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I'm kind of curious....


Why the military didn't catch on to one area where he was obviously gifted. I'm not sure what you'd call it - technically/mechanically. This is in regards to where he put the gun together super fast and their officer in charge questions him on it. Surely something like that would be an asset somewhere else in the military. Do we see this manifest elsewhere in the movie in anything Forrest does? Maybe it's just an eye/hand coordination thing like with the ping pong? Would love any other thoughts on this.

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Didn't that guy who saw how fast he put the gun together say something about recommending him?

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