2nd Blog for "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein

Welcome back to my blog! I have continued to read Robert A. Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" and things have gotten quite interesting(I've gotten to page 200). We last left off on Johnny mulling over if he wants to resign from the Mobile Infantry. He waits a few more days before deciding when he receives a letter from a former teacher. This teacher was a former member of the M.I. and was quite proud of Johnny for being able to make as long as he has in boot. With this letter, Johnny now becomes resolved to finish what he started. He has now chosen his path in becoming a Mobile Infantryman. Eventually, Johnny gets to train with powered armor in simulated battles. In one of these simulated battles, Johnny gets a bit cocky and performs a reckless action which results in him receiving five lashes. But it's nothing compared to what one recruit got for deserting and then murdering a child. He received the death penalty and was hanged in front of all those in Camp Currie. Seeing this made Johnny extremely distressed like many others but he still went through with his training. Johnny soon started to notice that he has adapted to the life of the recruit in boot camp, he was no longer a regular civilian. He was eventually transferred to a new camp in Canada, near Vancouver and Seattle where he could visit. Then his graduation day finally came, it was his "Big Day" because he was now a "trained soldier" instead of a recruit. This now brings to mind of what Johnny really thinks of himself because soon enough he is tossed around different companies of troops. In the end he was put into Company K or the "Wildcats" before he was dropped into battle. War had been declared soon after he joined Company K because Buenos Aires had been destroyed by a menacing enemy.

Operation Bughouse would be Johnny's first drop. Johnny soon found out that the whole operation would be a complete mess where many of his comrades would die. His armor would become useless against the enemy bug warriors he would fight for they shot armor piercing beams and had large numbers on their sides. A mass retreat was called and with that Johnny made it out alive, not many could say the same for there was an 80 percent casualty rate. 

Because the "Wildcats" lost many in the drop, Johnny had to be transferred to a new company. This new company would become his family and Johnny would take the name "Roughneck" to heart. He would come to admire his Lieutenant Rasczak. Rasczak would care for all of those in his command and always looked after their well-being. Soon enough though, he would be killed while saving some wounded men. This hurt Johnny and his company but they soon learned to take orders from Sergeant Jelal or "Jelly". That's as far as I've come in reading the book. Stay tuned if want to read more of my below average blog.