All Together (1970)

★★★★★ · This was post-Vietnam · loyaltubist · 2006-09-24

If you notice some of the sailors sport beards and long sideburns. Those were permissible from just after the Vietnam War for about six years. The Coast Guard allowed beards until 1986. The film is realistic, recalling that this was only a few years from the time that segregation was condoned in the areas where the naval bases were located at the time. It gives a realistic look at what the Navy is all about.

★★★★ · It's a Soul Brother's Life in Today's Modern Navy! · Christine Hennig · 2004-09-12

Soul bruthah Lou Rawls narrates this early 70s naval recruitment film, so you know it's cool. Targeted at young black men and women, Rawls makes the Navy sound like free education, a good-paying job with perks aplenty and equal treatment with whites (women are promised equal pay and treatment with men), world travel to beaches full of babes and hunks, and civilian employers lining up to hire you when you're discharged. Not mentioned is the Navy's not-too-distant history of assigning African-Americans to the kitchen, or the three-letter word beginning with "w". I guess those topics aren't cool…

★★★ · You know what I'm saying? I think you do. · Spuzz · 2006-01-06

First off, Lou Rawls sent me. (R.I.P. by the way, kind of freaky I just saw this film yesterday) Heyyyy man, you know what? Being in the navy is way cool, you can operate all sorts of right on equipment, and they'll pay you dough for doing it brother! And they'll give you a better education, you know what I'm saying? As a matter of fact, just watch this film that almost can be marketed to anyone without all the jive talk. (Oh, and that woman's scary, scary afro). Right on.

★★★ · not all fun & games · whiskeycat · 2010-01-08

well it wasn't all fun & games for me, but I did end up traveling all through Asia, got to see Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore etc. Being a Radarman I learned how to navigate and operate radar & electronic warfare equipment. (electronic warfare tech is now a separate rate) As for electronics tech and some of those other jobs I was told I would have to enlist for 6 years. Most of us went in and then were assigned jobs, where ever we were needed. I ended up spending time off the coast of vietnam and saw some action and was awarded a combat action ribbon. It was quite an experience.