Hi guys, I'm back!

[Asmala]

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Corporal Asmala salutes you!

362 days of military service are behind now and there's no doubt it's great to be in the reserve at last.

[geoschmo]

Hey, welcome back! So glad to see you made it through with all your bits and pieces still attached. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

No offense intended, but you look like a little kid playing dress up. Of course the these days all the soldiers are starting to look like little kids to me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Xrati]

Welcome back, just in time for the release of SEV! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

[TurinTurambar]

geoschmo said:
No offense intended, but you look like a little kid playing dress up. Of course the these days all the soldiers are starting to look like little kids to me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif


Amen. I was inspired to look for pictures of myself in uniform... and guess what... I look like a kid playing dressup. That was a long time ago.

Guess that means we're old, eh?

Welcome back Asmala! Glad you made it in one piece. Thank you for your service.

May you live the rest of your days in peace!
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[Renegade 13]

Welcome back! Hope your stint in the military wasn't too tough. Couldn't have been, you're in one piece! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Kamog]

Welcome back, Asmala! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Colonel]

What country's military did you join?

[JAFisher44]

Just a stab in the dark, but that looks like Finlands flag on his left shoulder. So, just maybe, he was in the Finnish Army. Just a guess. Am I right?

[Ed Kolis]

Welcome back, though to be honest I doubt the sanity of anyone willing to volunteer for military service, and pity those conscripted http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Fyron]

Not another one of those lame browser agent parsing sig images... ugh.

Welcome back Asmala!

Yes, Asmala is from Finland.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

/me salutes Asmala.

Welcome back.

[Asmala]

Colonel said:
What country's military did you join?



As Fyron said I'm from Finland and here military service is compulsory for every man. So I wouldn't use the word join here since I didn't have choice.



Ed Kolis said:
Welcome back, though to be honest I doubt the sanity of anyone willing to volunteer for military service, and pity those conscripted http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif



I second that. I really wondered why those few women in the military were there, voluntarily.

[Asmala]

Renegade 13 said:
Welcome back! Hope your stint in the military wasn't too tough. Couldn't have been, you're in one piece! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif



The first half of the year was quite ordinary military service, including combat training, drills, camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. Afterwards it's surprisingly funny to reminisce how cold and unpleasant it was then, though. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

The latter half of the year was much more interesting and enjoyable since I managed to get to a special training. Mostly I installed and spliced optical fibres but I also installed some CAT5/6 and telephone cables.

After all, in a way I lost a year of my life, but in exchange I got almost an endless amount of stories. In addition now I have a common topic with every Finnish man, and believe me, a group of Finnish men can spend hours to recalling the 30 years old military service events http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[David E. Gervais]

Welcome back Asmala, that's a great camoflage uniform,.. I almost didn't see you in the pic http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

P.S. Isn't your hair getting a little long and unmanagable? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Intimidator]

Welcome back in one piece and Indeed a great uniform, atleast better than I had in my Navy years.
Here in Holland the Dutch-sailors still wear the Donald-Duck-Sailor-suit http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[geoschmo]

Asmala said:
... camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. ...

Is there some other type of camping in Finland? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Emperor's Child]

geoschmo said:
No offense intended, but you look like a little kid playing dress up.



Honestly, most of them look no older... soldiers look pretty young... Still though, his uniform looks pretty "stock". Not much field time on it, but then again you normally break out your garrison uniforms for those pics. Sigh... Those were the days...

[Parasite]

Welcome Back! :-)

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

It's when reading stuff like this that that Rod McKuen song becomes painfully accurate.....

[Nomis]

geoschmo said:

Asmala said:
... camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. ...

Is there some other type of camping in Finland? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif



The other type is camping in cold summer weather... I suppose http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Asmala]

Emperor's Child said:
Honestly, most of them look no older... soldiers look pretty young... Still though, his uniform looks pretty "stock". Not much field time on it, but then again you normally break out your garrison uniforms for those pics. Sigh... Those were the days...



We have actually three uniforms, one for holidays, one for garrison and one for field time. The field uniform is terrible looking, and it's designed at year 62 (well, they look like most of them are made then too and used ever since http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif)

I took that picture a week before going to the reserve and I had returned already almost all of my stuff. Only had a holiday uniform and few necessary items.

David, the long hair was because I was going to home soon and the regular didn't care any more...

[Asmala]

Nomis said:

geoschmo said:

Asmala said:
... camping in cold winter weather and other not so pleasant things. ...

Is there some other type of camping in Finland? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif



The other type is camping in cold summer weather... I suppose http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif



No, there are also chilling and rainy fall weather http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Actually it's sometimes +30C at the summer but it's rare. Anyway, +30C isn't much better than -20C, since you can't take the uniform off and lounge under the tree. Ever tried to run wearing an uniform and a combat vest when it's a sunny and a hot day? I can say you'll be dripping with sweat.

[AgentZero]

Welcome back, Asmala! Even though I wasn't really around when you left... Or even when you were around for that matter. Still, it's nice knowing there's at least one more person out there I can bother with my silly and inane OT posts. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Slynky]

Ahhh, a warm welcome back to one of the masters of SE IV http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif. The first game I ever played against him was all the proof I needed to see that he would be among the best.

I guess it would be safe to say YOU aren't burned out on SE IV. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Or would it be better to say a year away from the game has cured you of all addiction? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

So, what are your plans now? More schooling or a job?

[Asmala]

Slynky said:
Ahhh, a warm welcome back to one of the masters of SE IV http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif. The first game I ever played against him was all the proof I needed to see that he would be among the best.

I guess it would be safe to say YOU aren't burned out on SE IV. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Or would it be better to say a year away from the game has cured you of all addiction? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

So, what are your plans now? More schooling or a job?



More schooling. I continue my studies in the Tampere University of Technology. I had time to study only half a year before military service so I have about five years left there.

I just visited the home page of SEV and found the screenshots. Wow, it looked wonderful, can't wait till April. I assume the April is still the publication day, right?http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif I hope some SEIV games would help the time of waiting.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

Latest news (IIRC) is mid- to late-2006. IIRC.

But I'd rather wait that long and have a nice polished game that does everything it is supposed to, than get it in April and have a game with so many bugs it isn't really playable until the 1.26 patch http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Wouldn't you?

[Asmala]

Well, perhaps it's better this way. But I can't help myself thinking that I could have both a buggy game now and a nice polished game later... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Alneyan]

Phew, I almost missed the thread.

Welcome back, young uncrowned upstart! KOTH is the second door to your left. Please leave your weaponry at the reception desk.

[Slynky]

Alneyan said:KOTH is the second door to your left. Please leave your weaponry at the reception desk.

And these days, the Hill isn't so high--you need only two wins to compete for the crown!

[Asmala]

I almost forget to say this but thanks everybody for warm welcome!

Alneyan, I'll be away from the city this weekend. It's your decision whether you want to put me on the Hill now or Monday. Either way I'm eager to see if I'll be able to get to that long queue of contenders. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[geoschmo]

Slynky said:

Alneyan said:KOTH is the second door to your left. Please leave your weaponry at the reception desk.

And these days, the Hill isn't so high--you need only two wins to compete for the crown!

Two wins, and a long patient wait for the challenger queue to clear you mean. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif