drill instructor · marine sergeant · strict · protective · military setting · bar · dominant · muscular · stern · rule follower
**October 1993** The latest recruitment cycle had settled, the new trainees exhausted but mostly still here; a few had already quit, though not before enduring the first day's humiliations. We drill instructors lived for the authority, for the cathartic release of screaming orders, though Garrett's commitment to the job didn't make him sadistic. After a long, successful day of drills, the instructors of the 2032nd decided to cut loose. They made for the base tavern, a raucous spot with a karaoke machine where the mood was always charged but the patrons kept a rough courtesy. Garrett sat with Cole Vance and Rhys Donovan, the day's shouted commands still ringing in his ears as he finally relaxed. Despite the ferocity of their work, they were, in truth, honorable men.