Let me abuse a few characters

[Dave (imported)]

I can't leave this name thing alone. It's inhabiting my mind and I have to exorcize the demon from my brain cells. Let me abuse a few characters:

He stifled a giggle.

Sergeant Major Narain was a regular in the Cosmic British Expeditionary Force. The Space Authority resurrected the BEF and its legends when they wanted to recruit “volunteers” for space exploration. Leslie Twigbee read the adventures in high school and college and believed the advertising campaign.

He built up his muscles, changed his name to Siddhartha Narain and enlisted.

The rumor was that Narain wanted the name Gunga Din but the courts wouldn’t allow it. Apparently, there were already too many Gunga Din’s, too many Heywood Jablowme’s, and an abundance of Napoleon Bonaparte’s according to the court’s opinion. The Court liked Siddhartha Narain for some reason and for other reasons they still didn’t like Philby Twickersham.

Dedicated soldiers like Sergeant Major Siddhartha Narain filled the officer corps while total assholes and fuckups filled the lower ranks.

Towards the end of a long patrol like this patrol, it was Dicky Dodger and Ricky Ranger's game to try to reduce Sergeant Major Narain to screaming rage with their insolence.