I spent 4 years in the Navy (3/67 - 12/70). During that period, it was rare to encounter a Leftist although there were plenty of free thinkers (I was a linguist) and lots of politics discussed in the barracks and in the bars. Mostly though, our thoughts and talk turned more toward skirts.
>”(I was a linguist) and lots of politics discussed in the barracks and in the bars. Mostly though, our thoughts and talk turned more toward skirts”<
I’ll bet you were a cunning linguist back then. #;^)