A/N: I know no one has written for this fandom in ages, but I love this show and had an idea for it. I hope you like it!
Here's how I see the brothers' ages: In season 1, Kevin is in 12th grade (18), Joe is in 11th grade (17), and Nick is in 10th grade (16). If their ages are ever mentioned in the show please let me know, but I don't think they were, so this is what I always assumed.
Also, I have absolutely no idea how drafts work. This is all my imagination.
Nick was watching T.V. one Sunday in the room he and his brothers shared. No one else was home, so Nick was taking the opportunity to relax. Suddenly, an announcement came up on the T.V. screen.
"Attention all 18- and 19-year-old boys who have finished or are about to finish school," came the voice-over. "If you are in good health, you will be deployed to Iraq in the next two months."
Nick sat bolt upright. Kevin would be graduating high school in just over a month, and was in perfect health. Did that mean he was going to the army?, Nick thought, panicked. He quickly snapped off the T.V., resolving not to think about it unless Kevin was actually deployed and this became a pressing issue. But the thought kept returning all day, despite his trying to forget what he had heard.
A/N: Please R&R! More chapters hopefully coming pretty soon!