<p>Well, you certainly have "content" and "characters." Would not leave any of these characters behind, but as you noted, one of them has to step forward to lead the others through the narrative.<br /> <br /> The most compelling part of your writing is in the details: you obviously know a lot of the "inside" story of this war.<br /> <br /> For the record, I was not drafted because I was only 16 in 1974. Didn't even have to register, and in hindsight (from which all wisdom flows), I would have been a poor soldier as my first question to the drill sergeant would have been, "Why are we preparing to kill people we don't know?" My brother, two years younger than me, did have to register, but didn't get called up.<br /> <br /><br /> Enjoy your new adventure and keep writing. A few hundred words a day adds up quickly to a draft.<br /> <br /> Jackson</p>