American Holdovers

By Bailey Ordiway

A True Story of Limbo, Brotherhood, and the Absurdity of Military Bureaucracy

For most soldiers, their military careers begin with a sense of purpose, direction, and an unshakable certainty of what comes next. But for a select few, things don't go as planned. Instead of moving forward, they become stuck-caught in the purgatory of Fort Jackson's holdover unit, where the rules don't make sense, the days blur together, and the only certainty is uncertainty itself.

Told with unfiltered honesty, dark humor, and gut-wrenching emotion, American Holdovers is the true story of one soldier's experience trapped in a world that wasn't supposed to exist. From wrestling matches in the barracks and forbidden smokes behind the bay, to the mind-numbing boredom and relentless absurdity of a system that forgot them, this is a story about survival-not on the battlefield, but in a place where time stands still.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1522904689
• ISBN13: 9781522904687
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"