
Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1961 at age 17 and went through recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California. Ermey was born in Emporia, Kansas, on March 24, 1944, to John Edward (1924 – 2016) and Betty (née Pantle) Ermey (1925 – 2005)Ermey regularly took the opportunity to speak with new recruits, Ermey married his wife, Nila, in 1975. They had four children, he was a generally nice, calm, and funny person, and was mad only on Acting job