The flight took off as my squad sat in the hanger of the jet, everyone falling asleep shortly after take off. I could never sleep on these journeys and today it seemed like I wasn't the only one not asleep. I glanced down the seats and noticed Sergeant Smith was also awake fidgeting nervously with her rank slides.
I unbuckled myself and moved down the jet to sit next to Sergeant Smith, I pulled two protein bars out of my combat jacket pocket and offered one to her, she accepted with a small, nervous smile.
"Is this your first tour?" I asked, taking a bite out of my bar.
"Yeah, is it that easy to tell?"
"Nah, you just look exactly like I did on my first tour." I explained.
"How many tours have you been on, Lance Corporal?"
"My first one was about a month after I turned eighteen, I've
