
Piper had pulled in all the favours with her fellow settlers to make the arrangements for tonight, and now all she needed was Preston, his pull with the people and his gorgeous and remarkably spotless (or so) red sofa, plush even after two-hundred years of sitting in the corner of a house far away in the Commonwealth. This was the third time and already Piper’s fingers were tensing with frustration.īlue would be back from the supply run with Dogmeat and Cait any minute and everything else was in order. Oh and I… need to borrow your couch.” She added at the end of the explanation, sliding down to her knees before making her request yet again to him. I need you to get Carla, Jun, ADA and Mama Murphy away from the cul-de-sac tonight. He’d calmed down by the time she had asked him what she came to, but still, he was confused as to why. Piper’s intrusion was swift and she had caught him in middle of dozing, which shook his bones and made him shiver with fright. He built and maintained it all by himself and kept a constant ear to the radio beacon tuned into Radio Freedom. Months of fortifying the houses into five or six-person dormitories had earned the Minuteman a small domicile to himself. Under exceptional circumstances, the Approval Authority may approve the issue of the ICB to members on exchange/attachment duties for service with allied units who meet the criteria, and/or to members who would have met the criteria had they not been killed, wounded, disabled or evacuated.“You want me to do what?” Preston asked Piper as she stepped away from the now locked door of his little outhouse on the edges of Sanctuary.


In January 1970, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly KBE, DSO, as the Chief of the General Staff and part of the Military Board, laid the original basis for the ICB. In exceptional circumstances, the ICB may be awarded to members of other corps, where they have qualified for it as infantrymen.

The purpose of the ICB is to recognize this unique role and the particular training, skills and hardships attendant upon service as an infantryman. The role of the infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and to hold ground, to repel attack, by night and day, regardless of season, weather or terrain.

The ICB was first established in July 1970 for recognition of infantry service in battle or on operations, following the decision of the Military Board in January 1970.
