--- title: "This is the military branch R. Lee Ermey says Marines made fun of the most" date: "2021-06-17" modified: "2021-06-18" authors: - name: "Eric Milzarski" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/eric/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/this-is-the-military-branch-r-lee-ermey-says-marines-made-fun-of-the-most/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Join the Military" - "Military Culture" --- # This is the military branch R. Lee Ermey says Marines made fun of the most ![]() Deep down, we all knew it was going to be the Coast Guard. --- In 2015, a TMZ reporter stopped R. Lee Ermey at the airport and asked if he had to pick one branch to send into a fight, who would it be? This is "The Gunny" we're talking about. You're damn right he trusts the Corps and every [knuckle dragging Jarhead]() in it. Next were the [Squids](), because SEALS. Then [soldiers](), because Special Forces. No love for the [Chair Force](). But when the reporter asked Ermey "When you were in the Marines, which branch did you make fun of?" And with a grin on his face, The Gunny jokes "That would be Uncle Sam's Canoe Club". But that had to have been from back in his active duty days. No one would ever make fun of the branch that's closest to the TSA Agents staffing metal detectors in our nation's air ports these days, right? It's all in good fun, guys. Only family can mock family. "You know, everyone bleeds the same color," Ermey said. ## Author Eric is a U.S. Army veteran and was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division where he served as a radio operator. After being honorably discharged, he then pursued a career in the film and television world.He is now the resident "nerd" at We Are The Mighty. To follow Eric on social media: please check out the links below. [Facebook]()