After almost twelve months, I'm done with my first time service in the Norwegian army. This means I'll go back from being a soldier to being a civilian this Friday. I'm leaving behind a year full of hard challenges, hard work, but more importantly good experiences, good memories and good friends. I'm leaving the Norwegian signal battalion with more than when I entered, both mentally, physically and in hand luggage?
During this year I've received praise for being someone who gives everything, achieves a lot, takes responsibility and goes where others don't. This is despite seriously bad odds when I entered in January this year. My abilities have brought me glory and fame, and among my most special achievements are the Approved Signalist medal and being the creator of the Signal Battalion's new slogan; "Without us, you'll just stand there". This is of course true. This battallion connects the Norwegian military together, and if I can't deliver together with my fellow soldiers, each department's headquarters are going to be full of people standing there, looking emptily into the air.
So this week, I'm no longer only the army's but will belong to my friends and family as a civilian. I'm leaving the army with a bit of sadness because I have to leave my new friends, and leave a fantastically rewarding lifestyle, but mostly, I'm leaving with happyness. I'll be able to spend more time on friends, and family, and maybe produce more content for you, whom are reading this. But look out, I might enter the army again sooner or later for more education. I'm finishing this article with one of the best pictures I've taken during my service in the fantastically beautiful but awefully cold northern Norway.
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