Actually, former military guys are extremely common in the furry community, for the same reason that former military guys are very common in MtF communities. 1) It's a career path that attracts shape-rotator types, the kind of geeks who get super into online fandom and 2) the military is a draw for men who are looking to "prove" their ma…
Actually, former military guys are extremely common in the furry community, for the same reason that former military guys are very common in MtF communities. 1) It's a career path that attracts shape-rotator types, the kind of geeks who get super into online fandom and 2) the military is a draw for men who are looking to "prove" their masculinity, i.e., gay men and future MtFs; these types of men are basically the backbone of the furry community. It's not at all a coincidence that most of the guys from the Tranch were furries and former military.
I'd be willing to bet, dollars to donuts, that the incidence of veterans is higher among furries than among the general population.
As an aside here, recruiters seem to make a hobby of trying to pull people in as they're heading towards the offices of recruiters from other branches (where I was in Utah, they were all in a single strip mall), and when I was headed to talk with the Air Force recruiter, a Marine recruiter stepped in an gave a very masculinity-focused advertisement (be tough, get all the girls, etc).
I didn't think of myself as gay back then, but somehow that didn't particularly land for me. I joined so I could learn Chinese in a stable position that would give me time to get my feet under me and figure out what I was actually doing with my life. I imagine "proving" masculinity does hit harder for some people, but at least when it comes to Air Force intel, it's mostly just a bunch of geeks and nerds whose plan A paths fell through somewhere, with all the hobbies you'd expect from that crowd.
Interesting insight. Thanks, Trace. I have a geeky family member (he's into Star Trek, comic books, etc.) who joined the Air Force in the 80s because he was interested in engineering, but couldn't afford to go to college. He definitely falls into the former "shape rotator" category of veteran. I wouldn't say his plan A path fell through, so much as it was never presented as an option to him.
I also went to college with a gay veteran who told me he enlisted because he wanted to get away from the small town he grew up in, and like my family member, he couldn't afford college. He was very normie and conventionally masculine, though.
Actually, former military guys are extremely common in the furry community, for the same reason that former military guys are very common in MtF communities. 1) It's a career path that attracts shape-rotator types, the kind of geeks who get super into online fandom and 2) the military is a draw for men who are looking to "prove" their masculinity, i.e., gay men and future MtFs; these types of men are basically the backbone of the furry community. It's not at all a coincidence that most of the guys from the Tranch were furries and former military.
I'd be willing to bet, dollars to donuts, that the incidence of veterans is higher among furries than among the general population.
So it’s like the Beatles growing beards to make up for all the floral blouses or whatever
This is going into my list of most favorite barpod comments ever.
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I get your point regarding most of the Tranch, but imagining Kev in particular in the military is *high-larious.*
As an aside here, recruiters seem to make a hobby of trying to pull people in as they're heading towards the offices of recruiters from other branches (where I was in Utah, they were all in a single strip mall), and when I was headed to talk with the Air Force recruiter, a Marine recruiter stepped in an gave a very masculinity-focused advertisement (be tough, get all the girls, etc).
I didn't think of myself as gay back then, but somehow that didn't particularly land for me. I joined so I could learn Chinese in a stable position that would give me time to get my feet under me and figure out what I was actually doing with my life. I imagine "proving" masculinity does hit harder for some people, but at least when it comes to Air Force intel, it's mostly just a bunch of geeks and nerds whose plan A paths fell through somewhere, with all the hobbies you'd expect from that crowd.
Interesting insight. Thanks, Trace. I have a geeky family member (he's into Star Trek, comic books, etc.) who joined the Air Force in the 80s because he was interested in engineering, but couldn't afford to go to college. He definitely falls into the former "shape rotator" category of veteran. I wouldn't say his plan A path fell through, so much as it was never presented as an option to him.
I also went to college with a gay veteran who told me he enlisted because he wanted to get away from the small town he grew up in, and like my family member, he couldn't afford college. He was very normie and conventionally masculine, though.