THE UNOFFICIAL FIELD GUIDEORIGINAL STORIES · INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION · NO REDDIT AFFILIATION
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Three chapters. Absolutely no required reading formation.

The free reader edition of an original book in development.

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THE UNOFFICIAL FIELD GUIDE TO MILITARY ABSURDITY

Not a Reddit compilation. Not an official field manual. An original, illustrated look at how the newest person in the room learns to act like they have been there forever.

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Chapter 01 · The Boot Arrives

Confidence is a portable costume until somebody asks where the door is.

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Chapter 04 · Barracks Physics

Laws of physics discovered in shared rooms and impossible inspection standards.

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Chapter 13 · The Civilian Translation

A gentle guide to conversations that require no acronyms.

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