The Weight of Salt and Iron: A Reckoning of Broken Traditions within the Shadows of the Barracks
CHAPTER 1: THE FRICTION OF IRON The steel frame of the cable machine didn’t yield, but the young instructor’s ribcage did. A dull, metallic clack echoed through the gym as the soldier’s shoulder blades hit the weight stack, sending the iron plates rattling inside their tracks. “Stand down, son,” Miller said. His voice didn’t carry…