These true accounts show an interesting aspect of military life. The trials and tribulations of training can occasionally take on comedic proportions. Any energetic teen should read Calling-on in the Military. Stories of the commando course, the unintentional spy capture, and the dangers of troop transhipment are completely out of the ordinary. Some stories, like the one about a friend who is quadriplegic, cause me to start crying. Others share tales of courage, promise, and sacrifice?characteristics that characterise a true soldier. Even the story about angels and the insurgency raid go into modern thought. War mobilisation, training with live ammunition and grenades, and the dangers this training presents.