Stripped for Duty: Dimon's Military Examination (CMNM story novel)

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—STORY

All characters depicted in this story are over the age of 18. The setting, events, and characters are entirely fictional and intended for mature audiences. Any resemblance to real persons, places, or events is purely coincidental, and the story is meant as a work of fiction for adult entertainment purposes only.

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Dimon’s footsteps echoed through the quiet corridor, each step reverberating off the cold stone walls as he approached the examination room. The hallway stretched out before him, long and intimidating, with every stride bringing him closer to the inevitable. The scent of antiseptic lingered in the air, sharp and metallic, a reminder of the cold precision awaiting him on the other side of the door. He wasn’t the only one here—other young men drifted along the corridor, some with tense expressions, others trying to mask their nerves under a veil of indifference. All of them, like him, were here for one reason: the military fitness examination, a trial that would determine their readiness for service.



For Dimon, the pressure felt especially heavy. His family had a long tradition of military service; his father and older brother had both passed through this rite without a hitch. The weight of expectation bore down on his shoulders, and despite his attempts to reassure himself that it was just a routine procedure, the thought of standing nearly naked under the scrutiny of uniformed men with steely eyes made his stomach tighten.



At nineteen, Dimon was in his physical prime, a young man whose lean frame hinted at hours spent in the gym and on the track. He was proud of his body, though modest about it; it was strong, capable, and healthy, all marks of what was expected of someone preparing for service. Still, there was a vulnerability that came with having to strip down and stand exposed in a room full of strangers, especially knowing that they would be inspecting him from head to toe, down to the last detail.



Dimon reached the door to the examination room and hesitated, taking in a breath to steady himself. The door itself was formidable, thick and heavy, almost as if it served to contain the authority that lay beyond. As he pushed it open, the sterile brightness of the room greeted him with an almost blinding intensity. He blinked, momentarily disoriented, as the fluorescent lights cast a harsh glow over the white walls and cold tile floor.



The room was wide, divided into different sections with curtained areas where other young men were being processed. Near the entrance, a group of soldiers stood behind a long table piled with forms, their green uniforms crisp and immaculate, every crease and button in perfect place. The soldiers were of varying ages, but they all carried the same aura of authority and discipline, their stances relaxed yet poised, as though they were accustomed to controlling the room simply by being in it.



The one standing at the center, a man with a jawline so sharp it could cut glass, spoke first. “Name?” His voice was deep and resonant, carrying easily over the low murmur of activity in the room. He did not look up from his clipboard, as if certain that his question would be answered immediately.



“Dimon Sokolov,” came the response, though his voice felt smaller in comparison. He stepped forward, trying to project confidence even as his nerves simmered beneath the surface.

The soldier glanced up, his eyes scanning Dimon from head to toe, assessing him with a practiced, clinical gaze. “Come forward,” he instructed, gesturing toward a marked spot on the floor in front of the table. As Dimon moved into position, he could feel the eyes of the other soldiers on him, each pair tracking his movements as though they were silently sizing him up. The air was thick with the quiet, omnipresent authority that permeated military spaces, and he could almost feel it pressing against his skin.



“Stand up straight,” another soldier directed, his voice carrying a stern undertone. This man was broader, his muscles filling out the sleeves of his uniform, the ribbons on his chest indicating his rank. His face bore a faint scar running from his cheekbone down toward his jaw, a silent testament to a life lived under discipline and duty. “We’ll start with your general measurements,” he continued, retrieving a measuring tape from a nearby table.



Dimon straightened his back, setting his shoulders as the soldier approached with the tape. He tried to keep his breathing steady as the man came closer, the sensation of the measuring tape brushing against his skin feeling almost foreign in this context. First, they measured his height, marking it down on a clipboard. The soldier’s hand lightly grazed the back of Dimon’s neck as he adjusted the tape, a touch that was clinical yet personal, as though every small detail of his body mattered.



“Good, now your weight,” another soldier commanded, gesturing toward a nearby scale. Dimon stepped onto it, the metal cold beneath his bare feet. He watched as the needle swung up and down before finally settling on a number. One of the soldiers called out the measurement, his voice devoid of emotion as he recorded the details.



