Tanya Mosley

You know, this is really interesting because one of the things that also stood out to me, and I think a lot of people who come from a deeply religious background can understand this, is that you actually grew up trusting men more than you trusted women, including yourself.

You know, this is really interesting because one of the things that also stood out to me, and I think a lot of people who come from a deeply religious background can understand this, is that you actually grew up trusting men more than you trusted women, including yourself.

You, as a young person, in thinking about how you would leave your home, you grew up in West Virginia, you wanted to leave, you wanted to find your way, and you chose the military. You could see the similarities, even if it was unconscious. What did you know about the Marines before you enlisted? Like, did you have, in pop culture or in movies or in your environment at home, a

You, as a young person, in thinking about how you would leave your home, you grew up in West Virginia, you wanted to leave, you wanted to find your way, and you chose the military. You could see the similarities, even if it was unconscious. What did you know about the Marines before you enlisted? Like, did you have, in pop culture or in movies or in your environment at home, a

You, as a young person, in thinking about how you would leave your home, you grew up in West Virginia, you wanted to leave, you wanted to find your way, and you chose the military. You could see the similarities, even if it was unconscious. What did you know about the Marines before you enlisted? Like, did you have, in pop culture or in movies or in your environment at home, a

images of the military that really made you feel like this was the place that you would belong?

images of the military that really made you feel like this was the place that you would belong?

images of the military that really made you feel like this was the place that you would belong?

I think it was a recruiter you met when you enlisted who said to you, the thing about being a Marine is that we don't really care who you were before. Once you become a Marine, what is behind you is irrelevant. And I want to dig a little bit deeper into what you were trying to get away from, because what identity were you trying to shed, the thing that you were running from?

I think it was a recruiter you met when you enlisted who said to you, the thing about being a Marine is that we don't really care who you were before. Once you become a Marine, what is behind you is irrelevant. And I want to dig a little bit deeper into what you were trying to get away from, because what identity were you trying to shed, the thing that you were running from?

I think it was a recruiter you met when you enlisted who said to you, the thing about being a Marine is that we don't really care who you were before. Once you become a Marine, what is behind you is irrelevant. And I want to dig a little bit deeper into what you were trying to get away from, because what identity were you trying to shed, the thing that you were running from?

When you enlisted, you went in having experienced issues with disordered eating. Is that correct? Yes. Was that something that they asked you about when you signed up?

When you enlisted, you went in having experienced issues with disordered eating. Is that correct? Yes. Was that something that they asked you about when you signed up?

When you enlisted, you went in having experienced issues with disordered eating. Is that correct? Yes. Was that something that they asked you about when you signed up?

And what did the recruitment officer say to you? How did they handle it?

And what did the recruitment officer say to you? How did they handle it?

And what did the recruitment officer say to you? How did they handle it?

That becomes an ongoing theme throughout the book. And I would love to have you read a passage that expresses your state of mind and some of what you did while serving. And before I have you read this section, I want to note that there is the use of the word chit, that's C-H-I-T, which means going on leave. Is that right? Yeah.

That becomes an ongoing theme throughout the book. And I would love to have you read a passage that expresses your state of mind and some of what you did while serving. And before I have you read this section, I want to note that there is the use of the word chit, that's C-H-I-T, which means going on leave. Is that right? Yeah.

That becomes an ongoing theme throughout the book. And I would love to have you read a passage that expresses your state of mind and some of what you did while serving. And before I have you read this section, I want to note that there is the use of the word chit, that's C-H-I-T, which means going on leave. Is that right? Yeah.