Yeah, Echo Burning was another book that irritated me, but the novels immediately after that one seemed to be back to normal until Nothing to Lose. I really enjoyed the series until I didn’t. Reacher was a great character.
I’ve been wondering if the MP would have had a physical requirement during the time period that Reacher would have served. Would Cruise have been too short to even become an MP in Reacher’s time? According to Wikipedia, Jack Reacher was born in 1960, so he is no youngster and pre-PC requirements might have been in effect.
Also, which is the book where Reacher learns that deserting soldiers are being smuggled out of the US into Canada and is totally sympathetic with it?