I am in the army again...

Picture: My army re-con eagle in the sunrise.

I already served over 600 days in the army and I will have to do another 100 days. Would I do it again? Hard to say but probably no. Nevertheless have I gained some interesting insights into the psyche of men in uniform.

First would I have never met men from such different backgrounds as in the army. I for example now have farmers from the countryside in my platoon who listen to Swiss folk music and do all sorts of manual labor with light speed.

I also endured temperatures of minus 27° Celsius and walked over 100 kilometres in one go.

And last but not least I am currently a fire command officer in the artillery sitting in an armored Humvee with laser guidance, GPS and a laptop. I direct artillery fire power via my laptop and wonder if a 14 years old computer wiz-kid would not be better suited for this job.

Anyhow, I still find the heavy drinking and smoking revolting; luckily one more week to go (this year).

Picture: Two Eagles patrolling in the frosty morning.

 

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