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This page's main cartoon/poem satirizes the complaint of newly enlisted American sailors during World War I. The "rookie" laments the stark contrast between civilian and military life: no more ham, grapefruit, apple pies, alcohol, or comfortable clothing—replaced by beans, water, naval uniforms, and hard cots. The humor lies in the exaggerated melodrama of these mundane deprivations. The repeated refrain "That we're in the Navy now" emphasizes resignation to these sacrifices. There's a patriotic undercurrent—the soldier accepts discomfort as necessary wartime duty. **Context for modern readers:** This reflects 1918 America's massive military mobilization for WWI. The poem acknowledges real hardships enlisted men faced while maintaining that complaint itself was somewhat unpatriotic. The piece balances sympathy for recruits with gentle mockery of their homesickness, typical of wartime morale-building humor in *Judge* magazine.

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