So a week ago, we went to "Bakum" which is a part of the army base Tel Ha'shomer in Tel Aviv, where people are inlisted and are released from their mandatory army service in Israel. Last monday we went there to "become soldiers" even though were not going into basic training for another month.
While there, there was basically a bunch of different stations, we gave our bank account so they can deposit our paycheck, we had a blood test done, we got our picture taken for our army id, our finger prints taken, vaccinations, and finally we got our uniforms. Of course when getting the uniforms we had to try them on to make sure we didnt get anything too out of proportion, make sure the boots fit, and of course to see how we look in them. The day before we went to do this was my birthday, so i thought even though it wasnt mandatory at that point, that i was going to buzz my hair so i would look like a soldier for real in all of the pictures for the army. Anyways, we also got our preliminary army IDs and our dog tags of course, and now with our amy ID we can travel on any Egged bus in Israel for a maximum of 9.60 sheckels. (of course once were in the army, we will go for free). When we got back to the kibbutz after this long day, we had to pack up our uniforms and be done with them until we actually going to go in the army. Right now all of our statuses are "soldiers" we are no longer civilians, and any offenses we commit will be tried in an army court.
Here is a picture of me with some friends in Uniform:
(notice were in my room, you can see the texas flag above my bed...)
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