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During his time in high school, Cameron Cope Miles Heizer is bullied relentlessly. There is a lot to admire in the production design of the various obstacle courses, too. Check. There has been a long, tense relationship between queer identity and military service in the United States.

Being ordered. The idea that these men might end up in combat with other young men from another country barely comes up, and military PTSD is not discussed one character experiencing panic attacks is able to overcome it by sheer will.

A big list of navy jokes, submitted and ranked by users. Skip to content. Play video. Over the course of the season, the show depicts the rampant racism, homophobia and fatphobia that persist within the culture of military masculinity, at the expense of vulnerable recruits who are essentially accosted into submission by sergeants.

Late into Boots, two young Marine recruits joke about how, when you think about it, military culture is pretty damn gay. On the other hand, other viewers may experience the series as an authentic and thoughtful portrayal of the experience in boot camp, from a rarely-portrayed gay perspective.

Cameron is not yet in the same physical state as many of the other recruits, and is quickly targeted in similar ways he was in high school, despite Ray doing his best to defend him. In each of the episodes, the recruits face various physical challenges meant to strengthen them physically, with the idea that they become real men in the process.

Spending all day surrounded by literal swinging ds? The show has a compelling protagonist in Cameron, but neglects to build up a stronger ensemble. The show — and by extension, the military — suggests that enduring tests of the body and mind and becoming stronger and more violent as a result, are the imperfect solutions to inner turmoil.

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Along with a platoon of new recruits all with newly shaved heads, they are forced to assimilate into the very strict culture of rigorous discipline and body conditioning. Some of the worst traits of patriarchal masculinity are on display here, and the show rarely challenges them, entrusting the viewer to parse that out on their own.

Two words seem to define the history of gay people in the US military: service and secrecy. A pleasant surprise is the nuance brought to Sgt. A later recruit who joins the platoon, Jones Jack Cameron Kayalso brings a fresh energy to the end of the season depicting another perspective on queer identity in the military.

With humour and vibrancy, it shows what gay recruits in the armed forces have endured. In a later episode, one character whose background was actually being explored dies in a scene so sudden and unexpected that it felt nonsensical.