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
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