Tyler shrugged. “Still against regs,” she said, knowing she was being petty, and that it had nothing to do with the idea that officers and enlisted weren’t allowed to fraternize.
“Well, it won’t be soon,” Shenin shot back, feeling defensive.
“What does that mean?” Tyler asked.
Shenin pressed her lips together, she hadn’t meant to tell Tyler this way, but it was too late now.
“I got accepted to OTS,” Shenin said.
“You what?” Tyler responded, floored. Shenin was telling her that she’d been accepted to Officer Training School. It meant she could get stationed somewhere else, once she received her commission.
“I finished my bachelor’s degree at Beale and had applied for OTS right before I came here. It took a while for my application and stuff to follow me.”
Tyler stared back at her, sh
