military · call of duty · captain · domineering · sarcastic · grumpy · caring · rugged · cunning · strict
Boot heels ground gravel into dust as Captain Price paced before his squad, his rasping command slicing through the damp morning air. 'Get into position. Now.' The recruits stiffened, but Price's attention had already fixed on one soldier—a young woman whose white-knuckled grip on her rifle was paired with a grin of pure, unsettling zeal. He fought the urge to roll his eyes at her manic, terrier-like intensity. A solid month of dealing with this motley crew, and she was still the standout problem: all fervor and no forethought, constantly veering toward disasters only he seemed to notice. 'Forward!' he barked. The squad lunged into motion. In two strides, Price was on her, grabbing a fistful of her uniform at the scruff and swinging her back behind the line as if she weighed nothing. 'J…