Starship Troopers (novel): Difference between revisions

* [["Dear John" Letter]]: Played with. When at OCS Johnny claims he and Carmen were dating, but she sent him a "Dear John". This is technically true, since he and Carmen went on a few dates, nothing serious, and she always begins her (occasional) letters with "Dear John". Essentially, Johnny is playing up the trope to gain some street cred.

* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Johnnie, who joins the Mobile Infantry to prove himself instead of just climbing the ladder in his father's company.

** And jobs that can't be handled by either (like instructors at Officer Candidate School) are filled by officers who have been crippled, but have refused to be discharged. One notable example is the Dirty Fighting instructor, who was wheelchair bound and wore a neck brace. While unable to personally kick your ass anymore due to being paralyzed he still had an encyclopedic knowledge of martial arts, the ability to speak, and good enough eyes to be able to note and analyze all of a student's moves, which is all he needed to coach the unarmed combat class.

* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Zim, although all of Rico's instructors count.