That's the most outstanding answer
I've ever heard.

You must have a goddamn IQ of 160!

You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump!

Listen up, people!

Now, for some reason, I fit in
the Army like one of them round pegs.

It's not really hard.

You just make your bed real neat
and remember to stand up straight,

and always answer every question
with, "Yes, Drill Sergeant!"

Is that clear?

- Yes, Drill Sergeant!
- Yes, Drill Sergeant!

What you do is, you just drag
your nets along the bottom.

On a good day, you can catch over
100 pounds of shrimp.

If everything goes all right,
two men shrimping 10 hours,

less what you spend on gas, you can...

- Done, Drill Sergeant!
- Gump!

Why did you put that weapon
together so quickly, Gump'?

You told me to, Drill Sergeant.

Jesus H. Christ,
this is a new company record.

If it wouldn't be a waste
of such a damn fine enlisted man,

I'd recommend you for OCS,
Private Gump.

You are gonna be
a general some day, Gump.

Now, disassemble your weapon
and continue!

Anyway, like I was saying,
shrimp is the fruit of the sea.

You can barbecue it,
boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it.

There's shrimp kebabs, shrimp Creole...

...shrimp gumbo, pan fried,
deep fried, stir fried.

There's pineapple shrimp,
lemon shrimp,

coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp...

...shrimp soup, shrimp stew,
shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes,

shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich...

That's... That's about it.

Night time in the Army
is a lonely time.

We'd lay there in our bunks
and I'd miss my mama.

And I'd miss Jenny.