America has been at war for a long time—Iraq, Afghanistan, and by the time this book
comes out, possibly Syria, Iran, or pockets of Texas. But for this young man, his war days are over, he hopes.
Not that he actually was at the front, sweating IEDs and glaring at everyone with a cell phone. He got trained for maintenance and helped supervise an armory in the Green Zone. He was, in the words of patrolling Marines, a “POG.”
But he still sweated and got bored and had his day disrupted now and again by nearby detonations. He never had to shoot anybody, but he’s known plenty of guys who did, as well as plenty who came under fire.
I Was in The War, of course I can: speak military slang, source a live grenade if I’m willing to risk a lot of trouble, make an educated guess about an explosion, get my health care paid for eventually.
Substitutes for: Dodge.
Feature: Provides Firearm Attacks.
Feature: Unique (can construct home-made explosives, but hasn’t yet).