FMJ starts in a Marine Corp training camp in Paris Island, South Carolina, USA in the 1960s. A young group of conscripts arrive and after having their identities taken away, along with the obligatory head-shave, begin their grueling training for the Vietnam War. During their time at the camp the new platoon remain under the scrutiny of Drill Sergeant Hartman (R Lee Ermey) and after the first encounter it is easy to see why Sergeant Hartman has the reputation of being the nastiest sergeant in the camp. The recruits, known only by the nick names given to them by Hartman, are taught how to make beds, keep their belongings tidy, clean their boots and their weapons, subjected to physical torture (AKA exercise) and mentally abused in the quest to become fully fledged members of the elite killing squad known as the Royal Marines. As in all situations like the above, there are squabbles amongst the platoon due to the high levels of testosterone floating around and the lack of freedom the recruits have, but in the end they all gel together to become a highly motivated and well organized unit, however it is not plain sailing all the way and not everyone makes it. Once graduated the platoon are broken up as they are allocated their respective posts in Vietnam. In Vietnam we follow the escapades of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), who along with his friend Rafterman (Kevyn Major Howard) was allocated the job of being a reporter and a photographer respectively, for the Marine Corp's newspaper, The Stars and Stripes.
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