Review: Terms of Enlistment

Terms of Enlistment
Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Yet another military sci-fi, but actually pretty darn good. Terms of Enlistment takes place in a future where the world has been ravaged by war and we have started colonizing the galaxy. It follows Andrew Grayson, a welfare rat, who gets the lucky draw at his chance to join the military. It follows him as he goes through basic training, joins the Army, fights, gets transferred to the Navy and experiences a first contact.

The whole book, while set in the future is not terrible far off from what we experience now. Especially the Army portion. I would say that everything Andrew experiences isn’t impossible, just improbable. I really liked the basic training section and the Army section quite a bit. The Navy got a little weird quite quick. Things were inputted that made it seem just odd. Like Andrew is the ship system IT manager or equivalent, but vehicles still take 10 minutes to power on. The Navy portion just seemed less thought out than the other sections.

Kloos is definately a Soldier or former Soldier. The reason I say that it is some descriptions were too spot on not to have come from a veteran. “This is the military, and nobody gives shit about what we want. We take what we’re served, and we ask for seconds, and that’s the way it goes.” “Half the things we do in th emiltiary are tedious, boring or dangerous, but at least we’re alive enough to feel boredom or fear.”

I enjoyed the book, but not sure if I want to continue reading the series. I give it a strong 4 stars.

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