"When Greg Cope White's best friend tells him he is spending his summer in Marine Corps boot camp, all Greg hears is "summer' and "camp". Despite dire warnings from his friend, Greg vows to join him in recruit training. He is eighteen, underweight, he's never run a mile -- and he is gay. The Pink Marine is the story -- full of hilarity and heartbreak -- of how a teenage boy who struggles with self-acceptance and doesn't fit the traditional definition of masculinity finds acceptance and self-worth in Marine Corps boot camp"-- Back cover.