I read the reviews of people who say they were there in the Iraq war and didn't feel it was accurate which seems odd to me since the movie was written by someones actual experiences there. I felt it was more believable than any war movie I've seen because life and war is awkward even when you're trained..its exactly what I would imagine these young soldiers they send without the years of experience would be like. And also makes you understand why some who have experienced it would say some places just need to be wiped off the face of the earth. God did it more than once, what makes anyone think it wont be done again.