I'm joining the army!

[hismajesty]

Ah, 'right place at the right time' is a good way to put it. I had something like that in my post, but I couldn't think of the right words and removed it.

[AC_Drkan]

G/L man.

[tA-Kane]

being the first to make it user friendly.

If user friendly means that it crashes every time you turn around, then sure.

[hismajesty]

being the first to make it user friendly.

If user friendly means that it crashes every time you turn around, then sure.

Huh? I just turned around 5 times in my chair without anything crashing.

[tA-Kane]

being the first to make it user friendly.

If user friendly means that it crashes every time you turn around, then sure.

Huh? I just turned around 5 times in my chair without anything crashing.

Spin faster, it helps.

[Kp edit: moved Kane's response out of the quote block so it could be spotted easily.]

[Yoni]

Back for another weekend. It's almost unbelievable how sissy my boot camp is. We aren't even staying a Saturday in the base. (All other boot camps do, at least once and usually more.)

On Monday we got weapons. We got regular ("long") M-16's - the usual. Mine is currently locked in the closet.
On Wednesday and Thursday we were at the shooting range. I have proven to be good at shooting an Arab suicide bomber in case he chooses to stand there like a cardboard cutout and not move even after I shoot him 5 times. Oh well.

I will lose my weapon on Tuesday. Boot camp ends on Wednesday. (Yes... 2.5 weeks. The shortest boot camp there is. It's a new one, too. Half a year ago, the shortest possible was 3.5-4 weeks.)
I don't know exactly what will happen then. From the rumors I heard, I will be sent to some random base to do some random work (like cleaning), but for only a few days, and then the fun will start.

The people in my division are really cool. At least 3 of the people in my tent are math geeks. For instance when you unload the M-16 you have to yell "the weapon is unloaded, checked and on safe!" and some guy in my tent made up "the weapon is differentiable, continuous and convex!" (It sounds very similar in Hebrew... )

Did (or will) they shave the hair off of your head?

No. The army doesn't require your hair to be completely shaved. You just need reasonably short hair. If you go to the recruiting base with not short enough hair, you get sent to the base's barber.
I got a haircut 2 days before my recruitment, and so they didn't cut my hair at the base. So I don't look any different.

We still want them nude pictures of you and your M-16, Yoni.

Today or tomorrow. Not nude, though. Sorry.

[Yoni]

As promised.

Me in uniform:
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/Uniform.jpg

My gun - long M-16:
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/Gun1.jpg

Ammunition:
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/Gun2.jpg

Armed and dangerous:
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/Gun3.jpg
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/Gun4.jpg

Who am I kidding. If I saw a suicide bomber, I would run away.

[hismajesty]

If someone breaks in tonight, take a picture of their reaction while you hold that thing. (Assuming you're still at home)

[tA-Kane]

http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/Gun4.jpg

OMFGKJASF:LKJASG!!! YOU'RE POINTING A GUN AT ME!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yoni]

Boot camp is over!

Was very, very fun.
The REAL fun starts now.

Here are projected outings:
Until the end of this weekend I should be available a lot.
Then, I will be in base 12-13 days and then home 1-2 days (i.e., home every other weekend), until around April.
(After April, I don't know. I hope to be home every evening and on weekends, but can't guarantee that yet.)

See you!

[Newby]

Who am I kidding. If I saw a suicide bomber, I would run away.

Nuh uh. You would blow up.

[MetaL MilitiA]

Would you be able to inform us on what you've been doing after your done doing it?

[shout]

Would you be able to inform us on what you've been doing after your done doing it?

Yes! I want to know!

Btw, thanks for the nude pics in my inbox.

[Yoni]

No.

As (not) promised, here is me in uniform AND holding gun:

http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/Gun5.jpg

(Picture was taken on Sunday, but only now I felt like uploading it. Like I said, I don't currently have a gun.)

[j0k3r]

G.I.Yoni to the rescue of the world.

Are those teeth marks I see on the ammunition?