The cadets of 1st Battalion D Company 2nd Platoon are looking to conduct a book club with The Fifth Act by Elliot Ackerman.

In their own words:

As a Platoon Leader of a platoon of freshmen at a military college, I’d like to impart as much knowledge and discipline on my cadets as possible. Your program seems like an excellent and unique training opportunity which I feel will set us apart from other similar CTC (Cadet Training Company) platoons. Specifically, the Fifth Act means more to us as one of our squad leaders has a father who was a Marine in Fallujah.

Despite a full course load as well as other duties, these cadets are willing to take on extracurricular activities in the form of a book club to learn and form stronger bonds with their history and legacies.