I can't believe the misinformation in this thread. For Christ's sake people, get it right.
1st. All of those quotes above with "spit" and "brass mole" in place of the properly used, effective and rightfully justified curse words just take away from the glory of the dialogue in the movie.
2nd. It's the MARINE CORPS, not the fucking army and no, Canadians have no goddamned clue what Parris Island is like. Ya, you canucks and the fucking coast guard.
3rd. R. Lee Ermey was a Gunnery Sgt. in the Marine Corps, was a drill instructor at 3rd battalion on Parris Island and is one bad ass mother fucker in real life. I met him at Camp Lejeune when I was still in and he's every bit the character he played in that movie.
I was a Sgt. in the Marine Corps, will always be a Marine and know every word of that movie by heart. I have since I was 15 and was itching just for a chance to get my ass over the obstacle, charge the machine gun nest and get the fuck up the hill. If you don't get it, you never will. If you do...well, you do. :-)
Full Metal Jacket is Kubric's best movie and hell ya for watching it over and over on a big fuckin' TV.
