To be in the guard shows that you have what it takes to keep equestria safe from anything it dares to be threaten by. To survive the trials it's rank will leave and to do what ever it takes to go home and join your family. To bring honor for the ones you love.

That is the reason why Steel Valor had joined the guard in the first place, not just to show he is different from everypony else but to protect others who can't protect themselves from harm. But this simple desire changes his life as soon as he steps hoof off of the train and into the grounds of the base.

Rated T for gore and violence in some chapters (On Hiatus)