Stanley Kubrick really wanted to adapt the novel "The Short Timers" by Gustav Hasford into a movie, but was unsure about the title, fearing that people might think it was about people who only did half a day of work. He reportedly chose the title 'Full Metal Jacket' after reading about it in a gun magazine (as the term appears nowhere in the source novel). A "full metal jacket" refers to the type of small arms ammunition used in warfare, as heard in Private Pyle's famous line spoken on the toilet ("7.62 millimeter, full... metal... jacket"). FMJ ammunition has a copper coating covering the lead core of its projectile. Under the Geneva Convention, only FMJ bullets can be used by military personnel, because while still very deadly, they are more likely to pass through a person without greatly expanding or breaking up than other types of bullets (hollow point or unjacketed soft lead bullets), and thus causing less damage. Thus the title is a subtle commentary on the absurdity of trying to make civilized rules for warfare.
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