I was open about it.. there was no mistake and everyone knew it. I wore my boots and braces after work everyday. The way I spoke and carried myself was no different. From first call to end of day I was an airborne infantryman - a soldier that did not care for jews, niggers, or spics. After end of day, i was a skin that did not care for jews, niggers, or spics. My job was to jump in someone else's backyard in the black of night, neutralize those not like me, and secure the airfield - fuck everything outside of that.
No fucking way I'd be a part of the circus that is the current military.
For context - this was 20+ years ago