“Take off your shirt,” a new voice directed, this one gruffer, as another soldier approached with a notepad in hand. Dimon felt a slight tremor in his fingers as he reached for the hem of his shirt, lifting it over his head. As the fabric cleared his face, he was aware of how the cool air kissed his now bare skin, the goosebumps spreading across his chest and arms. He stood there, exposed from the waist up, feeling the weight of their eyes on him.



His physique was solid, toned without being overly muscular. His skin was slightly flushed, not from embarrassment, but from the reality of the situation settling in. He wasn’t just standing in some gym or locker room; he was in a military examination, being assessed by men whose expressions remained impassive and whose eyes seemed to record every detail.

A soldier approached him with a set of calipers, used for measuring body fat percentage. “Arms out,” the soldier ordered. Dimon raised his arms obediently, and the soldier began to measure various points on his body—his upper arms, his waist, his chest. The calipers pinched his skin, the sensation mildly uncomfortable as they squeezed and released.



Another soldier had retrieved a stethoscope, pressing it to Dimon’s chest and then his back, commanding him to breathe in deeply. The cool metal of the instrument against his skin made him shiver slightly, a reaction he hoped none of the soldiers would interpret as nerves. He breathed in as instructed, the steady rise and fall of his chest the only movement in the otherwise still room.



“Relax,” the soldier murmured, though there was a firmness in the word, as though relaxation itself was a test he needed to pass.



Dimon exhaled slowly, his breath leaving a slight mist on the instrument as it was removed. He let his arms fall back to his sides, though he could not fully shake the tension in his muscles.

There was a moment of quiet as the soldiers finished recording the preliminary data, each one exchanging brief, knowing glances. Dimon felt a nervous flutter in his gut as he waited, uncertain what would come next but acutely aware that the examination had only just begun.



A soldier with a broad, solid frame and a voice that carried an air of absolute authority stepped closer. “Strip down to your underwear,” he said, his tone matter-of-fact, leaving no room for hesitation.



Dimon’s pulse quickened as the order hung in the air, an inevitable part of the process he had been expecting but dreading nonetheless. He reached down to undo his belt, the metallic clink of the buckle sounding disproportionately loud in the silence. He slid the belt from its loops, letting it fall to the floor with a quiet thud. Next came the button of his trousers, and then the zipper. With a resigned exhale, he pushed the fabric down his hips, over his thighs, and let the pants pool around his ankles.



He stood there now in only his briefs, the thin fabric doing little to conceal the shape of his body. His legs were strong, his muscles taut under the skin, and though his stance was casual, there was a tension in the line of his jaw and the set of his shoulders.



“Step forward,” another voice commanded, and Dimon obeyed, taking a step out of his discarded trousers and moving closer to the soldiers, who remained impassive.

The soldier who had first addressed him took a step back and glanced at the others. Dimon felt their collective gaze intensify, as though now that he was down to this final layer, the examination had taken on a new level of intimacy.



The air was cool against his skin, and the knowledge that this was only the beginning of what was to come weighed heavily on his mind.

Without missing a beat, the soldier with the baritone voice broke the silence once more. “Now,” he said, his voice carrying a subtle hint of expectation, “remove your underwear. We need you completely naked for the next part of the exam.”



Dimon’s heart pounded in his chest, the pulse beating so strongly that he could hear it in his ears. He glanced between the soldiers, hoping for a sign that maybe this part of the exam wasn’t as necessary as they made it seem. He took a breath, the air catching in his throat as he asked, his voice barely more than a murmur, “Is this really necessary?”



His question hung in the air, and for a moment, the only sound was the steady hum of the fluorescent lights overhead. The soldier nearest to him, the one with the square jaw and the steady gaze, raised an eyebrow as if surprised that Dimon would even ask. “Orders are orders,” he replied flatly, his voice carrying that unyielding tone of authority. “We don’t have time to waste here, so let’s get this done. Hands off your sides, now.”



But Dimon hesitated, his hands gripping the waistband of his briefs. He could feel his cheeks flush, the embarrassment burning under his skin. His fingers dug into the fabric as if clinging to that last vestige of modesty, but the soldier’s patience was wearing thin. With a sharp exhale, the soldier’s jaw tightened, and he took a step forward, closing the distance between them.



