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Uncle Joe

(65,706 posts) Sun May 31, 2026, 11:54 PM Sunday

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This movie more than any other that I have ever seen resembles actual Marine Corps Boot Camp.

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Full Metal Jacket Gunnery Sergeant Hartman Introduction Warner Bros. Rewind (Original Post) Uncle Joe Sunday OP

R.L.Ermey was an independant and voted for Obama, he also liked Ted Cruz Shellback Squid Monday #1

R Lee Emery was a real Drill Sgt. Historic NY Monday #2

that movie is the best depiction of actual boot camp i've seen rampartd Monday #3

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1. R.L.Ermey was an independant and voted for Obama, he also liked Ted Cruz

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

Monday

hell of a voice and a face like granite

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2. R Lee Emery was a real Drill Sgt.

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:09 AM

Monday

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Lee_Ermey]

I have a friend who is a retired Command Sgt Major., he's pretty serene compare to R Lee.

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3. that movie is the best depiction of actual boot camp i've seen

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:29 AM

Monday

i really did like 12 weeks of that. long ago.

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4. I remember as a 20-year-old watching that scene at the Regent Theater in Springfield, Ohio.