Starship Troopers organisation

[Aaron]

Again, I see your point; but if he had decided on military service, then we couldn't expect him to list non-military service jobs in his internal monologue.

True enough. I should really go back and re-read it.

[GrahamKennedy]

There's nothing I know of in the book to say that he "decided" on military service.

[Mikey]

It's literally been at least 15 years since I read it; but I thought the falling out with his father, etc., was because he had decided on military service specifically.

[Mark]

It's this friggin' simple.

I'VE GOT TO READ THIS BOOK.

[Mikey]

Yep. Pick up Stranger in a Strage Land, too - you wouldn't believe it's the same author, but just as great.

[Tsukiyumi]

Yep. Pick up Stranger in a Strange Land, too - you wouldn't believe it's the same author, but just as great.

Uzume has my copy of Have Spacesuit, Will Travel; another cool Heinlein book. I haven't read SIASL in years.

[GrahamKennedy]

I have the entire text of the book as a html file. PM if you want it.

[Monroe]

I think I got that same file. Friend sent it to me... oh gosh maybe 6 years ago and I never opened it. I got it somewhere buried on my computer.

Reading this thread has convinced me I need to take a stab at it. I loved the movie (didn't see 3 and 2 sucked). But from the movie alone it does sound like there's not a civilian choice for Rico. But on the other hand the people in favor of a civilian choice do bring up a good argument.

[Mikey]

Read it read it read it read it!

The similarity between the novel and the film are cosmetic at best.

[Sionnach Glic]

You should read it. It's far superior to the film, and is pretty much nothing like it.

[Deepcrush]

You should read it. It's far superior to the film, and it's nothing like it.

There, I fixed it for you.

[Sionnach Glic]

Yeah, thanks.

[Deepcrush]

Just trying to be helpful is all.

[Sionnach Glic]

Much appreciated.

[Deepcrush]

Well it was that or go back to shooting you again.