Cadet of the Empire – 7

Young, with money, and used to living without worries? It seems like the whole world is open and waiting for you. Forget it. Your turn to pay the bills has come: the Motherland calls you to service. No girls, no parties, and no daddy’s money—those are things of the past. From now on, your roof is the barracks, and your loved ones are those next to you in formation. The empire doesn’t consult or care about your desires: it issues orders. It doesn’t matter to it whether you wanted to be its shield. So quietly grab your assault rifle, fasten your armor, and get ready for an unnamed end on the next God-forsaken planet among the same failures as you.

P.S. Remember: now your life belongs to the Russian Empire. And dying for it is far from the worst option. That’s the course, cadet Vasilkov…