The cadets of Hastati Squad blame Lasky for their recent poor performance in field training. Things come to a head when a brawl breakouts out between him and squad-mate Vickers. It’s cadet Chyler Silva who finally inspires Lasky and during the final training exercise of the term, he takes command. In a game of capture the flag, Lasky leads his squad to a victorious ambush against the opposing squad, but before he can reach the target he mysteriously collapses.