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"Guys who almost joined" and "guys who will never make it on the outside" unite as "guys who won't shut up about it"

They loved their DIs, still had to punch them

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 7 August 2023 · 0703

“Bro, it’s pretty much just an operator hang out”

The national security community is abuzz this week following reports that the “Guys Who Almost Joined the Military” have teamed up with the “Guys Who Will Never Make It on the Outside” to form a supergroup of “Guys Who Won’t Shut Up About It at the Bar”.

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