Army @ Love #3 - Vertigo

This one really got me stuck. Don't get me wrong. I really liked the book. I just have no clue what to write about it. I mean, we're getting to know the people of the Motivation and Morale unit. And we're seeing what the effects are that they're having on the enlisted men. And women. And we're seeing that the whole thing is going to come down like a house of cards, because, "What happens on the island, stays on the island!". But, that isn't what's happening. One of the soldiers goes home for a benefit. He's a magician. And it just so happens that the girl that he's in the "Hot Zone Club" with, lives in the same town. Well she goes home to see her husband. But the night that she comes home, as they're getting ready to get it on, his boss calls and wants him to make a payment to somebody that's at the benefit. So, being the nosey woman that she is, she follows him to see just what the nature of his business is. At the time she gets there, the magician is doing a disappearing act, and needs a volunteer from the audience. He chooses the wife. While they're in the box, they start to have sex, but they run out of time. So, for the illusion, the magician tells her that they have to switch clothes. This, plus the amount of time they spent in the box, has her husband highly suspicious. And he happens to have connections with some congressman, or senator or something. He's going to make waves, and the whole thing's going to come tumbling down. These people apparently know nothing about discretion. But I guess when your job puts you in a hot desert, shooting and blowing up people, you're not to worried about subtlety. Anyways, I like the twist that Rick is putting on this whole war thing. Something he ought to at least bring a little attention to, though, is the number of people that reenlist because either they miss the rush, or, once back in the real world, they don't feel as important or needed. Plus, with this whole Motivation & Morale thing, it might not be as fun back in the real world. I mean seriously. How many people, in their normal lives, gets to, or has the time to, go on a retreat once or twice a month? Maybe he already has plans for that, but it's just a thought. Overall, though, I think it's a very cerebral book.