Starship Troopers

by

Robert A. Heinlein

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Carruthers is a 35-year-old “geezer” who attends Camp Currie. Despite his Harvard education, he’s fully committed to his Federal Service, refusing a medical discharge even after being so badly injured he can’t finish basic training. Following a reassignment, he ends up as third cook on a navy ship, where Johnnie later runs into him and discovers that he’s still as proud to be an alum of Camp Currie as of Harvard.
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Carruthers Character Timeline in Starship Troopers

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Chapter 4 
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Some recruits were too old to keep up the pace. There was a 35-year-old named Carruthers who shouted that it wasn’t fair and that he’d be back while he was carried... (full context)