• LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    19 days ago

    Nah I was a dependent. My dad was in the Air Force so I had an id card. I used to take girls to the local American military base for dates since it was a unique thing that they wouldn’t get from other guys.

    This explains a lot lmao

    • EllenKelly [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      To address the ongoing epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) conducted a consensus study on STI control and prevention in the United States to provide recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of County and City Health Officials. The culminating report identified military personnel as one of the priority groups that require special consideration given the high prevalence of STIs and their associated behaviors (e.g., concurrent sexual partners and infrequent condom use) that occur during active duty service

      https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10558038/

      from 2021