Shingeki no Kyojin - ep04

Now that training has begun for Eren they focus in on another matter entirely and that is the deeper meaning behind the training. That it is only through his conflict with Annie does he learn this truth. That only the ten most capable earn the right to work as the military police, it means that the military police are nothing but glorified bodyguard of the high-ranking official of society. That instead what they should be doing is fighting on the front lines so that they can work towards defeating the titans. That how things work out in they end is that everyone is working towards being the top ten so that they can be furthest from the fighting. This really rubs Eren the wrong way, that thing shouldn't be this way.

This revelation later cause Eren to get in a fight with Jean because of his blunt desire to live a comfortable life in the inner city. That he uses this as an opportunity to try and convey the absurdity of the situation to the rest of them. That it is useless to seek a life in the inner city because at one time this was considered as part of the inner city. That it is ridicules that they learn to fight to only run away. That in the end it becomes clear that Jean doesn't care about anyone but himself, that he doesn't care if everyone else dies around him as long as he can live a comfortable life. However through this conflict has gotten some of them to began to question what they really should be doing, if choosing to fight would be better than waiting to die.

Then once graduation comes around and it's decide who can choose to enter the Military Police. Then at the celebration party Eren makes it clear that he isn't going to enter the Military Police even though he can. It seem ridicules to quite a few because that was their goal. Although it is only now that he has a choice of a comfortable life and choose to reject do people see how serious he was able his goal that it wasn't just hot air. That through his final words to his classmates it got some of the other top scores to change their minds as well and enter the Recon Corps like Eren did. Although things are starting to look up and that Rose will not fall as Maria did. Then just as Eren is in the position that he dream of for so long do the Titans attack. Now that the wall is threatened once again how will he fair when he is in a position to fight back.