If you were born by the sea in Zuoying in 1966, could you rise from Marine cadet and “tadpole” trainee to combat frogman and lieutenant general? This life gives you honor, brothers, and purpose—then forces you to face the family and friendships postponed by every promise of “next time.”
This episode reconstructs a historically grounded fictional composite from public military, government, and research sources. Shen Jie is not the biography of a real servicemember, and the ten FateRanks are narrative chapters—not an official promotion ladder. The story invents no combat record and provides no sensitive or actionable tactical procedure.
How far would you go for the mission, and at which rank would you stop?
Tell us in the comments.
FateRank puts you inside different ages, worlds, and systems to experience their identities, careers, roles, lives, and destinies—one choice, one life, one rank at a time.
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Chapters:
00:00 Rank 1 — Coastal Boy
01:32 Rank 2 — Marine Officer Cadet
03:04 Rank 3 — Tadpole
05:06 Rank 4 — Combat Frogman
06:53 Rank 5 — Recon Platoon Leader
08:25 Rank 6 — Recon Company Commander
09:57 Rank 7 — Amphibious Reconnaissance Group Commander
11:29 Rank 8 — Marine Brigade Commander
13:01 Rank 9 — Marine Corps Commandant
14:33 Rank 10 — Retired Lieutenant General
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