ATTENTION: JOHN BAKER 18TH JULY, 1968 YOU ARE HEREBY CALLED UP FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT YOURSELF TO COLONEL DAWSON AT ARMY TRAINING DEPOT, KING STREET, NEWCASTLE. YOU WILL CATCH THE TRAIN LEAVING NEWCASTLE AT 8.42AM. BRING A MINIMUM OF CIVILIAN CLOTHING. YOU WILL REQUIRE A PAIR OF RUBBER THONG-TYPE FOOTWEAR, 1 TIN BLACK BOOT POLISH, 1 TIN BRASSO, 2 POLISHING CLOTHS, 1 MARKING PENCIL, I OLD TOOTHBRUSH (FOR CLEANING RIFLE). A NEAT AND TRIM HAIRCUT IS DESIRABLE. The pos...

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I think that in the future, I'll remember this time as being one of the greatest, and most illuminating times of my life. I've learnt things over the past three months that I never could have imagined before. I don't pretend to know everything, to appear as if a few good months have left me with the answer to every question - I'll never have that. What I have learnt over the past few months are things that, in a way, I've known all along. You know how when you get down, people tell you things...