Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Closing the Circle, Wedding Remix

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With joy and tears this story has come full circle, closing as it began with weddings that provide the most idyllic of departing memories. ...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Released from the Game

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On my final day in uniform, I stole, blackmailed, counterfeited, broke & entered, and otherwise made a mockery of the moral highroad I s...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Changing Stations by the Mount

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Fireworks above, flaming letters below, stirring music and laser lights roll across the cliff-sides as forty odd glow-sticks snake their way...
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

How to Fight the System

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Sometimes you are clearly wronged. A right guaranteed by army rules is ignored by an ill-informed or ill-intentioned commander. Other times ...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Ten Tips for New Soldiers

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This entire blog has been designed in part as a guide for future lone soldiers . That said, here are ten tips I urge future volunteers in t...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Common Concerns: Gadsar vs. Gdud

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Coming from overseas to volunteer in the Israeli army is a gutsy move, by definition laced with a minefield of unknowns. By sharing my own s...
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

9/11 & Chafshash: A Day that will Live in Infamy

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The anniversary of 9-11 is a day for solemn reflection. This year however, the tenth anniversary of the devastating terror attacks was a day...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Deconstructing Start-Up Nation

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Disclaimer : Like nearly everything on this site (aka, my public journal/blog), the following purports to tell the truth as I have experienc...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Suicide in Uniform

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Last Thursday a soldier was killed fighting terrorists on the Egyptian border. Last night a soldier was nearly killed by jumping off a three...
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