when my brother-in-law joined the marines, one of the first things i noted was how cheaply made and ill fitting his uniform was- i think that's just the reality of military uniforms nowadays.

^no, the reality is that your Marine didn't pay the 6 bucks to have is Dress Blues tailored.

Question about the movie- was the dog in it?

You mean "Backup"? No, and mysteriously, was never mentioned to my knowledge. SO I GUESS THAT'S TWO THINGS!

Backup would probably have passed over the rainbow road by that point. Who talks about their dead dog years later? I mean some do but its probably not a topic of regular conversation.