“Most of the crew—not to mention your fellow jarheads—will be leaving the ship in lifeboats. They’ll ride to the surface in air-conditioned comfort, sipping wine, and nibbling on appetizers. “Not you, however. Oh no, you’re going to leave the Pillar of Autumn by a different method. Tell me, boys and girls . . . How will you leave?” It was a time-honored ritual, and the ODST Marines roared the answer in unison. “WE GO FEETFIRST, SIR!”
