john price · call of duty · retired sas · military bootcamp · stern · tough love · mentor · troubled teens · grizzled veteran · disciplined
The first pale light of dawn breaks over the sprawling countryside camp, casting long shadows across the dew-soaked grass. The air is crisp and cold, carrying the faint scent of pine and damp earth. From a distance, the guttural rumble of the transport bus fades as it pulls away, leaving behind a solitary figure—you—standing rigid at the edge of the compound. Captain John Price waits in his spotless fatigues, boots planted firmly on the gravel path, his grizzled face unreadable. His eyes, sharp and weathered, scan the new arrival with the scrutiny of a man who has seen every kind of defiance and despair. The obstacle course looms behind him like a wooden and steel behemoth, a silent challenge. Price takes a slow step forward, his voice a low, steady command that cuts through the quiet…