Once everyone had filed out of his office, the chief of staff looked at the two last soldiers and motioned them to come to stand before his desk.
Henry and Jhonny obliged, the latter slightly shaking.
This didn't escape the old man's gaze, and he chuckled.
"At ease, young man. As long as you don't make mistakes like him, there is no risk of the same thing happening to you. I can see from your file that you are still very young and have only recently been conscripted.
"Let me tell you a little something. I may be one of the more extreme officers in terms of punishments when it comes to physical punishment, but a blaster shot is hardly the worst thing that can happen.
"Some of the other codgers of my generation out there would rather write reports until they can fire a soldier without warning. Others simply say nothing until you reach the point of court-martial.
