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Thursday Night Prompt Story, with an added challenge: Body of the story must be exactly 365 words. Challenge accepted and completed XD
V/R,
Mag.
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Mag.
Category Story / Scenery
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Really? That is fascinating, and you are probably one of the few that understands the mental hell it is to receive nothing but contempt from almost all of your peer and instructors/superiors!
You also go through this to get into service man, and if not, what job did you endure such things to get into if you don't mind me asking!
V/R,
Mag.
You also go through this to get into service man, and if not, what job did you endure such things to get into if you don't mind me asking!
V/R,
Mag.
Fair enough man,
I can understand the need for privacy, and I similarly keep this portion of life separate this part of my life from public life for similar reasons, for even though my peers have somewhat matured as I've furthered my career as an officer, I also know how they'd react to certain differences, and their general outlook on some fandoms.
That said, I've certainly worked and continue to work with such fervor and drive for perfection in my responsibilities to atone for what I perceive are my flaws. Nevertheless, it is getting to a point where my peers appreciate the quality of my work and seek help and guidance from me, so I am finally, after over 10 years of fighting for every scrap of what I am in this profession, am seeing return for the blood and sweat spent.
V/R,
Mag.
I can understand the need for privacy, and I similarly keep this portion of life separate this part of my life from public life for similar reasons, for even though my peers have somewhat matured as I've furthered my career as an officer, I also know how they'd react to certain differences, and their general outlook on some fandoms.
That said, I've certainly worked and continue to work with such fervor and drive for perfection in my responsibilities to atone for what I perceive are my flaws. Nevertheless, it is getting to a point where my peers appreciate the quality of my work and seek help and guidance from me, so I am finally, after over 10 years of fighting for every scrap of what I am in this profession, am seeing return for the blood and sweat spent.
V/R,
Mag.
Thank you :)
Yeah, in the U.S. military there is this expectation that you automatically arrive as a full fledged athlete, and that you are unworthy of the job if you are not the picture image of one of the 300. This is particularly true for my chosen specialty as an Infantryman. While eventually I was able to earn some respect from a few of my peers, and some instructors who eventually became mentors (one of whom I still keep in contact with to this day, 10 years later).
It is interesting to meet many of those people 10 years later though, as many of them are no longer in the military, and have gained considerable weight themselves, which is tremendously ironic, how the karmaic cycle of the universe works itself out.
V/R,
Mag.
Yeah, in the U.S. military there is this expectation that you automatically arrive as a full fledged athlete, and that you are unworthy of the job if you are not the picture image of one of the 300. This is particularly true for my chosen specialty as an Infantryman. While eventually I was able to earn some respect from a few of my peers, and some instructors who eventually became mentors (one of whom I still keep in contact with to this day, 10 years later).
It is interesting to meet many of those people 10 years later though, as many of them are no longer in the military, and have gained considerable weight themselves, which is tremendously ironic, how the karmaic cycle of the universe works itself out.
V/R,
Mag.
Very good example of determination. And a good example of how a professional army differs from a conscription-based army. I served in Finnish Defence Forces, and technically I will be a conscript until I turn fifty, and very few of the people I served with were, or are, athletes. There was one heavily overweight guy I knew, he was even given a chance to be relieved from peace-time service, but he didn't take it, he was determined to complete his service with the weight he had. And nobody ever made fun of him. I met him ten years later on a military refreshment course, and he was still just as heavy. But FDF doesn't care, as long as you can hold an assault rifle, and march ten kilometers, you are good to go. Universal conscription has its pros and cons... in one hand, a whole generation will be drafted... on the other hand, a whole generation will be drafted. Interpret that as you wish.
Sorry about telling my story as a reply... military things tend to do this to me time to time... In any case, I liked your story, it made me think, it made me relate, I enjoyed it very much. Well written.
Sorry about telling my story as a reply... military things tend to do this to me time to time... In any case, I liked your story, it made me think, it made me relate, I enjoyed it very much. Well written.
People are feeling mixed. Some say its the worst and most unequal thing we have in Finland, some say it's been like that forever so why change it. I don't have a very strong opinion, myself. I didn't meet many women conscripts during my service, can't really say anything about them. I have kinda accepted my place in the system, and don't really care enough about what other people think. If women will get more involved in the defense of my country, I am cool with that, as long as the quality of front-line troops does not deteriorate. If the current state does not change, I am cool with that too, because I just don't care enough to have a strong opinion. If I have to serve in the role corresponding to my training during wartime, I will most probably die anyway.
Hopefully that answered your question. All in all, the whole "women in military" topic isn't very current in Finland at the moment. There are no parties or organizations that are seriously driving a change to any direction. Enough people are content enough, so change is unnecessary at the moment.
Hopefully that answered your question. All in all, the whole "women in military" topic isn't very current in Finland at the moment. There are no parties or organizations that are seriously driving a change to any direction. Enough people are content enough, so change is unnecessary at the moment.
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