In New York , he gets caught up with the group of hippies while awaiting deployment to Army training camp .
In the film , Claude is rewritten as an innocent draftee from Oklahoma , newly arrived in New York City to join the military .
In New York City   , Claude gets caught up with the group of hippies while awaiting deployment to Army training camp .
In the film , Claude is rewritten as an innocent draftee from Oklahoma , newly arrived in New York City to join the military .