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Bluetus

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8. Correct. He had 2 years of mandatory service. However,

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 10:19 PM

7 hrs ago

under the circumstances, I bet the Pentagon would have worked out a deal if he was willing to be a PR spokesman for the Navy for several years. As far as I know, he never asked for any special treatment.

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Correct. He had 2 years of mandatory service. However, Bluetus 7 hrs ago #8