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A running gag in the series is that Hawkeye is very disrespectful of the US military and everything it stands for-the only time Hawkeye follows US Army regulations is 1/17 when after a close friend of his dies on the operating table, Hawkeye reports an underage soldier to Major Houlihan and the MPs so the boy can be sent back to the United States. {Ironically the part was played by Ron Howard who was actually 18 years old!} (Sometimes You Hear the Bullet) another time Hawkeye refuses to fudge Colonel Potter's high blood pressure readings -stating that for once he agrees with army regulations.
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Some information about Hawkeye and military regulations.
I had spoken to a Philosophy Professor about my Dad's suggestion that I go into the military after graduation from college and after I had dropped out of BYU Law School mainly because of the very strict regulations on everything. He said that that would kill me as I am a very independent and creative thinker. Philosophy requires you to be able to think for yourself as did Law School. The Philosophy Professor was at the University of Nevada, Reno.