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Yeah. And some of them, like, I got to tell you, like when I got to my unit and by then, like I wasn't out, but I like knew that I was gay, obviously.

Yeah. And some of them, like, I got to tell you, like when I got to my unit and by then, like I wasn't out, but I like knew that I was gay, obviously.

Um, You know, and, like, gay jokes are flying around, right? Like, all the way down to, like, oh, man, that, like, memo that just came down from the command. Is that the gayest thing you've ever seen? Like, Sergeant, what's the gayest thing you've ever seen? This is even gayer than that, right? To me, it sounded kind of retro, but that was definitely how people were talking.

Um, You know, and, like, gay jokes are flying around, right? Like, all the way down to, like, oh, man, that, like, memo that just came down from the command. Is that the gayest thing you've ever seen? Like, Sergeant, what's the gayest thing you've ever seen? This is even gayer than that, right? To me, it sounded kind of retro, but that was definitely how people were talking.

Um, You know, and, like, gay jokes are flying around, right? Like, all the way down to, like, oh, man, that, like, memo that just came down from the command. Is that the gayest thing you've ever seen? Like, Sergeant, what's the gayest thing you've ever seen? This is even gayer than that, right? To me, it sounded kind of retro, but that was definitely how people were talking.

Children, lower intelligence. But, like... those seem like, you know, they were all like fine. Like they either made it clear that they didn't care or they found some excuse, like unrelated to anything to like check on how I was doing. Right.

Children, lower intelligence. But, like... those seem like, you know, they were all like fine. Like they either made it clear that they didn't care or they found some excuse, like unrelated to anything to like check on how I was doing. Right.

Children, lower intelligence. But, like... those seem like, you know, they were all like fine. Like they either made it clear that they didn't care or they found some excuse, like unrelated to anything to like check on how I was doing. Right.

Yeah. And then a couple of people have turned out, including somebody who I like turned to more than once to volunteer for outside the wire, uh, drives that he didn't have to do with me. Um, um, but I needed somebody else who was qualified on a long gun. Um, Turned out he was in the same boat. I never knew. So you vampired him.

Yeah. And then a couple of people have turned out, including somebody who I like turned to more than once to volunteer for outside the wire, uh, drives that he didn't have to do with me. Um, um, but I needed somebody else who was qualified on a long gun. Um, Turned out he was in the same boat. I never knew. So you vampired him.

Yeah. And then a couple of people have turned out, including somebody who I like turned to more than once to volunteer for outside the wire, uh, drives that he didn't have to do with me. Um, um, but I needed somebody else who was qualified on a long gun. Um, Turned out he was in the same boat. I never knew. So you vampired him.

I don't know. He did have the long gun. Hey! No, no. Okay, so, wow. Yeah, so, like, we knew each other. We trusted each other. We understood each other. It doesn't mean we, like, went and suddenly agreed about politics. Like, some of the people I served with were, like, super conservative and still are, obviously. But, like... Yeah.

I don't know. He did have the long gun. Hey! No, no. Okay, so, wow. Yeah, so, like, we knew each other. We trusted each other. We understood each other. It doesn't mean we, like, went and suddenly agreed about politics. Like, some of the people I served with were, like, super conservative and still are, obviously. But, like... Yeah.

I don't know. He did have the long gun. Hey! No, no. Okay, so, wow. Yeah, so, like, we knew each other. We trusted each other. We understood each other. It doesn't mean we, like, went and suddenly agreed about politics. Like, some of the people I served with were, like, super conservative and still are, obviously. But, like... Yeah.

We kind of, you know, that wasn't like central because we knew each other. Yeah. Like at a human level. And you built that trust up with them. Yeah. Because we did something hard together.

We kind of, you know, that wasn't like central because we knew each other. Yeah. Like at a human level. And you built that trust up with them. Yeah. Because we did something hard together.

We kind of, you know, that wasn't like central because we knew each other. Yeah. Like at a human level. And you built that trust up with them. Yeah. Because we did something hard together.

Vaguely. I mean, that's like half of middle school humor. Also, just like in your 40s, whatever.

Vaguely. I mean, that's like half of middle school humor. Also, just like in your 40s, whatever.

Vaguely. I mean, that's like half of middle school humor. Also, just like in your 40s, whatever.