Jarhead II
Indeed, I have figured out why the viewpoint of the author is so much different. He says numerous times, though I can also see it in different ways, how he doesn't want to be in the Corps. Not the "Wow, this sucks!" kind of deal, but he honestly just somehow randomly signed on, and didn't really know about the Marines, nor did he even really want to be in them. He even tried to get kicked out of boot camp twice. Interesting.