James phones his mum

[Rhubarb]

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Just because the TV shows how much a military will celebrate gays, it doesn't mean that it's a gay wonderland.

Still very frowned upon here. Your sexual persuasion isn't an issue but your behaviour is, fortunately the soldiers are welcome locally and always have been. I suppose its because they are just passing through and are never here for more than a month.
The Marine camp is another story and there once were places that were 'no go zones' for residents. My father made it quite clear about where it was safe to go on a Saturday night because the Marines were banned from the club. The camp has been scaled down although rumour has it (and we will never know) the SBS and SAS are still based there.

First thing I did when I met my husband was make sure he wasn't a Marine. He truthfully said he was a Chef but wasn't too happy when I found out he was also a soldier..but hey ho...too late by then my parents liked him.