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BobTheSubgenius

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50. I often wonder just how the divide looks within the military, if there is one of significance.

Fri Nov 13, 2020, 11:53 AM

Nov 2020

There are bound to be at least some who, if the decisions was theirs, would support their alleged CIC, but my hope is that that number tapers off radically as you ascend the ranks.

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I often wonder just how the divide looks within the military, if there is one of significance. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #50

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