“You heard the order,” the soldier snapped, the impatience clear in his tone. Before Dimon could react, the soldier reached down, his hands rough and unceremonious as they gripped the waistband of Dimon’s underwear. In one smooth, practiced motion, he tugged the briefs downward, the elastic scraping against Dimon’s skin as the fabric was stripped away, leaving him standing naked in the harsh, clinical light.



Dimon felt the cool air rush against his bare skin, every inch of him exposed to the room. He gasped, the sound escaping his lips before he could stop it, a rush of heat flooding his face as his hands instinctively shot down to cover himself. But the soldier was relentless, not even acknowledging Dimon’s shock as he stepped back and assessed the now fully exposed young man before him.



“Stand straight,” came the command, stern and unyielding. Dimon’s mind was reeling, his breath coming in quick, shallow bursts as he struggled to process what was happening. His hands hovered protectively over his groin, but the soldier’s tone left no room for defiance. “Move your hands. We need to examine you properly.”



Dimon swallowed hard, his throat dry. He knew he had no choice, not really. With a deep, shuddering breath, he forced himself to comply, his hands trembling as he slowly moved them away from his body, letting them hang awkwardly at his sides. His entire body felt like it was on fire, the humiliation of his situation more intense than anything he had ever experienced.

The soldiers, however, seemed unfazed by his nakedness. To them, it was just another part of the routine, another box to check off. One of them crouched slightly, bringing a measuring tape into view. He glanced up at Dimon, his expression detached, as if he were measuring a piece of furniture rather than a person. “Stay still,” he ordered, voice low and gruff, as he began to align the tape.



Dimon froze, every muscle in his body tensing as the soldier leaned in closer, the tape brushing against his thigh as it moved toward his groin. The contact sent an involuntary shiver down his spine, his mind screaming at the sheer indignity of it all. He fought to keep his breathing steady, his face burning with embarrassment as the soldier methodically measured the length of his penis.



“fourteen point two centimeters flaccid,” the soldier noted aloud, calling out the number to another who scribbled it down on a clipboard. His tone was factual, detached, as though he were announcing the weather rather than broadcasting Dimon’s most intimate measurement to the room. “Hold still. It needs to be precise.”



Dimon could hardly believe what was happening, the surreal absurdity of the situation almost making him feel like he was outside of his own body, watching the scene unfold from afar. He could feel every brush of the tape against his skin, every movement of the soldier’s hand as he adjusted the measurement with infuriating care.



And then, as if the humiliation couldn’t deepen, the soldier reached for a small camera on the table nearby, a sleek, compact device meant to document every stage of the examination. He turned it on with a quiet beep, the sound slicing through the tense silence.



Dimon’s eyes widened, his breath catching as the realization struck him. “What—why are you taking a picture?” he asked, his voice cracking with a mixture of disbelief and desperation. The idea of his naked form being recorded, his most intimate parts captured as evidence, made his skin crawl with a new wave of embarrassment.



“It’s protocol,” the soldier replied without missing a beat, bringing the camera closer. His expression remained impassive, the way one might look at a piece of equipment rather than a person. “We need proof of every measurement for the records. Now stand still and keep your hands to your sides.”



Dimon’s mind reeled, but he knew there was no point in arguing. He bit down on his lower lip, trying to steel himself against the shame that clawed at him as the camera lens zeroed in. He forced himself to maintain eye contact with a spot on the wall behind the soldiers, trying to detach his mind from the cold click of the shutter as the camera captured the image of his most exposed self.



With each click, it felt as though a part of him was being stripped away, the sound echoing in his mind like the finality of a locked door.



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"In a world of discipline and desire, where secrets are stripped bare, Jake’s journey is just beginning."

When 21-year-old Jake Miller is sent to a strict all-male military camp by his controlling father, he expects discipline and hardship—but nothing could prepare him for the raw humiliation and intense vulnerability that await. Stripped, inspected, and exposed in every way possible, Jake must navigate a new reality where privacy is non-existent, and respect is earned in the most unexpected ways.

