Last month at the NRA Convention, the Gunny was in the Glock exhibit signing autographs. I did not wait in the lineup to talk with him, but I would have asked about his next TV gig. I ran across this item today on the R. Lee Ermey website.

This guy has one of the best jobs in the world.

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R. Lee Ermey and The History Channel announce the Gunny’s NEW show, Lock N’ Load.

R. Lee Ermey takes us on a fascinating ride through the pathology of the rifle: where it came from, who thought of it, who improved it, its victories, its defeats, its impact on history and where it is now. R. Lee also calls on experts to highlight historical characters who exploited this weapon.

Airs starting in July on the History Channel.

Be sure to check your local listings.

One of the episodes is going to deal with Tanks. Ermey visited the Marine Station at Twentynine Palms in the California High Desert to film part of the episode.

From Marines.mil:

Retired Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey and his crew visited 1st Tank Battalion at the Combat Center April 13 through 15 to shoot footage for his new show, “Lock n’ Load,” on the History Channel.

The Combat Center was the best place to shoot the episode, for multiple reasons, Ermey said.

“We did away with “Mail Call” and came out with our new show, now the crew is here shooting 1st Tanks,” Ermey said.

The episode is going to follow the history of the tank, so it was vital to talk about the tank used on today’s battlefield, the M1–A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank.

Read more about the tanks episode here.

Once in a while, the Better Half and I take out our “Full Metal Jacket” DVD and watch it until Ermey’s character gets killed off. The flick sucked after that, anyhow.

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