BrayLeeWallace
At eighteen years old, Caleb Walker boards a bus bound for Fort Leonard Wood with little more than a duffel bag, a Bible, and a determination to become something greater than himself.
Separated from everything familiar, Caleb enters One Station Unit Training to become a Military Police Soldier. Every day brings new challenges-grueling ruck marches, field training exercises, sleepless nights, impossible standards, and moments that make him question whether he belongs. Through it all, he clings to his faith, writes home, and records every victory, setback, and lesson in the pages of his journal.
Forged is a military coming-of-age story based on real journal entries written during training. It is an honest look at the physical, mental, and spiritual transformation that takes place long before the first deployment, the rank, or the experience.
Every soldier has a beginning.
This is where Caleb Walker's story begins.