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Name	Stephen
Date	27-07-2005
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Message	(Wednesday 2055). Today we cleaned our weapons for the last time and then delivered our personal weapon (the M/96) back. I had mixed feelings about delivering her back. But first let me define the expression mixed feelings: Mixed feelings is when your mother-in-law drives off a cliff in your brand new car Tomorrow we'll deliver our M/62 LMG for the last time. It's going to be great to get rid of that pile of metal junk... no mixed feelings here! Today we also had our last staff interviews, with our class leader. It's great that it's all over soon. I got some good feed back from the instructor and some very nice words. However I only placed 13th in class, but I'm ok with it. Yesterday, as you know, we had our final party together, where we also invited our 3 closest instructors. We had a great time (and a few beers...) To my surprise I found out that they had been reading my online diary for quite some time, but never mentioned anything about it until yesterday. It's good that I didn't write anything bad about them! Oh well, if you're reading. Thanks for these 6 months...you made sure that I'll never forget them. /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	26-07-2005
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Message	(Tuesday 1655). We had the terrain-sports day today. It was good to do something physical again...not because we had missed it or anything, but it feels good afterwards...or something Anyway, we almost all got the bronze award for completing the tasks in good time without too many mistakes. The tasks were a 6km orientation race, distance estimates by eye-measuring and precision hand grenade (fakes of course) throwing. Then on the way back everyone behaved like children: In the back of the lorry, the guys were pouring cold water down eachothers necks to wake them up during the long trip home. Tonight, in an hour actually, we have our final party, where we're going to grill some good food and drink a beer or two, until we black out or fall asleep. Our instructors are invited, and we have agreed to get them drunk. That's it for now...catch u later. /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	22-07-2005
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Message	(Friday 2125). Last weekend before sergeant graduation. Last Wednesday we had the last few guys going for their exam, and I was in charge of the enemy forces. My job was to lead a group of 4 'enemies' and try to make life a bit harder for the group leader during his exam. It was good fun to plan our little battle every time a new student came to the exam. Anyway, now it's all over. Everyone passed the exam, so the spirit is up. That's it for now. Tomorrow I'll probably upload a few more pictures from the airshow. /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	18-07-2005
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Message	(Monday 2245). Yes, it's a bit late, but then again...who cares?! The next 3 weeks I don't have to think about going to bed early or having bad conciens about not doing so We just had a relaxed evening, for a change, with some pizza, beer, a movie (Die Hard 3) and a few games of pool. Pool is a fun game to play, but much better if you play for beers. Today I won 4 beers over Viggo and 1 beer over Anders, hehe. Every time that Viggo loses, he asks if we should play double or even. Then if he wins (best out of 3) we even the beers, but if I win, he ows me double the amount! So basically that's why he ows me so many beers. Man I'm thirsty right now! Oh well, that's it for now. Catch u later, stay tuned. More pictures will be uploaded this weekend. If you can't see any updates in the picture gallery, press F5 to refresh the page... /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	18-07-2005
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Message	(Monday 1235) Just finished my last exam...all went well So now I'm sitting in the computer room and printing some information about the T17, the aircraft which I'll be flying when I start flying school. There's ALOT to be learned...and it has to be done in a very short time. So I better do a head start and take advantage of any information that I can find. Oh well, I'm off to my quarters now. I have some paper-work that I have to finish and some other things to take care of. Take care now! /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	17-07-2005
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Message	(Sunday 1215) Just finished uploading some pictures to the website. Yesterday I browesed through the CD which I recieved with the welcoming letter from the flying school. It's basically made in the same format as the RDAF flying school website, with a few changes and useful info. By the way, the RDAF flying school website can be found on www.flyveskolen.dk Here there will be a student's diary updated daily by different students (in Danish!). Apart from that, there will also be alot of pictures of us and our doings. This doesn't mean that I will stop writing in my own diary, right here, in English, of course! So stay tuned and let me share the time of my life with you all. We're going to be 22 students on the team. Most are from the Air Force and then a couple of guys from the Navy. About half of us will have the rank of Sergeant (including myself) and the rest are already 1st Lieutenants The reason for this is that they've already been through the 2 years of RDAF academy (officer school). It's going to be great to meet all the new guys. We're going to have to work together as a team, help eachother, yet compete for the first place at the same time. Now I'm off to do my last effort with the sergeant education. As you know, I have my final exam tomorrow, so I better be prepared /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	16-07-2005
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Message	(Saturday 1455) Last exercise over...and it feels good! It was hard, yet not as hard as we had expected. Today I got a surprise when I opened the mail box. I got the welcome-letter from the RDAF Flying School. It includes the schedule for the first week and a CD with some facts and figures, which I haven't looked at yet. Jesus, this is real! I can't wait to slip into the flying suit and start learning about military flying. A tear or two will be shed on the first flight, but that's just me Today I also got some pictures that I had ordered, which will be used to decorate my $1 bill for the dollar ride. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we have the final exam in group leading. I am up as the very first one on Monday morning after the little 'lottery' that we had. So on Monday at 1025, I'm basically finished with my sergeant education! Then all I have to do, is help the other guys on their exam on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then next week we have a bit of administrative work to do, deliver our equipment back and then the promotion ceremony on Friday So now I'm off to relax and enjoy the day with Sara, and tomorrow I'll prepare for the exam. Have a nice weekend! /Stephen Galucci

Name	Stephen
Date	10-07-2005
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Message	(Sunday 2115) Back at the base after a nice (and warm!) weekend. Tomorrow we're off on our last exercise. According to the weather forecast, it's going to be 5 days and nights in scorching heat. Anyway, the exercise is going to take place at Aalborg air base, which is about 100km North of Karup. The good thing about the whole thing is that we're going to be working in close collaboration with an F16 squadron over there, so it's going to be interesting. However, being the last exercise and all, the instructors are going to make sure to make it hell for us. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, so it's good that we can see an ending to all of this. I packed my back pack, and to be honest it feels a bit too light. I didn't even take my sleeping bag with me this time. It's a bit of a gamble, but with the weather forecast in mind, I don't think I'll be needing it...let's hope that the weather stays good. Oh well, I'm off to do my last home work and then off to bed. G'nite all. Next time I write will be around Friday/Saturday. /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	05-07-2005
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Message	(Tuesday 1840). We had a long day yesterday...we finished just past 2300. Today we finished at 1530, so it feels more like a normal day. It's good with some free time after a hard day's work. The exam is on Thursday, so there's not much time left for studying. However I'm through all of the stuff now, so I just need some 'last minute brushing up.' In just over a month we'll be starting flying school. It's going to be so great! Oh well, I'm off to get some food with the guys...and then it's off to digging into the books. Catch u later... /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	02-07-2005
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Message	(Saturday 1510). Time to relax, drink and enjoy the free time...NOT! I better start studying for the exam that we have this week. Yesterday I screwed up in the orientation race. I simply couldn't find some of the posts. I was running through thick forests, swamps that got me wet up to my knees and mud up to the ankles. Anyway, we haven't got the results yet, but I think I placed somewhere in the middle. In just over a months time, I'll be starting flying school, and to be honest, I simply can't wait! I'm so excited As you may know, you have to pay for your first ride in the aircraft at flying school. It's called the dollar ride where the student pays the instructor $1. Some just pay a $, while others make something out of it, where they decorate it with private female parts and small pictures of aircraft. So now I'm starting to prepare mine. I bought a nice dollar bill about 3 months ago and now I'll begin to decorate it soon, probably next weekend...but I won't write anything about it in here, since it's top secret However I promise to take a picture of it when I'm ready. Oh well, that's it for now, take care! /Stephen

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