Paul was the \u201cfat boy\u201d in the military. He had hoped that by joining the service he would be battling America\u2019s foes, but as he had been doing his whole life, he was battling the extra pounds; the extraneous weight he gained out of his insecurity. He was the soldier who stuffed lunch meat in his pockets. The shame would lead him to try wiring his jaw shut to hopefully stop eating.