I spent five years as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy.
I wonder if the proportion your friend noticed is a cause or an effect? That is, are we drawn to kilts because they appeal to the same things that military service appeals to -- loyalty, tradition, etc -- or because people with the heritage to appreciate kilts have a tendancy to come from families with a tradition of service? Both my fathers, and all three of my grandfathers served. In my generation, I served, and my brother didn't.
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