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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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 Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject: New update |
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| Hey guys, I've been discharged today. I'm a civilian! |
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DIsbell
Joined: 15 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Congratulations! |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: New update |
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| fermentation wrote: |
| Hey guys, I've been discharged today. I'm a civilian! |
And the first thing you're gonna do is? |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Look for a job. |
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jk3587
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:41 am Post subject: |
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| My bro's an mp in the air force base in suwon and he tells me it's a crazy drinkfest over there. |
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davai!
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Congrats!
are you still answering questions? If so, here goes...
Did you become a smoker while in the military? Were you pressured to smoke? Given free cigarettes?
What is the general relationship with smoking amongst conscripts?
Thanks.
...curious as it seemed most teens didn't smoke when I was there, but ajosshis for the most part did. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:38 am Post subject: Re: New update |
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| fermentation wrote: |
| Hey guys, I've been discharged today. I'm a civilian! |
Hurry and get a job.  |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| Don't you still have drill time? |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| davai! wrote: |
Congrats!
are you still answering questions? If so, here goes...
Did you become a smoker while in the military? Were you pressured to smoke? Given free cigarettes?
What is the general relationship with smoking amongst conscripts?
Thanks.
...curious as it seemed most teens didn't smoke when I was there, but ajosshis for the most part did. |
Nope. People told me that I'll end up smoking by the time I'm done but I was never tempted to. Probably because I hate smoking. I wasn't really pressured but some guys told me try it out. New guys who are smokers are welcomed because senior conscripts and officers who are smokers need smoking buddies. A lot of guys do become smokers because of the stress but nowadays guys can also turn to eating junk food (many a conscript have gained weight during their service) or working out to release stress. Smokers were the majority when I first entered the Army but they are now slowly dimming in numbers. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| fermentation wrote: |
| davai! wrote: |
Congrats!
are you still answering questions? If so, here goes...
Did you become a smoker while in the military? Were you pressured to smoke? Given free cigarettes?
What is the general relationship with smoking amongst conscripts?
Thanks.
...curious as it seemed most teens didn't smoke when I was there, but ajosshis for the most part did. |
Nope. People told me that I'll end up smoking by the time I'm done but I was never tempted to. Probably because I hate smoking. I wasn't really pressured but some guys told me try it out. New guys who are smokers are welcomed because senior conscripts and officers who are smokers need smoking buddies. A lot of guys do become smokers because of the stress but nowadays guys can also turn to eating junk food (many a conscript have gained weight during their service) or working out to release stress. Smokers were the majority when I first entered the Army but they are now slowly dimming in numbers. |
Was told by a fellow teacher who did his service in the mid-90's that smokers got more breaks. So that is why he took up smoking. Supposedly if they were on work details they would take frequent breaks, and if you smoked you got to take a smoke break at every break opportunity. Otherwise you're breaks would be less frequent. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
Was told by a fellow teacher who did his service in the mid-90's that smokers got more breaks. So that is why he took up smoking. Supposedly if they were on work details they would take frequent breaks, and if you smoked you got to take a smoke break at every break opportunity. Otherwise you're breaks would be less frequent. |
This is true. Asking for a break to make a call home, or just to rest for a while is unthinkable. But asking for a smoke break is completely normal. Its weird but I didn't want to mess up my lung just for that. |
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