Kamp Kuzma: The Operators' Campgrounds (For Operating)

Hmm... >:|

I feel like... if I would have been able to join the army, I would have been a Gunnery Sergent right now...

Well, that sort of depends on when you joined. I know it takes about average 5 or so years for one to become Sergeant here and the criteria is tough because we're not in demand for many NCOs at the moment.

I would have joined about 4.5 years ago... I don't think the US military is any different than the Australian military, but I could be wrong.

Not that different but different nonetheless. You'd also have to take the country's situation into account as well. America for example, has an active and large role in the operations in Afghanistan so it would be natural that they'd have a higher demand for troops than a less active country like Australia. There's also the country's political and geographical position to take account as well but I won't go into detail about that.

Huh... never knew that... Though, I do know I wouldn't be a Lieutenant. Takes too much time and experience to get to. I think it's... about 7 years...

Lieutenant from Sergeant is actually a big jump because you'll be shifting from an NCO to a CO. In fact its easier to become a Lieutenant by enlisting through officer training. Sergeants need lot of experience and after that, have to go through officer training as well. At least, that's how it is here.

Is that how it is? Huh...

All I know is that when I would have been able to join the Army, my highest goal was to get to 1-Star General... Quite a lofty goal, if I do say so myself...

Pretty ambitious, personally, the furthest rank I ever wanted to achieve was Captain but even then, my preferred to stay at was Second Lieutenant.

I sort of have something going on at the moment so I won't be around for several hours and when I am online after that, expect late responses.

That's a lot of mustang talking (Mustang is a term for NCO promoted to CO I firstly noticed it in one biogrpahy from Vietnam War). I know that the U.S. Navy got a programe called I think "Sailor to Admiral" or something like this, which is a curse for NCOs who wants to became a COs. Nowadays an NCO promotion to CO without some programe like "StA" might be fairly difficult. On the other hand I heard that in UK at boot camps the sometimes marks some recruits at Boot camp as POM (Possible Office Material) so they may end up as officers.

If I'd talk about my personal feel I'm not really sure if I'd enlist or went to CO school... They both have their pluses and minuses and I myself might not be a soldier material... I'm too hardheaded, dogged and sometimes show a problems with respecting authorities especially under pressure... I feel I might do something stupid like insubordination and get myself and maybe some others killed.

VALERIY: Green Curry with Rice.

I have toast bread with Pâté (sounds awfully french and I dislike that for some reason it sounds like something fancy but it's just a meat paste for Buddhas sake).

VALERIY: Actually, pate is very common, kind of a low quality version of foie gras.

Well here we use all sorts of different kinds of meat to prepare it. Beef or pork are fairly common hen, duck or goose are also used. Liers are common for pate here but I prefere mine without it. I just dislike livers for whatever reason don't ask.

VALERIY: Haha, that's like my brother, he doesn't like the texture of liver. Personally, I love it.

I see then when we meet you have livers. If we meet here in Prague I can even show you what the real beer is like.

VALERIY: I don't drink beer.

Valeriy, that makes two of us that likes liver.

VALERIY: Awesome, its my favorite offal to eat when Kei and I hunt game.

Me neither but still Czech beer is way better than most.

Way better we can drink mead instead! ^^

Hmm, well I'm intrigued now. Tell you what, whenever it is I come over and meet you, we'll have a little shoot on a range and whoever gets the higher score buys the round.