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do you mean?”
“We’ve not seen an actual sliver hitting a target.”
Alex shook his head, “That’s not true. You were shown a sliver hitting armor plating.”
Derek nodded, “And it made a nice hole through it. However, if one of them knocked a two hundred pound man thirty feet, they will stop a Gracken Warrior in its tracks. That would force those coming from behind it to jump over them. They’re much easier to hit in the air; it’s not easy to change direction off the ground.”
Mike looked at Alex and said, “The video used to make these programs were taken of a Gracken attack that didn’t have any resistance. The Recruit is right.” Alex nodded. Mike looked at Derek, “How long will it take to get the recruits that were washed out up to speed on this method you use?”
“They’ll be proficient in a week and be able to do it without thinking about it in three.”
“What is your name?”
“Recruit Derek Daniels, Sir.”
“You are no longer a recruit. You will take command of this platoon and get them ready for a demonstration in three weeks.” The platoon instantly started cheering and Mike knew he had made a good choice. He heard them start yelling ‘Daniel’s Dance, Daniel’s Dance’ and knew that he had to be the one that developed the maneuver. He raised his arm and the platoon became instantly silent. “Who do you want for your second in command?”
Derek looked at Aman and saw him move his eyes to the left. Derek lowered his eyes asking Aman if he was sure and saw him nod. Mike saw the exchange and smiled. Derek said, “Sir, Recruit Brandon Hail.”
Brandon’s eyes went wide and the platoon cheered. He was stunned Derek had chosen him. Mike said, “I’m counting on you putting on a good show in three weeks.”
Derek said, “We’ll be ready, Sir.”
Mike nodded and looked at Alex. Alex followed him out and Mike said, “Alex, you need to refrain from executing our troops.”
“Would you have done it if he reported to you?”
Mike remembered staking an Air Force pilot, who had tried to kill Tilly, out in the desert with wire that would cut his limbs off if he struggled. He was staked out next to a huge fire ant mound and he eventually placed a gun in the pilots hand to end his misery after the ants had found him and began eating him alive. He didn’t have what it took to do it himself. Mike looked at Alex and smiled, “Just use good judgment in the future.”
Alex smiled, “I suspect after this I won’t have to do this again.”
Mike nodded, “I certainly hope not.”
• • •
Brandon went to Derek after Mike and Alex left and said, “You should have chosen Aman, he deserves this more than I do.”
Derek looked at Brandon and shook his head, “Why do you think the platoon chose to train after hours with us?”
Brandon was taken aback by the question and his eyes narrowed, “I think they wanted to learn how to survive in combat.”
“No, they chose to do it because you wanted to do it. They saw your excitement at learning the technique and knew if you wanted to learn, they needed to do it as well.” Derek looked at Brandon and smiled, “You have a real sense of presence, Brandon. I really don’t think you know how much you impact those around you.”
Brandon smiled and slowly shook his head, “So how do we do this?”
“Aman and I will teach the recruits that are coming back and you will work with the others. I want you to think about anything else we can do with these concepts.”
“What’s bothering you, Derek?”
Derek blew out a breath and tilted his head, “What happens when we need more than two lines? There will be some instances where there might be eight ranks of our soldiers. How do we use this with that many lines?”
Brandon saw the problem. He thought about the issue for a moment and looked at Derek, “You must have thought of something we could do?”
“I have but I need you to think about it as well and see what you can come
“We’ve not seen an actual sliver hitting a target.”
Alex shook his head, “That’s not true. You were shown a sliver hitting armor plating.”
Derek nodded, “And it made a nice hole through it. However, if one of them knocked a two hundred pound man thirty feet, they will stop a Gracken Warrior in its tracks. That would force those coming from behind it to jump over them. They’re much easier to hit in the air; it’s not easy to change direction off the ground.”
Mike looked at Alex and said, “The video used to make these programs were taken of a Gracken attack that didn’t have any resistance. The Recruit is right.” Alex nodded. Mike looked at Derek, “How long will it take to get the recruits that were washed out up to speed on this method you use?”
“They’ll be proficient in a week and be able to do it without thinking about it in three.”
“What is your name?”
“Recruit Derek Daniels, Sir.”
“You are no longer a recruit. You will take command of this platoon and get them ready for a demonstration in three weeks.” The platoon instantly started cheering and Mike knew he had made a good choice. He heard them start yelling ‘Daniel’s Dance, Daniel’s Dance’ and knew that he had to be the one that developed the maneuver. He raised his arm and the platoon became instantly silent. “Who do you want for your second in command?”
Derek looked at Aman and saw him move his eyes to the left. Derek lowered his eyes asking Aman if he was sure and saw him nod. Mike saw the exchange and smiled. Derek said, “Sir, Recruit Brandon Hail.”
Brandon’s eyes went wide and the platoon cheered. He was stunned Derek had chosen him. Mike said, “I’m counting on you putting on a good show in three weeks.”
Derek said, “We’ll be ready, Sir.”
Mike nodded and looked at Alex. Alex followed him out and Mike said, “Alex, you need to refrain from executing our troops.”
“Would you have done it if he reported to you?”
Mike remembered staking an Air Force pilot, who had tried to kill Tilly, out in the desert with wire that would cut his limbs off if he struggled. He was staked out next to a huge fire ant mound and he eventually placed a gun in the pilots hand to end his misery after the ants had found him and began eating him alive. He didn’t have what it took to do it himself. Mike looked at Alex and smiled, “Just use good judgment in the future.”
Alex smiled, “I suspect after this I won’t have to do this again.”
Mike nodded, “I certainly hope not.”
• • •
Brandon went to Derek after Mike and Alex left and said, “You should have chosen Aman, he deserves this more than I do.”
Derek looked at Brandon and shook his head, “Why do you think the platoon chose to train after hours with us?”
Brandon was taken aback by the question and his eyes narrowed, “I think they wanted to learn how to survive in combat.”
“No, they chose to do it because you wanted to do it. They saw your excitement at learning the technique and knew if you wanted to learn, they needed to do it as well.” Derek looked at Brandon and smiled, “You have a real sense of presence, Brandon. I really don’t think you know how much you impact those around you.”
Brandon smiled and slowly shook his head, “So how do we do this?”
“Aman and I will teach the recruits that are coming back and you will work with the others. I want you to think about anything else we can do with these concepts.”
“What’s bothering you, Derek?”
Derek blew out a breath and tilted his head, “What happens when we need more than two lines? There will be some instances where there might be eight ranks of our soldiers. How do we use this with that many lines?”
Brandon saw the problem. He thought about the issue for a moment and looked at Derek, “You must have thought of something we could do?”
“I have but I need you to think about it as well and see what you can come
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