It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

Quote by R Lee Ermey

Topics: God Quotes

I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't...

I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't...

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send...

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send...

Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many...

Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many...

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.

Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime...

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime...

I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.

I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.

It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.

It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.

The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't...

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't...

When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's...

When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's...

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day...

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day...

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past...

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past...

I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.

I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.

There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.

There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of...

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of...

I got to write most of everything I said.

I got to write most of everything I said.

I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and...

I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and...