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Name	Stephen
Date	19-05-2005
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Message	(Thursday 1855). Back at the base after the exercise. It was hard! We're all so tired that we'll be off to bed in no time. It was nice to get back, eat some decent food, take a warm shower and I can't wait to sleep in a bed tonight On the exercise we had to deal with terrorists, civilin trouble makers and regular military forces. It was very physically demanding to manage the tasks with very little sleep. At one point, I was at the toilet (a hole in the ground, that is...) and we had an alarm, so I quickly had to get the clothes back on, grab my equipment and run towards the 'alarm position.' Anyway, we're all happy that another 3-day exercise is over. Now we have one 3-day exercise and two 5-day exercises left in the remaining time on sergeant school. Hopefully it'll get warmer soon. Last night we had below freezing temperatures... Oh well, that's all for now. Take care and enjoy your bed /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	14-05-2005
Location
Message	(Saturday 1135). Finally weekend again. Now it's time to recharge the batteries, 'cos on Tuesday we have a 3 day exercise which will absorbe alot of energy. We will once again get pushed to the limit, both physically and also by getting as little sleep and food as possible. However, this time they will test our ability as leaders more than they've done before. Last Monday we had the Obstacle course for the last time. We took time to see how long it takes us to do the 20 obstacles on the course. It took me just about 5 minutes, which isn't too good. The course really takes all you have. The instructor said that you use just as much energy on the course, as you would when you run 8km. So that's some very intensive 5 minutes of work out! Anyway, now I'm off to buy an MP3 player, so I can listen to some music in the train on those long and boring trips from home to work and back. Catch you later... 2½ months to go...and counting! /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	12-05-2005
Location
Message	(Thursday 1925). Almost weekend again. Wednesday proved to be a looong day at the shooting-range. We were there at 0800 and were back in bed at about shit o'clock! That's 2am Sergeant school time... It was great to use the M96 again. What a wonderful weapon Today we had to work with the assignment that we wrote Tuesday. Our job was tactical defense of a hangar at the airbase. Then after many hours of planning and exercising, we were 'attacked' by the other half of the class, who played 'terrorists.' It was great to try to defend the hangar and see if the plan would work out. After that, it was time to test their plan, so they took positions and we 'attacked' them. This week I was assigned as gunner on the LMG (Light machine gun), so it wasn't exactly easy running towards the target with an LMG in my arms and shooting with it at the same time. Anyway, we learned alot and it was good fun Back at the school, it was less fun to clean the bloody weapon Anyway, now it's finally time to relax a bit. It's first time this week, so we've damn deserved it! Catch u later... /Stephen (very tired indeed!)

Name	Stephen
Date	10-05-2005
Location
Message	(Tuesday 2330). Finally, I'm done with home work and I'm off to bed very soon. I'm dead tired. Most of the guys are still doing home work, so it's going to be another late night. I feel like I did a good job so I can go to bed with a good feeling inside. G'nite all /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	10-05-2005
Location
Message	(Tuesday 1835). We just got off. We got the results for yesterday's exam. All passed and generally we did very well. I got 93% in theory and 83% in the practical exam, which gives an average of 88%. It feels good to be done with the weapon/safety exam. Tomorrow we'll be spending a whole day and night(until 1am!!) at a new shooting range where the targets aren't stationary. We'll be using both the M/62-LMG and the M/96-Karabin. It's going to be good fun I think. Let's just hope that the weather is in a good mood. Lately we've had rather cold temepratures with occasional heavy showers Anyway, we've ordered some good weather, so let's hope for the best. Now we ordered some pizza, which will be here any time, so I better finish off. After that, it's home work the rest of the evening. Catch you later... /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	09-05-2005
Location
Message	(Monday 1955). We had the weapons exam today. All went fine, however we get the results tomorrow. There shouldn't be any surprises, so we're all nice and calm about it. We just had dinner after a work out and some indoor-football. Now we're going to watch a movie and relax the rest of the evening. Viggo wants a game of pool, he says he wants revenge. I'll probably disappoint him again Catch u later... /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	07-05-2005
Location
Message	(Saturday 1320) Here I am at home enjoying a good game of Flight Sim 2004 on the net. The weather is beautiful today. It's perfect for gliding. I was out shopping this morning, and couldn't help looking at the sky above. I miss gliding alot, but looking at the bright side of it; It's going to make me want to fly, so when the time comes, I'll be ready for flying school. As Leonardo Da Vinci once said: When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. See you up there.... /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	03-05-2005
Location
Message	(Tuesday 2025). Another loooooong day! Yesterday we finished our group work after midnight. Boy we were tired...and the worst of it was that it wasn't good enough, so we had to correct it after work today, and have just finished. Oh well, now I got my frustrations out, so back to business. Last Thursday we had the LMG shooting. Unfortunately I didn't earn enough points to get any awards. Oh well, you can't win 'em all. Today I I had to teach in First aid. All went well and I got good feed-back from the instructor. Fighter activities here are quite good at the moment. We get F16s doing touch and gos almost every day. Life is hard at the base. And when you think that things are well, think twice! Today I was enjoying a warm shower after the physical lessons, when I suddenly got a cold bucket of water on my head...I'll get revenge, you bastards! Keep your eyes in the back of your neck! I'm off to bed soon. On Monday we have the final exam in 'weapons,' so I better dig into those books... /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	28-04-2005
Location
Message	(Thursday 1915). Another week is almost over. We had a relatively short day today. Even though I have a load of reading for tomorrow, and then by the time I polish the boots and get things ready for the weekend, it'll be as late as it usually is before I head to bed. We have just spent an hour at the gym, pumping some iron, preparing for our goal. We try to train 2-3 times a week in our free time. Tomorrow we get the results for the shooting that we had today, so we're all looking forward for that. Unfortunately we had a bit of a tragedy this week. Our friend and collegue, Christian, is going to have to stop the course. His eye-sight has deteriorated above the allowed limit for military pilots. This means that we'll lose a great companion from our team. He will be missed indeed! I wish him best of luck in the future, whatever he might do, and I hope that he stays in touch with us. Hopefully he'll finish off the sergeant course and graduate with us, but this hasn't been decided yet. The only thing that's certain, is that he won't be joining us in flying school. Sometimes I start wondering about what I would do if it had happened to me I would be SO lost. So many things can stop you from acheiving this. The dream seems so close, yet so far away. /Stephen

Name	Stephen
Date	26-04-2005
Location
Message	(Tuesday 1855). Long day today! We just got off and finished eating dinner. Yesterday we started the week with a day at the shooting range with the LMG. We had to shoot from 200m, so it was twice as hard as we're used to. On Thursday we'll be spending another day with the LMG at the range, this time it'll be shooting for medals. I'll do my best and hopefully get silver in LMG shooting... Today we kicked off with a couple of lessons in First Aid. In a couple of weeks time it's my turn to teach in First Aid. My lesson is about life-saving aid, shock symptoms and causes and external wounds. We ended the day with a Group-leader lesson. I was assigned as group leader for our 9-man group. All went well and the instructor said that I had managed the mission very well, considering my experience as a group leader Now it' time to do some home work and relax a bit, if time permits... See you later alligator. BTW: Now we're allowed to take pictures at the base, so I'll probably buy a small digital cam, and will start shooting and uploading...I'll let you know as soon as it happens. Stay in touch! /Stephen

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