A new Netflix show tells the coming-of-age story of a young man who joins the Marine Corps looking for a shot at a new future, but goes in hiding a secret that if it gets out, would see him brought up on charges: He’s gay.

“My life needs a change, sir. I want to be somebody else,” Cameron Cope tells the recruiter.

“Son, boot camp is the machine that turns boys into men. In 13 weeks you won’t even recognize yourself. Are you sure you’re ready for that?” the recruiter responds.

“Boots” follows Recruit Cope (played by Miles Heizer) through the trials and tribulations of Marine Corps boot camp in 1990, four years before the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a policy that allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual troops to serve without disclosing their sexuality, which would result in a d

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