DRAFTED D:

*nodnod*

No perkele.. So.. Army calls... It's not that bad when you get used to it

Yeah, figures...it's not like I'm afraid of it or anything, I'll just be missing company >_>

Good thing you go serve during summer.. I hated winter camps

Do you already know where your garrison is? I was in Vekaranjärvi serving as a military police/sniper

I can give you few tips how to survive :D

Helsinki/Santahamina...I opted for sniper training myself. Anything I should know about it before I run into a wall? X3

You should exercise before your service begins unless you already are in good shape. And try to learn to wake up early.
The first day when you enter the garrison is quite confusing. You have no idea what to do and where to go. Just follow the others and you are doing fine
Mostly you just walk around the garrison and carry lot's of stuff.

At first the Alikessut (Corporal) are nice to you but later they are quite assholes so be warned.

During training or when you are camping never ever leave your rifle alone.
And never fall asleep when you are in guard duty.

Yeah, I'm trying to push myself daily. 25 push-ups and some jogging...I guess I#ll live inf airly alright though, I'm used to getting up early, even if I got to bed late...might wanna change that rythm here though XD

Yeah...I remember what they said on the page. Your rifle is your wife, your mother, your sister, your girlfriend, your best friend! DON'T EVER LEAVE IT ANYWHERE ELSE THAN THE LOCKER, AND EVEN THEN YOU SHOULD BE MISSING IT!!!! XD

I will give you more advices if you need

Will gladly accept it ^^

Talk to Seth ;D

Seth?

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sethkivi/

Und warum bist du zu den Finnen gegangen?
Naja ein tipp: die ersten 3 Monate sind der Horror, der Rest ist Langeweile.
Ich hätt Zivildienst gemacht, das ist längere und besser bezahlte Langeweile.
Aber ich bin ja T5 ^___^

XD Weil ich finnischer Staatsbürger bin?

Naja...beim heer gefällt mir, dass ich nichunbedingt bei meinen Tanten wohnen muss >.<

Haha, okay.
Viel Erfolg und Spaß wünsch ich dir, von vollem Herzen.

Drafted for the armies stay home forces right? Doesn't that only last a full year right?

Yeah, we're not active anywhere...or at least not engaging, we are present in peace-keeping missions, but those are voluntary
And yeah, 6 months are compulsory, but they can keep me 9 or 12 months too if they decide they need more men

Ah. Well that shouldn't be too bad then. Best of luck when it comes to it then. I'm sure things will go faster then you think.

Probably...might even go by faster than I'd want it to depending on how it runs X3

Drafted...army? What? Is that anything like the American draft? Err I hope your going to be alright dude! :(

Conscription.. Duty calls

Hmmm...if I remember right, the US Army hasn't had a draft for a few decades now...unless in a state of war

So I guess not. Anyway, I just have to move to boot camp and stick around 6 months, that's pretty much it

Oh, well that doesn't sound so bad. At least you don't need to go fight or go across the world. Do all guys in Finland have to do this?

Yeah! It's our duty.. But you can choose is it military or civilian service.

Stickin' with military...shorter and more useful if you ask me >_>

Civilian service sucks.. but that's my opinion :D

The question is: In times of Gender Mainstreaming, why don't GALS have to do social service?
Fuck that -.-

I got out of that cuz i'm a dual citizen :3

X3 Could have opted for that, but both if the countries I could have been a citizen of have a draft, so it doesn't matter really X3

you mean over internetz orrr...?

No, IRL

IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU

I could even hand over some artwork to you! I'm pretty sure I still have that drawing I made for our art trade somewhere. :3

Heck, I could even gather most of the Finnish furs for a meeting when you're here. If you use IRC, come and talk with us at #turri @ irc.furnet.org, that's the place where most of the Finnish furs lurk.

Well, joined up with you peeps already, so ^^

About the artwork, I'd be delighted to have it, but please save that for after the draft, I'm afraid it might get lost or stolen p_q

Well, just keep your chin up and your head down, and I'm sure you'll return to us when you get a chance. Best of luck to ye when ye go, and I'll definitely be waiting for your return.

