The short stories are mostly irreverent but with a touch of nostalgia for the utopian spartan military way of life. The author's tongue-in-cheek humour hides a real concern and commitment to the impeccable values that a soldier should always adhere to. A lot of his stories bemoan the loss of innocence and the idyllic military way of life. His simple short stories belie the deep research and attention to small details that he painstakingly goes into.