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Offline purlin

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Re: Could this mean gay??
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 20 December 20 16:05 GMT (UK) »
'So I’m not sure he was reluctant to join up'

I agree, it does state that he volunteered.
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Re: Could this mean gay??
« Reply #19 on: Sunday 20 December 20 16:10 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if he was nervous at the medical examination and therefore 'stuttered' when replying, and the examiner felt that this was exaggerated. 

This may have been an unkind comment on the fact that the examiner couldn't see why the potential recruit would be nervous.

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