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Prologue
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The bus rattled down the endless stretch of road, cutting through the muted landscape like a quiet, relentless drumbeat. Jake leaned against the window, his gaze fixed on the world blurring past—trees folding back into themselves, hills slipping into valleys, towns dissolving into countryside. He was listening to music, soft and low in his ears, a quiet soundtrack that matched his thoughts as he watched the fleeting scenery with a detached sense of familiarity.

Jake’s body fit awkwardly in the cramped bus seat; tall but lean, with the kind of wiry frame that hinted at both youth and untapped strength. His skin was a touch too fair, catching glints of the soft daylight seeping through the glass, while his features were youthful but strong—a sharpness to his jawline, lips often set in a subtle line that masked his thoughts. His hair, a dark, careless tousle, caught shadows against the curve of his neck and framed eyes that held a mix of guarded intensity and quiet curiosity. Those eyes—a warm shade of brown that could seem almost amber in the right light—were the kind that had seen enough to be thoughtful but not quite enough to be jaded.

The music pulsed gently in his ears, a subtle thrum grounding him as he let his mind drift. Out here, miles away from anything familiar, the world seemed both vast and detached, as if he were merely passing through, a bystander to its ceaseless churn. Jake was twenty-one, yet he felt as if he’d been in this limbo his whole life—watching, waiting, his potential like an itch just below the surface, restrained by forces he didn’t fully understand.

A heavy sense of transition weighed on him today, almost pressing into his chest as the bus drew him toward an uncertain future. Life had a way of nudging him along paths he hadn’t chosen. Choices were something he felt he’d only partially made for himself, and his destination—some remote, unfamiliar base he’d read about in passing—was no exception. He had his reasons for going, reasons that sometimes felt flimsy in the face of all he was leaving behind, but sitting here, with nothing but the silent rhythm of wheels beneath him and the vast stretch of highway outside, there was a strange comfort in the unknown.

He shifted, crossing his arms over his chest, feeling the faint ache in his shoulders and back from the journey. His body was toned but naturally so, the definition of someone who’d stayed active without chasing after fitness, and his posture held that same ease—alert but unstrained, as if life had yet to weigh him down. His fingers tapped absently against his arm, in rhythm with the music, as his gaze slipped back to the window.

The landscape blurred into abstraction, colors melting into one another as the bus hurtled forward. And as he watched, a quiet thought stirred, slipping in like the faint bassline in his music: Maybe this is exactly where I’m meant to be.

The bus had eased into quieter roads, where the city’s hard edges gave way to open fields and small clusters of trees, muted under the hazy afternoon sky. As the countryside spread out, vast and indifferent, Jake felt a knot tighten in his stomach. He watched the blur of farmland, fences, and the occasional farmhouse glide past, feeling as though he were being slowly swallowed by the distance. This wasn’t a path he’d chosen; every mile felt like a tether pulling him closer to something he didn’t want.

Jake sighed, pressing his forehead to the cool glass, eyes fixed outside but unseeing, his mind drifting back to the unyielding face of his father. This wasn’t some rebellious breakaway or a last-minute escape; this was him obeying orders, following the iron-clad dictate of a man who’d made this decision for him. He’d tried to fight it—God, he’d tried. But in the end, his father’s word had closed around him like a vise. Any hint of refusal had only tightened the hold, and so here he was, sitting on this bus, the passive passenger to someone else’s choice.

A quiet curse slipped past his lips, barely audible over the hum of the bus and the faint beat of music still playing in his ears. He felt his jaw tighten, resentment bubbling up like a fire he couldn’t put out. The thought of it—that he was being shipped off to somewhere unfamiliar, to endure god-knew-what—all to satisfy a man whose approval seemed impossible to earn. His dad had made sure he understood: this wasn’t about what Jake wanted or even what was best for him. This was about obedience, about control, about bending him into a shape his father approved of, like a pawn being placed on a board.

His chest rose and fell with a quiet, controlled breath, the kind he’d learned to take when anger threatened to spill over. Outside, fields of grain swayed gently in the distance, rows upon rows stretching toward an endless horizon. A quiet life, undisturbed, far from any conflict. He envied that simplicity, wondered if he’d ever feel anything close to it. Because in his own life, there was no peace, no easy drift. Just a constant, rigid path laid out for him, one that he felt bound to follow.

