When the very English ensign arrived with the note, Sarah thanked him and put it in her pocket. She could already guess what it was about and it could wait a couple minutes.<br/><br/>Sarah was very pleasantly surprised by Paige’s positive reaction—the young doctor felt, if not confident, at least less worried than she had been. She trusted Paige’s judgment in a matter like this and, unlike Warren when he announced the decision, the sergeant was not drunk off her ass. Sarah also smiled when Paige recommended herself as potential sex partner—certainly not something the medic was opposed to, especially recalling how hot it had felt to be forcefully grabbed by her breasts and deeply kissed by the woman.<br/><br/>After Paige was done speaking Sarah sat next to her on the cot. “I could also use some recommendations for reading material, especially on small unit tactics. They barely taught us a thing in PES boot camp—the first few weeks were mostly about recovering from all the physical and mental abuse and it didn’t leave much time for lectures.” Right now Sarah was fairly thin with some nice curves—at the start of boot camp she had been bordering on emaciated.<br/><br/>“I don’t expect to be ordering anyone to take a hill anytime soon—it’s not as if Warren is planning to put a fireteam under me. This is just so I can’t be pushed around when I need to make a medical decision. Of course, there’s always the possibility if things get messy that I might find myself as the only NCO in a group. And I want to be as ready as possible. Experience is the best teacher, but that can only come with time and help from people who know better than me.”<br/><br/>She paused, and briefly touched the note in her pocket. “Oh, I almost forgot but I’ve got one bit of good news for you, Sarge. Private Key should be getting asylum from the Commonwealth shortly, which means the PD has to give him straight back to you unmolested. It’s not my place to explain the details behind it but you can ask the LT.”