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Melon

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5. This seems to be the 80/20 that we fight

Reply to Woodwizard (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:08 AM

Oct 7

I’m sure that most people would agree that the military needs physical standards and adhere to them. Both for discipline as well as the obvious requirements of fighting.

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