The Combat Classroom

Jax Sable First Year of Teaching

A retired Marine steps into middle school. Chaos salutes back.

After twenty years of deployments, firefights, field chow, and unpredictable missions, Jax Sable trades the battlefield for a small town middle school. He expected schedules and lesson plans. What he gets is something far more unpredictable.

He expected pencils. He gets improvised projectiles.
He expected quiet hallways. He gets full scale hallway CQ.
He expected normal. He gets teenagers. Enough said.

Inside these pages you will find:

• Pencils treated like weapons

• Lockers decorated like Vegas

• Meme language that requires a translation team

• Copy machines that attack without warning

• Students filming everything

• Teachers powered by caffeine and raw courage

• A retired Marine trying to keep the peace while the rules change every five minutes

Told with humor, heart, and the grit of a man who has survived real chaos, The Combat Classroom is a laugh out loud look at what really happens when a warrior enters the world of middle school.

Perfect for teachers, veterans, parents, and anyone who has survived the seventh grade without crying in a supply closet.

Mission: Make it through one school year.