Still a little while to go and I'm not going to war, so I'm relatively safe, so long as they don't stuff us into live-fire exercises

Hey, take some advice from me for Basic Training. I've been there. It may even save your ass...or help you keep it.
My tested 7 Basic Training Tipd:
1. Keep your mouth shut unless your yelling "grenade" or "Yes drill sergeant"
2. Dont do anything that makes you better or worse than everyone.
3. Makes friend with all those around you, better allies than enemies.
4. Keep your firearm within an arms reach at all times. ALL.
5. Be early. If your on time your late by military standards, seriously.
6. Be prepared for anything. Bring lots of q-tips for cleaning your weapon. 2000+
7. Pray when you can, sleep when you can, and write in the mail when you can.

Now for some funny ones: :D
17. God may not contradict any of my orders.
20. Must not taunt the French any more.
29. The Irish MPs are not after “Me frosted lucky charms”.
37. Our medic is called “Sgt Larwasa”, not “Dr. Feelgood”.
54. “Napalm sticks to kids” is *not* a motivational phrase.
84. Must not use military vehicles to “Squish” things.
98. The proper response to a chemical weapon attack is not “Tell my chain of command what I really think about them, and then poke holes in their masks.”
101. I am not allowed to mount a bayonet on a crew-served weapon.
106. I may not trade my rifle for any of the following: Cigarettes, booze, sexual favors, Kalishnikovs, Soviet Armored vehicles, small children, or bootleg CD’s.
129. The Microsoft ® “Dancing Paperclip” is not authorized to countermand any orders.
148. Putting red “Mike and Ike’s” ® into a prescription medicine bottle, and then eating them all in a formation is not funny.
175. We do not “charge into battle, naked, like the Celts”.
181. Pokémon® trainer is not an MOS. (Job Occupation)
191. Our Humvees cannot be assembled into a giant battle-robot.
202. Despite the confusing similarity in the names, the “Safety Dance” and the “Safety Briefing” are never to be combined.

XD Thanks, I'll keep those in mind

Though I guess #1 sort of solves itself, since I don't talk much ;b

Oh? Do you know already where ya going? :0

I had some funny times there. Well, expect the few hospital visits, buuut... It was fun. Hehehehe.

Helsinki, Santahamina...

They would have put me to Rovaniemi, if they hadn't found out I had most of my finnish family in Helsinki

Aw. Rovaniemi would've been closer to here. Hehe. :D

But heeeyyyy, have fun, and try to come back in one piece. I know I did, sort of. :P

Yeah, that's where I was originally going, but when they got to know that most of my family lives in Helsinki they put me there because I came all the way from austria just for the meeting X3

Don't worry, I'm still here for a few months

Hi, another Finnish here. I'm going next winter, in January to Vekaranjärvi. Luckily it's only six months. :P

Blah...depending on if they're keeping me we might meet up in a joint operation XD

Yeah, that would be cool. I was planning to start up this summer too, but they put me on January instead. I would have wanted to get this over as soon as possible.

*shrug* Gotta do when it's due...they decide things

Ain't that the truth... But, if you do have a joint operation, keep your eye out for a big blue dragon, okay? ;P
I wouldn't mind getting to know another Finnish furry.

Same here, mainly why I gave a shout here ;3

If you want, I could drop you a note sometime. Voitaisiin turista asioista, hehe. :3

Voidaan mun puolesta, tiedäthän mistä löytää

Santahamina?
Then you'll probably see me driving around Laajasalo/Herttoniemi, try to spot red dangerously fast motorcycle.
My school is like 300 meters away from santahamina.
Going to a gym before army might not bad idea, but don't stress, most of the finns are in pretty bad shape xP (Average cooper = 2300m)
Good luck with this army thing.

Alright, I'll keep a look out for you XD

I was in Finland for a week.