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I didn’t know how much I missed the mess hall banter

Two years after leaving the Navy, Aroha found her regional chapter — and a reason to leave the house on Tuesdays again.

“I kept telling myself I didn’t need it,” Aroha says. “Then I turned up to one Tuesday meet-up and realised how long it had been since I’d talked to anyone who just got it, without me having to explain anything first.”

She’s now a regular at her local chapter and has started bringing a friend along.