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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!

/me salutes Asmala.

Welcome back.

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Colonel said:
What country's military did you join?

As Fyron said I'm from Finland and here military service is compulsory for every man. So I wouldn't use the word join here since I didn't have choice.

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Ed Kolis said:
Welcome back, though to be honest I doubt the sanity of anyone willing to volunteer for military service, and pity those conscripted http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

I second that. I really wondered why those few women in the military were there, voluntarily.

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Renegade 13 said:
Welcome back! Hope your stint in the military wasn't too tough. Couldn't have been, you're in one piece! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

The first half of the year was quite ordinary military service, including combat training, drills, camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. Afterwards it's surprisingly funny to reminisce how cold and unpleasant it was then, though. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

The latter half of the year was much more interesting and enjoyable since I managed to get to a special training. Mostly I installed and spliced optical fibres but I also installed some CAT5/6 and telephone cables.

After all, in a way I lost a year of my life, but in exchange I got almost an endless amount of stories. In addition now I have a common topic with every Finnish man, and believe me, a group of Finnish men can spend hours to recalling the 30 years old military service events http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!

Welcome back Asmala, that's a great camoflage uniform,.. I almost didn't see you in the pic http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

P.S. Isn't your hair getting a little long and unmanagable? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!

Welcome back in one piece and Indeed a great uniform, atleast better than I had in my Navy years.
Here in Holland the Dutch-sailors still wear the Donald-Duck-Sailor-suit http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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Asmala said:
... camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. ...

Is there some other type of camping in Finland? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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geoschmo said:
No offense intended, but you look like a little kid playing dress up.

Honestly, most of them look no older... soldiers look pretty young... Still though, his uniform looks pretty "stock". Not much field time on it, but then again you normally break out your garrison uniforms for those pics. Sigh... Those were the days...

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It's when reading stuff like this that that Rod McKuen song becomes painfully accurate.....

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geoschmo said:

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Asmala said:
... camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. ...

Is there some other type of camping in Finland? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

The other type is camping in cold summer weather... I suppose http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif