ARES limited run from the Terminal list
Blue Cord day. The infantry blue goes on the shoulder the day the Army makes you one of its own, and this one came with the graduation already circled on the calendar. A new lieutenant, the branch that does the close work, and a watch chosen to mark the start of it. If you have a wrist shot from somewhere that matters, submit at the link in bio. Tempus Est Potentia.
Intel Report
ARES x The Terminal List
ARES Watch Company is a veteran-founded American microbrand that builds rugged field and dive watches for an end-user crowd. This is the limited run tied to The Terminal List, the Jack Carr novels and series built around James Reece, written by a former Navy SEAL sniper turned author. The collaboration put a working tool watch in the hands of readers who care about the world it comes from, and it has become a quiet marker of that community.
The Blue Cord
The infantry blue cord is worn on the right shoulder by qualified US Army infantrymen and pinned when a soldier earns the title. For a new lieutenant finishing the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, the cord is the moment the branch becomes official: the one that closes with the enemy and holds the ground. The submitter received his the same day this was taken, with graduation set for the sixteenth.