The second in the series of short reads Only Human contemplates a world where the pressure to evolve via technology is increasingly inescapable... that is, if you want to keep up with the rest of humanity.
"They want us to volunteer to become posthuman?"
Seattle 2080 - Ian Hunter, one of the first augmented soldiers ever to see combat, finds himself unemployed and with his marriage on the rocks. The antiquated tech that once made him seem superhuman now makes him useless to the military. In order to keep up with a new generation of super soldiers, he will have to prove himself.
There is only one problem. Everyone, including himself, is betting against him.