With My Rifle And My Buddy And Meeeee

Some takeaways from reservist.

Things are not so bad despite the lack of freedom and access like back in civilian life. There is a good arising from the cliched 'wait to rush, rush to wait' schedule, especially for our personal well-being, if one tried to put better use of the vast amount of time available at times.

Time to bond - What better way to catch up with the old times, update each other of our lives, share various views on topics dear to us, or even simply joke and talk crap with? There is reason why the brotherhood can stay close all through the years despite meeting up only 2-3 weeks in a year.

Time to think - Take a step back and think about things that matter to us. There is no better way to think calmly and conducively than a compulsory army stay where there is no time to take any action on a lot of decisions in our lives.

Time to appreciate - To feel the love from friends, colleagues and more importantly, family, missing you in the civilian world. There is a lot of appreciation to be felt about the people around us. Realizing how much we miss our loved ones. It gives us time to reanalyse our lives and take any necessary action if required, to better express any appreciations. Call it jail time if you must. But reflection can do wonders sometimes.

Time to plan - To fail to plan is to plan to fail. This old adage applies almost at every stage of our lives. This free time of self-reflection allows for planning the various actions that can be taken once we come out of the blocks running again. Be it family, work, social, personal or even our own quirky little hobbies. Have a plan in place to make our lives even better than they already are in the civilian world.

There you go.