Whoa, the army... always glad I didn't have to do anything like that.

But as the others said it's good to read you're doing fine. I guess human beings can get used to absolutely everything... 34 months sound like an awful lot to me, but I guess that it'll go by if you already have friends.

Well, stay safe. Hope you don't have to shoot at anything and, even more, that you don't get shot at. Good luck!