What scene in Full Metal Jacket was the "Ann-Margret" joke in Netflix "The Punisher" referencing?

In the Netflix "The Punisher" series, during the debriefing for the "Operation Cerberus" one of guys (after hearing typical "you are one team now serving me" stuff) wisecracks:

So, does this mean Ann-Margret's not coming?

After which many soldiers start laughing and calling him an idiot.

This sentence, according to the TvTropes page is a reference to the "Full metal Jacket", but its been a while since I've seen it - in what circumstances those words are spoken in the original FMJ movie?

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In a morning meeting of the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper staff the day after the Tet Offensive began, the editor, Lt. Lockhart, gives a downbeat briefing about how badly things have gone. When he's done, Joker cynically asks if Ann Margaret is still coming to do a USO show, making fun of how oblivious the Army General Staff is about how everything in Vietnam is going.

"So, does this mean Ann-Margret's not coming?" » scene from "Full Metal Jacket" on YouTube.

The reference to the FMJ quote in "The Punisher" is used the same way, to mock the oblivious Pollyanna nature of their leadership.

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Does this mean that Ann Margaret is not coming?

"So, does this mean Ann-Margret's not coming?" \xbb scene from "Full Metal Jacket" on YouTube. The reference to the FMJ quote in "The Punisher" is used the same way, to mock the oblivious Pollyanna nature of their leadership.

Why did Netflix remove Full Metal Jacket?

In 2017, Netflix removed Full Metal Jacket from its Vietnamese service to comply with a demand from the Vietnamese Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information. The second half of the film takes place in Vietnam, but the entire movie is regarded as Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War.

Why is it called Full Metal Jacket?

The film's title refers to the full metal jacket bullet used by military servicemen.

Is Full Metal Jacket comedy?

But, with that said, dark comedy can feel right at home in a war movie. Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket is a prime example of a war movie masterpiece with a darkly comedic sensibility.

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