FORREST (V.O.). And always answer every question

And always answer every question

with " Yes, Drill Sergeant! "

DRILL SERGEANT

Is that clear?

FORREST & RECRUITS

Yes, Drill Sergeant!

ANOTHER DAY

The recruits are sitting at the base of their bunks assembling

their rifles. Bubba speaks to Forrest.

BUBBA

What you do is you just drag your

nets across the bottom. On a good

day, you can catch over a hundred

pounds of shrimp. If everything goes

all right, two men shrimpin' ten

hours, less what you spends on gas,

you can...

Forrest finishes assembling his rifle as the other recruits

are still working on theirs.

FORREST

Done, Drill Sergeant!

DRILL SERGEANT

Gump!

The Drill Sergeant rushes up to Forrest.

DRILL SERGEANT

Why did you put that weapon together

so quickly, Gump?

FORREST

You told me to, Drill Sergeant.

The Drill Sergeant looks at his stop watch.

DRILL SERGEANT

Jesus Christ! This is a new company

record. If it wouldn't be a waste of

such a damn fine enlisted man, I'd

recommended you for O.C.S., Private

Gump. You are gonna be a General

some day, Gump! Now, disassemble

your weapon and continue!

The Drill Sergeant walks away as Forrest begins to disassemble

his rifle. After the Drill Sergeant walks past Bubba, Bubba

looks up at Forrest. Bubba continues talking about shrimp in

his slow southern drawl.

BUBBA

Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is

the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue

it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute

it. There, uh, shrimp kabobs, shrimp

creole...

ANOTHER DAY

Bubba and Forrest shine their boots.

BUBBA

...shrimp gumbo, panfried, deep fried,

stir fried. There's pineapple shrimp,

lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper

shrimp...

ANOTHER DAY

Bubba and Forrest are on their hands and knees as they scrub

the floor with toothbrushes.

BUBBA

...shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp

salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp

burger, shrimp sandwich... that's,

that's about it.

NIGHT

Bubba lies in his bunk and looks up quietly.

FORREST (V.O.)

Nighttime in the Army is a lovely

time.

Forrest lies in his bunk and looks up.

FORREST (V.O.)

We'd lay there in our bunks, and I'd

miss my momma. And I'd miss Jenny.

A young private tosses a Playboy magazine onto Forrest.

YOUNG PRIVATE

Hey, Gump. Get a load of the tits on

her!

Forrest pick up the magazine and turns the page, revealing

Jenny as she poses with a school sweater on, and that's all.

The pictorial is titled: " Girls of the South." Forrest looks

up with shock. He cranes his head up for a closer look.

FORREST (V.O.)

Turns out, Jenny had gotten into

some trouble over... some photos of

her in her college sweater. And she

was thrown out of school.

SONG

" My baby does the hanky-panky..."

INT. NASHVILLE/NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT (1966)

Forrest, in his army uniform, steps into the foyer of the

club.