describe the impact of the picture from the army theater on the men in ch7

Paul and Kropp stare at an attractive girl on an old poster for an army theater performance. They rip out the picture of the man next to her. They both feel inadequate. They look at this girl as if she is from another world. She is clean and beautiful. They look at themselves and see just dirt and grime. They both feel like they have missed the formidable years of their lives when, perhaps, they could have met such a girl.