They made an exception for me. They don't usually go for kids that young.

[Ed was a prodigy. There were reasons the military had been keen to hire him on even with his young age. Ed knew the risks when he signed on for joining though. But it had been for Al. To try and help his brother. Not for any sort of fame or money or anything like that. Ed was merely using them the same way the military had been using him from the start.]

I did it for Al. To get access to the military's research. I figured maybe they might have something among that, that I could use to help my brother, is all. I knew what I was doing. That there was a risk if we were at war, I'd be called to fight. But if it gave me a chance to fix things...it would be worth it. Not that it matters now. I'm kinda on the run from the military back home.

[For disobeying orders from Kimblee. So not really for anything that bad. But still, that doesn't look the best on his record. If it simply says he was disobeying orders and not specifics on why Ed refused to follow what he was told to do.]