The drill instructor from "Full Metal Jacket."
2006-08-02 14:50:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
If you are talking about Robert E Lee, the US military leader, leading south in American Civil war, then NO. Else might be.
2006-08-02 14:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
R. Lee Ermy was a GySgt and a drill instructor as a SSgt. After he retired from the military in the early 70' he became an actor, and played in films such as "The Siege of Firebase Gloria." He was hired as a technical advisor to the movie Full Metal Jacket, but just the actor just didn't get it.
With everything that drill instructors do, there is a point to it. The actor just thought that he had to be mean, and that was not, nor is not the way it is. So they asked Gunny Ermy if he would do it, he accepted, and the rest is hitory.
2006-08-04 12:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is a former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor who later made a career as an actor playing the roles of military or authority figures, such as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket. He currently hosts Mail Call, a military history program on The History Channel.
On May 17, 2002 he received an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant (E-7) by the then Commandant of the Marine Corps, James L. Jones, becoming the first retiree in the history of the Marines to be promoted.
2006-08-02 22:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by duck_kreeves 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
R. Lee Ermey was a SGT/E5 when he was a Drill Instructor @MCRD San Diego w/India Co, 3rd Rec Trng Bn .......... medically retired as a SSgt / E6 after 11 years in 1972 ....... his MOS was Supply Clerk ...served in Vietnam (14 months) but saw no direct combat ...does not wear the combat action ribbon aka CAR ...was made an honorary GySgt / E7 in 2002 but it is ceremonial only...his retirement compensation is still SSgt/E6
The Boys in Company C (1978) is the first movie he is credited with...and he had been in several others prior to The Seige at Firebase Gloria (1989) to include his most famous role in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
2014-03-15 16:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by John H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that he was at least in the marine corps. He was medically retired as a Staff Sergeant, but after the success of Full Metal Jacket was given an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant.
2006-08-02 21:54:56 · answer #5 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, however he was also a combat marine, he was made an honorary drill instructor after the movie fmj.
2006-08-02 21:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-02 21:53:37 · answer #7 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two tours in Vietnam, too. Medically discharged as an E-7, but made an honorary Gunnery Sgt for his work with toys for tots.
2006-08-02 21:54:20 · answer #8 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell Yeah he was and another interesting one so was. Another famous Marine was Cpt. Dale Dye. Who stars in war movie roles like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers.
2006-08-02 22:48:06 · answer #9 · answered by leedo2502 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he was a drill instructor and he was in Vietnam
2006-08-02 23:00:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