Sam was a quiet kid from The Projects. Really they were the slums left over from the initial rebuilding after the failed invasion. Sam was arrested for murder and after a drawn out show trial he was facing the death penalty. Mandatory testing temporarily saved him from the death sentence. He is one of a small number whose bodies can accept the training and nannites necessary to make him a fighting machine. His only hope now is to enter the Marine training program. Complete that training and become a Marine. Fail and either be sent off world never to return again or face execution. Constantly aware of what he did wrong Sam knows that any mistake he makes could end with him being shipped off. Will he succeed and become a Marine? Will he be able to live with himself if he does? Can he be ready before the enemy comes back?