This weeks' episode considers the expectations one might have for their service in the Navy or Marine Corps, the peacetime reality they face, and the ways one might process the difference during and after their time in the military.

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Hosted by: David L. Robbins
Voice Actors: Dean Knight, David Bridgewater
Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas
Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen
Music by: Raatib Rahman VCUArts Department of Music