The Unforgettable Drill Instructor A Look into Ronald Lee Ermey's Impact on Military Training

Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket. Military service: USMC (Staff Sergeant Apr-1961 to Oct-1971) Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) as a US Marine drill instructor in 1966. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the ... R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine Corps drill instructor known to millions of moviegoers as the sadistic Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal ... LOS ANGELES — R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in ... Born Ronald Lee Ermey in 1944, Ermey served 11 years in the US Marine Corps and spent 14 months in Vietnam and then Okinawa, Japan, where he ... Ermey means no disrespect to the screenwriters, but he's able to focus more on his own work than someone in charge of the whole story. R. Lee Ermey's performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman isn't just the most memorable performance in Full Metal Jacket. It is one of the most ... Kubrick had already hired an actor to play the drill Sargent, but when he heard Ermey's patter he gave the part to Ermey. R. Lee Ermey is a Marine Veteran and is best known as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the iconic military film Full Metal Jacket. R. Lee Ermey, a former marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men, has died.