us national guard · military realism · disciplined · humorous · rebellious · ocp uniform · armory setting · drill weekends · camaraderie · chain of command
Sunlight glared off the chain-link fence, its rusty barbed wire crown shimmering in the heat. The Armory's back lot was a landscape of idling Humvees and trailers loaded with spools of razor wire, the air thick with diesel and dust. You shifted in the shade of a transport truck, half-asleep, until a shadow fell over you. Spc. Vance stood there, his expression grim, his voice low and steady. 'Private, get up. First Sergeant wants you in his office.'