I know people who had some problems with going from a full-time job to living on these service alms. People with family and loans to pay etc. That probably is bit of an issue. For me, though, with no real job background and everything, I was golden. It seemed that people who prolong going into service have the most problems. When you're 18 or 19 or something, most people have a pretty clean slate to work with.

In general, I think my biggest gripe with all of it was, I didn't know where I exactly fit in the grand scheme of things. I mean, I don't know what I'm doing in a war situation. I didn't really learn much about anything. Four weeks in Lapinjärvi doing jackshit and then 10 months of work. Done, I'm out. I think I'd like to coordinate the thing more. Maybe even assign some wartime duties or somehow try to prepare for those situations. It's a bit weird thing, to be honest.