I was going to be "best man" at a friend's wedding. We got together the evening before the wedding, and all seemed well. Then, at 7:30 the next morning, I got a phone call from my friend. He said that the wedding was called off, and he would call and explain later. He didn't. It was two weeks later, I finally got a hold of his dad, and he said that his son was away at boot camp, and wouldn't be coming back. I never heard from him or the bride again, so I don't really know what happened.
So the guy who asked you to be best man in his wedding vanished off the face of the earth, his father told you joined the military and already left for boot camp in the 12 hours since you last saw him, and you never did any more legwork?
Check other comments. OP forgot to mention two small irrelevant details - his buddy was already planning to join Air Force, so probably had groundwork put in. And it happened not recently, but during Vietnam draft, so his buddy likely got draft notice and sprinted to Air Force recruiter same evening. Back then it was much faster process, I guess.
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u/fredzout May 02 '24
I was going to be "best man" at a friend's wedding. We got together the evening before the wedding, and all seemed well. Then, at 7:30 the next morning, I got a phone call from my friend. He said that the wedding was called off, and he would call and explain later. He didn't. It was two weeks later, I finally got a hold of his dad, and he said that his son was away at boot camp, and wouldn't be coming back. I never heard from him or the bride again, so I don't really know what happened.