Why are so many furries in the military?

[Doliba]

This is just an observation I've made... There's a lot more furries who are/were in the military than most groups that I find. Is there a specific reason why the two seem to be common together? Is it just coincidental?

[Erika]

I’m pretty sure it’s just coincidental. It COULD be an issue of repression. Military as a culture is very harsh on anything not considered “normal”, so just like anyone else, people will explore what’s considered “forbidden”. Within reason of course lol

I know for me, I’ve been interested in furry media and culture for a long time. I just never explored it because of the opinions of my friends and coworkers. But recently I just really wanted to, so I found this forum. And it’s been great because I can talk to all of you. But I sure won’t go talk to my work friends about it, they’ve expressly spoken about their disdain with furries before.