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This ‘boot camp’ gives kids a look at life as a Marine

This “boot camp” is designed to give school-age children a glimpse of life as an enlisted Marine while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of community. In another sense, the event also helped ...

In 'Boots,' a gay Marine comes of age before the era of 'Don't ask, don't tell'

Inspired by Greg Cope White's memoir "The Pink Marine," the Netflix series features a gay teen in boot camp at a time when being gay in the military was illegal.

Netflix series 'Boots' explores pre-don't ask, don't tell Marine Corps life

Netflix's series "Boots" premieres, depicting a gay teen enlisting in the Marine Corps during "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." ...
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Yorkshire beauty queen left on crutches after Miss England's 'Royal Marines-style' boot camp

Two beauty queens were left injured after Miss England finalists endured a Royal Marines-style boot camp as part of the competition's sports round. Twenty women swapped their high-heels for running ...