The Pentagon and Hollywood's Relationship to the Military

The cia was formally set up in 1949 but portrayed the military accurately and ate with recruiting. Over time those directives changed so by the 1980s right before top gun came out they added this one that said you know it's not only recruiting not only accuracy but also aid in the public understanding of what the military is all about. The agencies did request changes to the script along the way talk about a few of those.