Reviewed 2020-08-21 l Last update on 2022-06-22
Dink Flamingo started Active Duty over 15 years ago, and it's still going strong. It's not a site where models dress up in camouflage gear and pretend to be soldiers having sex. It's a site where real, manly straight military guys appear, jerk off or get into their first gay sex with another straight squaddie. There are solos, duos and group scenes, and of late, there have been scenes from other sites added to ensure you get an update. With over 1,490 movies, there's a lot to get off with.
It's been a while since we reviewed Active Duty and the good news is that it's still going strong. Recently, some updates have brought content from Raw Fuck Boys, Next Door Buddies and Jason Sparks, but the guys are just as manly, military-looking and in the right age range, which is 18 to around late twenties. There's also a model index with 697 guys who are original Active Duty models, and these guys are what the site is really about. Straight, first-timers who are serving in the military and who, I assume, want to make some extra cash by going gay for the cameras. You don't find them parading in their gear, though there are some weapons on show, but you do find them talking to cam, being interviewed sometimes, and getting down to some natural and raw hardcore gay sex.
I'm assuming that recently the addition of third-party content is to keep the updates flowing, and with lockdowns and distancing, it's hard to get new recruits to come and make the movies. So, that's understandable at the moment, and there are exclusive movies in the more recent content along with compilations from exclusive scenes, again, to keep updates flowing. Looking at only the exclusive scenes, you find the style of movies hasn't changed over the years, although the quality has improved. Originally, there were mainly solos and guys chatting and then jerking off. That's horny enough, but when they started persuading the guys to touch, suck and fuck each other, things really heated up. That's the norm now, and there's plenty of natural, straight-guy flesh on show, fit bods, tattoos, muscles and a verity of cocks.
Check out the 1,490 movies, and you find the older ones are up to 480p in quality, again, that's understandable as they are up to 15 years old. Recently, though, we've started seeing 4K HD movies, and along the way, they brought in 1,920 x 1,080 HD, 720p, and midrange versions for both streaming and downloading. Movies run for around 20 minutes and are a handheld style, naturally played out and filmed. The quality is just fine, and it's all pretty laid back.
Over in the 'War Chest', you find 600 audition videos, mainly solos, where the guys jerk off for the first time. There are some duos here, and although the guys are straight, they don't seem to have any trouble getting it on with another guy. I guess they are pretty open-minded and simply want to get off, so don't care who sucks their cocks.
Movies also come with images, and there's a separate photos area with 1,413 image sets to browse, and you can find them shown on the video viewing pages. These images are at 1,920 x 1,080 or 1,920 x 1280, and reasonable quality. They are also a mix of shots where the guys pose, and hardcore shots from the movies, with links across to the movie from which they come. Viewing online is easy, and there is a slideshow function, and you can download full sets in a zip file.
Active Duty also houses a DVD section with 224 titles such as 'Seducing a Sailor', 'PVT Pillow Biter' and 'Hung Heroes', and there, you're able to view full-length DVDs chapter by chapter. There's also a 'Free Scene' giving you a hardcore movie to play which, I assume, changes now and then.
If you want to check out the guys first, though, head to 'Soldiers', the model index where the exclusive soldiers, sailors and marines are listed with a still from their movie, or movies as some make more than one appearance. Click through, and you find links to their videos, but no stats or details, I guess they are a military secret. It's a handy way to find the hottest hunk and then find his videos.
Active Duty has an interactive setup. Members can comment on videos and guys, rate them and add them to a favourites area, and you get a real sense of members joining in and enjoying themselves as much as the soldiers do. It's also easy to move around the site with videos, DVDs, photos, models and the new recruits all in their own areas, but with videos linked to photos, and with guys linked from videos to the model index. There's also information about scenes, though not so much about the guys, then, you do have interviews with some videos.
The homepage also brings you news about updates and what's new. A search box lets you search around by keywords, though there's no advanced search engine and no category lists. You're able to rearrange the video list by date and popularity etc, and there are tag words to the side that do act as a kind of category list, including a link to all scenes directed by Dirk Yates.
Watch out when it comes to signing up. The trial membership is streaming only, and only lets you view ten videos. The monthly and longer-term memberships offer everything with unlimited viewing, and prices start at $14.95 per month, which is a good price for so much content but watch out for any cross-sales on the details page.
Active Duty is still very much active after 15 years, and ranges from older, more amateur style content to full 4K HD movies, exclusives and third-party updates. The guys remain genuine straight or curios soldiers and marines who have no trouble getting off together, and quality has improved over the years. The members' area is easy to navigate and well looked after, updates are coming in, and there are now over 700 military guys to get you standing to attention.
