About me; Hey I am Ilkka Ruso, although my friends know me as Taavi, and I am 21 years old. Although I was born in Finland I have spent most of my life living in the Philippines and Malaysia. I know the Finnish language fairly well, I am however far from being fluent, I am hoping that will change in the army.
So I am about to enter into Finland’s military as a conscript, and I honestly don’t know how I feel about it, this blog will document the ups and downs of the whole ordeal. Finland is one of the many countries in the world that still practices conscription or national service. Although service is 6 months minimum its not uncommon for it to extend to up to one year or even longer. I have been asking around and people tend to say a lot of really varied things about the army, here is a list of what I have heard so far, from people who have been there.
“Prepare to stand around and do a lot of nothing.” - Sounds like a fair judgment.
“Your gonna lose a lot of weight” - not sure what he was implying here.
“Its full of hilly billys and annoying people, but I heard there are girls there now a days” - No offense to Hilly Billys in case any are reading this.
“You make friends, and get to shoot guns” - Sounds kool!
Anyway only 5 days till army begins, this blog will cover life in and out of the army, so stay tuned for more posts about video games, nights out and other non-military related stuff too.
So I am about to enter into Finland’s military as a conscript, and I honestly don’t know how I feel about it, this blog will document the ups and downs of the whole ordeal. Finland is one of the many countries in the world that still practices conscription or national service. Although service is 6 months minimum its not uncommon for it to extend to up to one year or even longer. I have been asking around and people tend to say a lot of really varied things about the army, here is a list of what I have heard so far, from people who have been there.
“Prepare to stand around and do a lot of nothing.” - Sounds like a fair judgment.
“Your gonna lose a lot of weight” - not sure what he was implying here.
“Its full of hilly billys and annoying people, but I heard there are girls there now a days” - No offense to Hilly Billys in case any are reading this.
“You make friends, and get to shoot guns” - Sounds kool!
Anyway only 5 days till army begins, this blog will cover life in and out of the army, so stay tuned for more posts about video games, nights out and other non-military related stuff too.
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