In honor of Veterans Day in the U.S., here’s another story that was previously for $5+ level but now is free as a special holiday Flashback Friday.
Cole was not a fan of the military. He lived near a base and had encountered more than one soldier he felt was ignorant and cocky. He wasn’t quite sure if that was the type of guy the army simply attracted, or if the environment led to that type of behavior, but he had begun to resent the military-industrial complex. Why should these jerks get all this money to try out new weapons, when so many others were suffering? 
Cole had even been staging little-attended protests and other small acts of rebellion against the nearby base, and he was preparing for his latest tactic when he suddenly heard some relaxing music.
Cole had even been staging little-attended protests and other small acts of rebellion against the nearby base, and he was preparing for his latest tactic when he suddenly heard some relaxing music. 
It felt natural to lean back against Sergeant Andrek, though his sleepy eyes would not spot the handsome man until later. Sergeant Andrek was a veteran of war that now served as an army recruiter, his numbers impressing his bosses. What they didn’t know was that he often used hypnosis, and Cole was the latest to succumb. While a bit on the small side, the Sarge knew muscle could always be developed so long as a boy’s mind was open, and Cole’s susceptibility to the music was allowing him a way to open the young man’s mind. Sergeant Andrek especially loved when he could convert a protester, and sometimes all it took was finding the right set of keys and seeing how a subject responded. As he probed the boy’s subconscious, the Sarge soon discovered that all the protesting was truly rooted in a lack of role model that Cole always wish he had. “You don’t just need a mentor, boy. You need an authority figure. Someone to mold you into the finest of young men. Someone that you love to please and obey – for it feels so good for you to obey.”
Continue reading Cole v. Sergeant
Yet, though he was proud of his service, Jaxon was discovering that adjusting back to citizen life was more daunting than expected. He was never one to want to lead, thus getting out early instead of going for career, but he actually missed inspections and following orders. Without them, he felt a bit lost.
