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You asked for it. Some of you even begged for it. A few of you offered dates with your sisters or stock tips if I would just bring back Private G. I. Joe, and his trials and tribulations through military boot camp.

To refresh your memory, our story takes place in a hypothetical near-future, where members of all of the services (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard) attend the same military boot camp. To refresh your memory, or if this is your first time with Joe, you may wish to work your way through the previous episodes (it's not a good idea to be thrown into boot camp on the second day of training. Almost guaranteed to get you noticed).

Our hero, Private G. I. Joe, has already made it (barely) through in-processing, and the first training day/night of boot camp. Joe has had a rocky start, quickly earning the name "Double-Crap," and the unwanted attentions of his Drill Sergeants, Sergeant Bellows, Sergeant Grunts, and -- most feared of all -- Staff Sergeant Fear.

However, last night, while performing "fireguard" duty, Joe's Fairy Godmother smiled on him, and he seemed to do everything right. This caused Staff Sergeant Fear to smile (a facial expression he was definitely not used to), and promote Joe to the position of Platoon Leader. Will Joe be able to handle this awesome responsibility?

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