“The best book I've ever read!!" – Soto (Which, to be fair, doesn’t mean much. Soto is both in this book and has not read very many books.) Every military book is the same. I was such a hero. I did so many cool things. Let me tell you about my elite combat experiences. Yeah, this is not that book. Have you ever wondered what it was really like when bullets aren’t flying past your face? Because that’s most of the time. Even for most of the cool guys, the days where bullets are flying are rare. I wasn’t a hero. I wasn’t elite. I was just a guy stuck on a speck of a military base, trying to survive the absurdity of the modern military alongside a handful of friends who made it all bearable. Through pointless formations, baffling leadership decisions, and the kind of boredom that leads to truly terrible ideas, we found ways to survive—not through heroics, but through laughter, camaraderie, and sheer stubbornness. These are our stories. The Chronicles of the Sober Few is about what really happens when a group of service members is locked down in the middle of nowhere with nothing but each other—except, in our case, we weren’t just locked down on base. We were navigating one of the strangest times in modern history: the COVID era, where every rule made less sense than the last, and even the smallest outings became logistical nightmares. It’s about the friendships forged in shared misery, the inside jokes that never die, and the moments of absolute stupidity that somehow become the best memories. For veterans, this will feel like swapping stories with the people who got you through. For civilians, it’s a look at the military they don’t put in movies—the version where survival isn’t about combat, it’s about making it to the weekend without losing your mind. If you’ve ever had friends who felt more like family—friends who could make you laugh even when everything sucked—this book is for you.
