what is your major malfunction private pyle
by Bob Colayco on May 22, 2006. Film buffs remember when the drill sergeant played by R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket encountered the mentally unstable Private Pyle holding a rifle in the bathroom and yelled, What is your major malfunction?! Pyle responded by firing a round right into the drill sergeant's chest. You'll feel about the same way if you make the mistake of buying Army Men: Major Malfunction.