Honor Code
“No South Carolina driver’s license. No property or other information from the databases he typically queried. The guy’s birth certificate made him twenty-eight years old. So far he hadn’t found Hayes’s mother. The father had died when Hayes was in elementary school.
“How would a guy like Hayes get into the army?” Jordan asked. “I thought they screened out anyone with a record.”
“It was all juvie time,” Robbins said. “Hayes got his GED while he was inside. He had the high school diploma.”
“I did...n’t think the military accepted a GED.”
“Depends on what they needed when the guy walked into the recruitment office.”
Jordan rose and stretched. “Guess the GED impressed the recruiter. Most people who drop out never finish.”
“Or the recruiter needed to meet his quota and got less choosey.”
“Anyone ever tell you you’re cynical?” Jordan asked.
Robbins hid a smile behind a stiff face. About time the kid stood his ground. “I’m a realist.”
Jordan rolled his eyes.MoreLess
“How would a guy like Hayes get into the army?” Jordan asked. “I thought they screened out anyone with a record.”
“It was all juvie time,” Robbins said. “Hayes got his GED while he was inside. He had the high school diploma.”
“I did...n’t think the military accepted a GED.”
“Depends on what they needed when the guy walked into the recruitment office.”
Jordan rose and stretched. “Guess the GED impressed the recruiter. Most people who drop out never finish.”
“Or the recruiter needed to meet his quota and got less choosey.”
“Anyone ever tell you you’re cynical?” Jordan asked.
Robbins hid a smile behind a stiff face. About time the kid stood his ground. “I’m a realist.”
Jordan rolled his eyes.MoreLess
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