I don't have too much to add on to the previous post. On kav, you quickly become accustomed to the new reality of patrols, guard shifts and the fluid nature of responding to real world developments.
I will write a few lines about our new commander. You all read of the difficulties my guys and I had with our old commander. Well our new officer, (an Ethiopian by the way, how cool is that!?) is great. He is soft-spoken but has no problems voicing his displeasure if something is not up to par. As opposed to the old commander, his leadership style is to let us do our thing and only correct or prod us when he feels that something is amiss. He also challenges us (to be fair, so did the old commander) to always aspire to be the best team we can be. I am very appreciative of having him!
Anyways, that is about it from me. Happy Passover!
N
Monday, March 23, 2015
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Welcome to Kav
Hey everyone,
I have written for the past year and three months from the perspective of a soldier in maslul (training). But with the formal end of my training, I am now subject to a completely different worldview, that of a soldier on kav.
Kav, (meaning literally line, but in this case referring to borders) is the generic term for what combat soldiers actually do in the army when they are a on regular routine. Combat soldiers patrol and do guard duty along Israel's various borders, make sure there are no riots or friction between Israeli and Palestinian citizens, do arrests if needed, etc.
My group has been placed in the northern West Bank and for obvious reasons I can't write more.
What I can say is that my time is spent much more well on kav. Aside from finally (finally!) actually guarding the country instead of doing more training, I have way more free time between shifts. Thats wonderful for me because I am a creature of habit and routine. I have now started reading many books and working out like crazy. I also have more time to reflect and de-stress and all in all I am really enjoying what I am doing.
In three weeks, G-d willing, I will be travelling to the US to see my family and I am ecstatic to finally be able to be in the states after a year of not being in my hometown.
Will write soon,
N
I have written for the past year and three months from the perspective of a soldier in maslul (training). But with the formal end of my training, I am now subject to a completely different worldview, that of a soldier on kav.
Kav, (meaning literally line, but in this case referring to borders) is the generic term for what combat soldiers actually do in the army when they are a on regular routine. Combat soldiers patrol and do guard duty along Israel's various borders, make sure there are no riots or friction between Israeli and Palestinian citizens, do arrests if needed, etc.
My group has been placed in the northern West Bank and for obvious reasons I can't write more.
What I can say is that my time is spent much more well on kav. Aside from finally (finally!) actually guarding the country instead of doing more training, I have way more free time between shifts. Thats wonderful for me because I am a creature of habit and routine. I have now started reading many books and working out like crazy. I also have more time to reflect and de-stress and all in all I am really enjoying what I am doing.
In three weeks, G-d willing, I will be travelling to the US to see my family and I am ecstatic to finally be able to be in the states after a year of not being in my hometown.
Will write soon,
N
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