Some things that bother me about Gore is that he went in on a two year enlistment, that meant combat arms, not Journalist.
The army did not send you to Vietnam 7 months before your discharge, and in Gore’s case 5 months before your early out.
Although early outs were common then, even “Project Transition” for those that remember, which was a program where you worked in a job for six weeks before your discharge started.
What’s the line from that Credence song ?
“I ain’t no Senator’s son.”