The weight of it pressed down on him as the scenery slipped past. If only he could be somewhere else, somewhere beyond his father’s reach. But here he was, obeying orders, his own wants crammed down and buried beneath the layers of expectation.

Jake shifted, slipping his hand into his bag and pulling out a folded piece of paper. It was creased at the edges, worn from where his fingers had traced it more times than he’d care to admit. He unfolded it slowly, staring down at the stark black ink slashed across the page in his father’s sharp, controlled handwriting—a handwriting that left no room for ambiguity or rebellion.

The words felt as heavy as a command, pressing into him like stones. At the top, bold and underlined, was the name of his destination:

Fort Regent Military Base
Camp Harrison


His eyes lingered on the words. “Fort Regent”—a place he’d only heard of in passing, some remote training base with a reputation for breaking recruits down to their bare bones, then building them back up to military standards. And Camp Harrison, the infamous camp within the fort, known among the local boys as a place of harsh discipline and relentless structure. It was the kind of place his father had glorified endlessly, a testament to “real” discipline, the kind his dad believed every man should endure, whether they wanted it or not.

The location was scrawled beneath it—miles away from anything he knew, deep in the heart of the country where there’d be no easy escape, no quiet reprieve. Even the address itself had a stark, unwelcoming edge: 18 Regiment Road, District 5, Fort Regent. There it was, his father’s exacting plan laid out in black and white, a cold, unbending command that seemed to mock any thought of defiance.

Jake’s fingers tightened around the paper, his jaw clenching as he stared at it, as if by sheer force of will he could make the ink blur, make the words disappear. But they held firm, as fixed as his father’s expectations.

Jake slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out his phone, its screen lighting up against the dim interior of the bus. His fingers moved quickly, almost habitually, scrolling through his messages until he found the last thread with Sarah. Or maybe now, his ex. The conversation felt stale, hanging there unfinished, like a doorway he hadn’t meant to walk through but couldn’t close off either.

Her last message stared back at him, a short, clipped line that hovered somewhere between vague and final: "I think we need some space, Jake. I don’t know what else to say." She hadn’t spelled it out directly, but the meaning was as clear as it could be. He’d responded late last night, his own message tinged with confusion and a hint of desperation: "What’s going on? I don’t get it, Sarah. Just talk to me." It sat there, delivered but untouched, the telltale “Seen” mark hovering underneath like a silent, indifferent witness. She’d read it. She knew. But she hadn’t answered, and he didn’t know if she ever would.

A heavy feeling settled in his chest as he stared down at the screen, hoping for some small miracle—that maybe, even now, a reply would pop up, some reassurance that this whole mess wasn’t as final as it felt. He could see his own fingers hovering over the keyboard, his mind scrambling for the right words, something that might bridge the gap she’d quietly placed between them. Can we talk again? He typed the words carefully, trying not to sound as desperate as he felt, then hit send.

But as soon as he did, a small loading symbol spun aimlessly at the top of his screen, mocking him with its quiet insistence. A moment later, a message popped up, blunt and absolute: No internet connection.

He closed his eyes, a curse slipping from his lips. “Fuck.” The word cut through the silence around him, a quiet acknowledgment of the chaos closing in on him from every side. First his father, now this. It was like his whole life was crumbling into pieces he couldn’t hold onto, slipping further and further away no matter how tightly he tried to grip them.

With a resigned sigh, he turned his phone off and shoved it back into his pocket, leaning his head against the window once more. Outside, the world had transformed completely, the last traces of city life having dissolved into open, desolate fields and distant, rolling hills. The outlines of buildings, cars, sidewalks—all the familiar shapes of the life he’d known—had vanished, replaced by an unbroken stretch of countryside that seemed almost indifferent to his presence.

There was something so final about it, as though he were crossing into a place where his past couldn’t follow.

