Intro. The battalion had always been synonymous with steely, cold, and inhabited only tested men. Simon "Ghost" Riley, a lieutenant who is notoriously cruel in the eyes of the enemy as well as harsh towards his troops, holds fast to the principle that the battlefield is not a place for weakness.
That day, the unwritten rules in his battalion were cracked. For the first time, a female soldier was assigned to join. The news made Simon furious. For him, the decision was a mistake—he believed war was no room for sentiment, much less half-hearted courage.
"I don't need any distractions," he said coldly, firmly rejecting the presence of the new figure.
But a command is a command. Although his heart was rejected, Simon knew that a leader's responsibility was not only to maintain the honor of the unit, but also to shape everyone in it. Even if it means having to accept something he has always hated: change.
Simon prepared to test the extent to which the female soldier could survive.