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My 25th Birthday In The Israeli Army
on Oct 26, 2009 in Israeli Army My Life (If you don't read the post, at least check out the photo comparison at the bottom. I think it's hilarious) It's pretty damn hard to believe that it has been exactly one year since I had my 24th birthday in the army. I was drafted four days previou...
Finally Deployed
on Oct 22, 2009 in Israeli Army After eight months of training, and then another three or so of brigade-wide retraining that we unluckily stepped right into, my unit has found its place in "combat." I use that word lightly, especially considering that we have found ourselves in th...
OPSEC Is The Name Of The Game
on Oct 20, 2009 in Israeli Army Taking a page from one of my favorite Iraq War bloggers, Matt Gallagher of Kaboom, I feel I have to make this post about Operational Security (OPSEC). OPSEC is defined by the U.S. Army 1st Information Operations Command as:A process of identifying E...
What A Relief!
on Oct 16, 2009 in Israeli Army Many months ago during advanced training I found myself trudging through exhaustion in one of our "war weeks." Think Hell Week, I suppose. Finally, after nearly 24 hours of non-stop drills and hiking and carrying loaded stretchers and all types of...
My Luck With Gear
on Oct 15, 2009 in Israeli Army My Life We just got rain gear today. The rainy season starts very soon, and we're expecting a wet winter. Water-proof rain jackets and pants are essential for 8 hour guard shifts outside.Mine, however, are riddled with cigarette burn holes.
The President of Israel Listens to ME
on Oct 10, 2009 in Random Occurrences Israeli Army Last Sunday night was the beginning of Yom Kippur, and I was off from the army. For the first night I decided that I would go to the popular 'meat market' synagogue nearby. I swear I wasn't checking out the ladies on the Day of Atonement. I just w...