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Flynt attended Salyersville High School ( now Magoffin County High School ) in the ninth grade, however ran away from home and, despite being only 15 years old, joined the United States Army using a counterfeit birth certificate.

It was around this time that he developed his passion for the game of poker.

Since the United States was at peace, the Army decided to honorably discharge Flynt.

He returned to his mother in Indiana, and found employment at the Inland Manufacturing Company, an affiliate of General Motors, however there was a union-led slowdown and he was released after only three months.

He then returned to his father in Kentucky.

For a brief period, he became a bootlegger but stopped when he learned that county deputies were searching for him.

After living on his savings for two months, he enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1960.

He became a radar operator on the USS Enterprise.

He was the operator on duty when the ship was assigned to recover John Glenn's space capsule.

He was honorably discharged in July 1964.