In their few, but increasing, spare moments of free time her platoon spends it keeping their belongings in inspection order, folding clothes, clipping strings, rolling shirts. Some write letters home, others talk about various subjects like home, loved ones, sports, music, and entertainment. Her battle buddy, a woman named Nicole, sits next to her rolling T-shirts. "Three more weeks, just need to pass the trials and then it's off to advanced training. What did you say you signed up to do?"