It's fine. I'm here, obviously. And yeah, in a way, I do consider myself a soldier. I don't have a uniform and I don't take orders very well, but I fought a war. There's enough of a similarity in experience for the word to fit well enough.
We might need to use the cabin. For the cure, though, we'll need consecrated ground. I've picked out an old church up north that should do the trick. The rest of it can happen anywhere and the cabin's the safest place.
They can help with that. I... don't want their help with my brother, though. I don't know much about Christopher Pike, but I remember seeing something on the course list. Private study with superpowers, I think it was called. Although it was a while back, if the instructor went home or decided to do something else it might not be offered anymore.