Looks like Frank Sutton, (Sgt. Carter from Gomer Pyle USMC). Could it be his son?
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong happened in 2009.
No, drill sergeant is a common noun unless it names a specific person, for example Drill Sergeant Cooper, Sir!
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong was created on 2009-04-14.
Drill Sergent
An American actor, born March 24th 1944, Ronald Lee Emery. The actor portrayed a sergeant drill instructor in the US army, during the Vietnam war 1978 era.
It was Louis Gossett Jr., who won the 1982 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as drill sergeant Emil Foley in "An Officer and a Gentleman."
Military Training Instructors (MTI), the AF versions of the drill sergeant can obtain this position as an E-4, Senior Airman.
Drill sergeant
A drill sergeant teaches soldier recruits how to march and behave in military training.
Almost impossible! I am a former drill sergeant looking for my cadre buddies when stationed at Fort Dix, NJ in 1968-69. Still no luck
Yes he was. He was hired by Stanley Kubrick as a consultant on Full Metal Jacket but he was so good that Kubrick simply used him instead of hiring an actor for the role. If you like the Geico ad then check out the first 1/2 of FMJ - no mistaking those eyes or the voice even though it is 20+ years ago.
Former Marine drill sergeant and actor Ronald Lee Ermey was 74 years old when he died on April 15, 2018 (birthdate: March 24, 1944).