The comic Foxhole on your Front Lawn encouraged families to purchase Defense Bonds for their own financial benefit, in addition to the contribution to military strength. The story focused on the Brightside family, who were taking a number of steps to cut back on their expenses. Midway through the piece, young men across the city begin receiving Selective Services draft notifications, including Bill Brightside, the family’s son. When Bill receives his acceptance letter, he is shown standing in a car, boastfully speaking to a group of two young women and a young man, all of whom look on in admiration.[^] Bill directly asks one young woman, “Will you pine for me, my fair lady?”[^] The body language in this image strongly supports the idea that women were strongly attracted to men who were enlisted. This notion is so strong, his friend gets mad at him for, “hogging the stage,” and pushes through to show the group that he’s “in the act” too.[^] These images put forth the notion that military service was a tool young men could use to impress young women, as well as their male peers, and elevated the status of soldiers.