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January 9th, 2006, 05:22 AM
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
/me salutes Asmala.
Welcome back.
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January 9th, 2006, 07:46 AM
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
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Colonel said:
What country's military did you join?
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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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Welcome back, though to be honest I doubt the sanity of anyone willing to volunteer for military service, and pity those conscripted 
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I second that. I really wondered why those few women in the military were there, voluntarily.
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January 9th, 2006, 08:17 AM
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
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Welcome back! Hope your stint in the military wasn't too tough. Couldn't have been, you're in one piece! 
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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. 
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 
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January 9th, 2006, 09:34 AM
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General
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
Welcome back Asmala, that's a great camoflage uniform,.. I almost didn't see you in the pic 
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January 9th, 2006, 10:22 AM
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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.
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January 9th, 2006, 10:27 AM
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
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... camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. ...
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Is there some other type of camping in Finland? 
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January 9th, 2006, 11:56 AM
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
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No offense intended, but you look like a little kid playing dress up.
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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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January 9th, 2006, 12:31 PM
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Second Lieutenant
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
Welcome Back! :-)
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January 9th, 2006, 12:55 PM
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
It's when reading stuff like this that that Rod McKuen song becomes painfully accurate.....
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January 9th, 2006, 02:19 PM
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Re: Hi guys, I\'m back!
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... camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. ...
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Is there some other type of camping in Finland?
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The other type is camping in cold summer weather... I suppose
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