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October 5th, 2004
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| Optio | We Finns have this wonderful thing called conscription.  Well I'm a new user too so might as well borrow this thread. I'm a 26-year old university student from Oulu, and I served in the AA-regiment in Rovaniemi near the arctic circle. I was there for 11 months and in the end they actually made me a sergeant. Some basic info on the Finnish Defense Forces. There are three choices to choose from. 6 months for basic assignments such as jaegers and artillery guys, but 9 months for the more special types of training. Reserve officers and sergeants have to serve for 12 months. When I served way back in 1997, it used to be 240, 280 & 330 days, and of my 330 days I spent about a 110 in the "mettä" meaning field excersises. Looking forward to some great discussions with you people.  |
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October 5th, 2004
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| The fire is everything...  | I split it from the Finnish marine thread, since I think you deserve a welcoming thread of your own.. Welcome to the forum Hegario, looking forward to your posts! |
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October 5th, 2004
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Hey welcome! What's Jaegers mean?
__________________ WO2 Trevor Perry, Squadron Deputy Commander 746 Lightning Hawk RCACS |
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| Optio | Quote:
A Jaeger is what we Finns call our basic infantrymen. Our rank system works in a way that the lowest rank also shows the branch you're from. Jaegers are infantry, artillerymen are artillery and so on. | |
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October 5th, 2004
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| Centurion | Welcome Hegario Good to see other Nordic members here 
__________________ Sweeps |
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October 5th, 2004
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| Milites Gregarius | in German Jaeger means hunter. |
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October 6th, 2004
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| Cadet Moderator   | Welcome to the Forums. Hope you have a good time here.
__________________ 'Truth. Duty. Valour. Blow out you bugles over the rich dead There's none of these so lonely and poor of old But dying has made us rarer gifts than gold' Inscription on the top of the Memorial Arch at RMC Kingston |
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October 6th, 2004
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| Legatus Legionis  | Welcome Suomi-
__________________ "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it". Pericles.  |
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October 6th, 2004
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| Centurion | HOWDY from Texas
__________________ Im cool if you dont agree with me, but, DO NOT get in my face and cocky, and DO NOT insult people, especially leaders!! no matter how much yo hate their guts, no-ones got any right to be haughty! |
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October 6th, 2004
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| Centurion | Welcome.
__________________ It is this simple: If they are willing to kill people and break things, and you are not, they win. It is an ugly fact of human nature that if someone will not fight for what is his, he will lose it. John Carl Roat, Class-29 www.allmilitarychat.com |
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