“Boots” begins with best friends Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer, “13 Reasons Why“) and Ray McAffey (Liam Oh) deciding to join the Marines. Soon, the two young men and other recruits find themselves on a bus bound for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, which Cam mistakenly pictures as a camping excursion. But soon after the transport pulls into the base, the torture begins.

Drill sergeants greet them with abusive screaming before shaving their heads and shoving uniforms into their hands. Cam is appalled at the lack of privacy in the bathrooms. He quickly concludes he’s made a huge mistake, but he’s not alone. The next morning, when the recruits are ordered to shave, one nervously eyes his razor and curses to himself.

“Boots” espouses a determinist philosophy meant to inspire the

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