Jake closed his eyes, pressing the heel of his hand into his forehead as if that could somehow squeeze out the anger swirling through him. His thoughts churned, spiraling in a furious loop, an endless, bitter chant. Fuck. Fuck this. Fuck this life. It was a low, seething frustration, a sense of helplessness that only seemed to deepen the more he thought about it. All of it—the suffocating weight of his father’s control, the silence from Sarah, the way everything familiar was being stripped away piece by piece. It was like he was watching his life break apart, bit by bit, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

The quiet hum of the bus filled the silence around him, punctuated only by the occasional rattle over uneven pavement. Outside, the sun was sinking, casting a hazy glow over the landscape, the world beyond the window shifting into soft shades of amber and shadow. It was peaceful in a way that felt wrong, at odds with the storm rolling inside him. But no amount of beauty out there could ease the frustration building in his chest, tightening with every thought, every half-formed curse he wanted to scream but couldn’t. Instead, it echoed in his head, a bitter mantra repeating itself like a drumbeat: Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. An endless loop, circling over his failures, over the things that felt forever out of reach.

And then, just as he was sinking deeper into that angry refrain, he felt it—a subtle shift, the bus beginning to slow. The steady vibration of the engine softened, and the familiar sound of brakes hissing jolted him from his thoughts. His eyes snapped open, the scenery outside slowing to a crawl, the open fields giving way to a stark, looming structure that stood in the distance, wrapped in shadows.

He barely had time to process it before the driver’s voice cut through the bus, loud and matter-of-fact, echoing down the narrow aisle. “Fort Regent!!” The words were sharp, final, as though declaring a sentence.

Jake felt the knot in his stomach twist, a chill creeping through him as the reality hit him square in the chest. This is it.Fort Regent. The place his father had written in bold, unflinching letters on that paper, the place he was expected to bend, to conform, to become whatever it was his dad had decided he should be. The thought of it made his skin crawl, but here it was, as inevitable as a storm rolling in from the horizon.

He looked up, his gaze lingering on the dim outline of the camp ahead, rigid and foreboding against the fading light.

Jake rose to his feet slowly, his body feeling heavy, weighed down by the reluctant acceptance sinking into him. Slinging his bag over his shoulder, he hesitated for a moment, gripping the seat in front of him as if clinging to the last bit of hope that somehow, this was all a bad dream. But the cold metal beneath his fingers, the stale air of the bus, and the firm ground under his feet were reminders that this was real, whether he wanted it to be or not. With a resigned breath, he steeled himself, gathering his things as he made his way down the narrow aisle.

The doors hissed open as he approached, spilling bright, unfamiliar sunlight into his face, and he blinked, feeling the sudden warmth prick at his skin. Stepping down, he landed firmly on the gravel below, the crunch beneath his boots grounding him in a way that felt almost cruel. Before he could fully process it, the bus engine revved up, and with one last glance in his direction, the driver pulled away, leaving him standing alone as the vehicle rumbled back down the road, shrinking into the distance.

The silence that followed was thick, oppressive. Jake watched the bus until it was a mere dot on the horizon, a fading reminder of the life that had brought him here. And then it was gone. His last tie to the world he knew, disappearing in a cloud of dust. A finality settled over him, as if that bus taking off was the closing of a door he couldn’t reopen.

He shifted his gaze, and there, just a few steps ahead, was a weathered signpost, the lettering faded but unmistakable: Fort Regent. Beneath it, in smaller, almost mocking letters, he read: Camp Harrison – 0.5 miles. The sign seemed to stare back at him, indifferent and unyielding, as if it had been waiting for him all along. Half a mile. It wasn’t far, and yet it felt like miles—a final stretch he wasn’t ready to cross.

He tightened his grip on the strap of his bag, the weight of it digging into his shoulder as he took in the barren landscape around him. There was no city skyline, no familiar streets, just open land stretching toward the camp in the distance. This place had been waiting, looming like some inevitable fate he’d been heading toward all his life, and now, there was nothing left to do but start walking toward it.

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- OMG F*cking life journey vol.1 (long seires, 100+ pages) full book on my KDP!
- Bare to the Bone
- The New Collection : Brandon’s Shame full book (100+pages) on my KDP too! (E-Book)
- The Christmas Spark (New!)