News on the blizzard, new snowfall record in Estonia, nearly two feet (56cm) of snow in 24 hours.

My bro-in-law said he had a few fence jumpers at his boot camp. Most over a girlfriend. I do not think he had to stay up as a result. Happy shoveling:up:

Everything is clear now, im being sent into the reserves meaning my military service is effectively over and any hopes of a military career are gone. I feel gutted, hell, being left by my girlfriend didnt feel this bad, but at least there is the bittersweet taste of irony to the thing, there are guys in my unit that would jump at the chanse of getting out, but me, the guy who wants to serve, is being sent home.:doh:

Anyway I still plan to complete all my exams and the solders march to get my bones (in my battalion there are tow ranks of insignia, the plain black shield and then the second rank with the skull and crossbones which one has to earn and recon allso has a wolf emblem). At least that way I can proovew to myself that I have what it takes, even though these damned doctors say otherways.:damn:

I'll check back here if i get a chanse, but I might not be able to do that untill I'll be at home, cheers till then.

Well, that's a drag. You find something that suits you and they go and tell you they don't want you?:damn:

Typical military:roll:

I hope that by 'reserves' you mean something similar to the U.S. active reserve system, where you serve part-time. If not, I am sorry to see your plans have not worked out well, but then, life often leads us where we don't expect, often for the better.

I hope that you will not feel ashamed because of this turn of events. The important thing is that when your country needed men to step forward and volunteer to exchange their lives for those of their countrymen, you accepted. That's the important thing.

Also, I have known men who tried to conceal physical problems in order to gain enlistment. It never ends well. It's one thing to suffer a lifelong disability because of enemy action, and quite another to suffer one during routine excersises. Your life is worth more than that.:yep: There are many ways to serve one's country.

One piece of advice I would like to offer, that may help with your knee problems, I'm not sure, though. When I was in High School I suffered severe bursitis (inflammation of the bursal sacks in the knees) and loss of cartilage in both knees due to a Rodeo accident. My doctor recommended a regimen of physical therapy designed to rebuild cartilage, generally recommended for young people. I don't know if your problems have anything to do with cartilage, but the regimen helped me out alot. I don't remember much about it, but it would be easy enough to find the doctor. PM me if you think something like that might help.


Best wishes, whatever path you may travel:up:

By reseve I mean I wont be called up unless there is a war and even then i'll be bloody useless because I wont be equiped with the skillset I need.:nope:

Anyway our shooting proficency test was today, passed with flying colours but after that I was told I can not take part of the soldiers march so im ****ed, no bones for me. Words can not describe how pissed off and disapointed I am. Allso passed the so called NATO test (pushups in 2 minutes followed by crunches in 2 minutes followed by a 2 mile run) My score was 226 of 300, got 100 for pushups, did 82 in 2 minutes, the maximum required, allso did 66 crunches giving me 74 points, but the run killed my score (not a big wonder given my knee) so my time there was 16:42 giving my 52 points, all in all none too bad.

Allso another note, paperwork takes time. So I might not even get out before nex year, but I'm forbiden from doing much anything other than cleaning the god damned barracks:damn: . But meh, ennough venting for now.

I don't know what to say other than that I'm sorry.

Is there any chance of your knees recovering and giving it another go? Or perhaps you could find employment in a private military firm, if that interests you. I can tell you from experience (well, only with Blackwater, really) that their training and equipment is first-rate, and maybe they don't do so much marching.....

I can't imagine how bad I would feel if it happened to me, though. I'm really sorry man:down:

Hello again everyone. This time I have some better news, but now to get the bad news out of the way: I'm being discharged tomorrow:(.

But at least there is a cold beer waiting for me at a bar called Rock&Roll followed by a warm bed at one of the young barmaids there:rock:. Other than that I have looked into military service some more and I'll be back for another go after my knee has healed, though that might take a year or more, depending on the severity of the surgery required and so on, so things are not quite as bleak as I made them out to be, which is'nt too surprising concidering how depressed I felt back then. Anyway I should be back at home port on monday and will set out on patroll shortly after that, till then good hunting.:arrgh!:

Good luck with the healing m8:up:

Hey, you did the ground pounding aspect of the military. Get your knee worked on and think about the Navy:D

Ciao,

I wish you a full recovery and happy holidays -- you accomplished more than many men at your age, and you still have a long life ahead of you.

I think about an old friend of mine, now in his 70s, who was once posted to an anti-aircraft unit in England. One day on duty he fell down badly and messed up his back -- he has suffered from back pain ever since, for over 50 years. Please don't end up like him.

S!
Wayne