Jack enlists in the military to earn hazard pay and prevent his family ranch from being foreclosed. Upon arriving at Moore Base, he falls under the command of Sergeant Kane, a feared drill instructor with a reputation for merciless discipline. What Jack never realizes is that Kane is the boy Jack pulled from a frozen river fourteen years ago, and the hardened veteran has spent a decade searching for his savior.
Kane uses grueling combat drills to keep Jack close, sparking bitter envy among recruits who conspire with a corrupt captain to sabotage their training. When a mountain blizzard exercise turns lethal, Kane defies orders and risks everything to pull Jack from an avalanche. Trapped inside an isolated shelter, raw survival strips away military protocol, forcing both men to confront suppressed desires and expose saboteurs within their ranks.
