R. Lee Ermey

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

— R. Lee Ermey

#calls #conviction #firm #firm conviction #go

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#every #lot

America's trying to do the best for its veterans. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#best #trying #veterans

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corp. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#discipline #marine #without

Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#control #days #drill #greatest #had

I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#avoid #canada #doing #draft #fair

I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#hate #hear #i #less #less is more

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#corp #go #infiltrate #into #marine

Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many cases, with no time off in between platoons. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#cases #day #days #drill #fifteen

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#firmly #i #learn #live #mistakes