Chapter 11 - Major Hale Faces A Court Martial For Insubordination
Two military police officers materialized instantly beside the fallen major, lifting him up by his elbows.
They secured heavy zip-ties around his wrists, treating him with the exact mechanical efficiency he deserved.
“Move it, Major,” the lead MP ordered flatly, steering him away from the bar and toward the exit doors.
Hale cast one last desperate, pleading look across the room, but every single officer turned their gaze away.
The heavy doors swung shut behind him, sealing the fate of a man who believed his rank made him invincible.
I turned back to face the two hundred silent officers standing rigidly at attention across the dining room.
“You may be seated,” I instructed calmly, unbuttoning my charcoal coat the rest of the way.
Chairs scraped back once more as the officers sat down, their movements significantly more subdued than before.
“Being an officer in the United States military is not a license to look down on others,” I told the room.
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“If you cannot respect human dignity, you have no business wearing that uniform.”
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