--- title: "1 Past Years Quotes By R. Lee Ermey" description: "1 Past Years quotes by R. Lee Ermey. Plus more from R. Lee Ermey and more Past Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/r-lee-ermey-13937_change_there-have-been-a-lot-of-changes-in-recr_1837062.jpg" --- > [There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/there-have-been-a-lot-of-changes-in-recruit-training-in-the-past/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/r-lee-ermey-13937_change_there-have-been-a-lot-of-changes-in-recr_1837062.jpg) ## More by R. Lee Ermey > [A day without blood is like a day without sunshine!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/a-day-without-blood-is-like-a-day-without-sunshine/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/without-discipline-there-is-no-marine-corps/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [What is your major malfunction?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/what-is-your-major-malfunction/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [I always love to come to Austin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/i-always-love-to-come-to-austin/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/back-in-the-old-corp-we-weren-t-training-those-privates-to-infiltrate/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/you-d-be-surprised-how-many-kids-and-young-people-come-to-the-website/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [America's trying to do the best for its veterans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/america-s-trying-to-do-the-best-for-its-veterans/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/it-s-my-firm-conviction-that-when-uncle-sam-calls-by-god-we-go-and-we/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's any trouble at all. People come out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/when-you-try-to-find-funding-for-a-vva-function-it-doesn-t-seem-like/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [I got to write most of everything I said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/i-got-to-write-most-of-everything-i-said/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [I play well with everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/i-play-well-with-everybody/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/for-me-it-s-an-honor-for-the-military-to-ask-me-to-go-to-iraq/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/i-m-never-like-i-say-i-m-never-happy-i-m-never-satisfied-it-s-never/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/i-ve-never-had-to-spend-any-time-in-the-va-hospital-so-i-really-can-t/) [R. Lee Ermey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-lee-ermey/) > [I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-lee-ermey/i-hate-to-hear-less-is-more-it-s-a-crock-of-crap/) [R. 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