Well, at first I thought this is a decent mil sci-fi - enjoyable, but not ground-breaking. And quite varied, considering the protagonist's career changes. But the twist about three quarters in made me bump the rating up. I might want to read more in the series.

That was my original review. After a re-read 7 years later, I've bumped it up to 5 stars. And this time I'm actually going to read the rest of the series, too.