Many thanks my friends!!!
About the current situation in Kosovo:
The situation is calm but not stable. The attitude of the people against KFOR is usually good and friendly; towards UNMIK, UNMIK-Police and the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) not very good up to hostile. The religious attitude of the mostly muslim albanian population is mostly calm and not agressive, which is a big difference compared to for example Afghanistan or Iraq. Especially against christian buildings and people there were nearly no attacks during the march riots; however against serbs, serb houses, orthodox serb buldings and patrimonial sites the attitude is agressive and hostile. Of course not all Kosovo albanians have this attitude, but a part of them, which can animate a large number of people to violant activites like in march 2004.
The biggest danger are the traffic, mines and cluster bombs. During my time in Kosovo KFOR had two dead soldiers. One german who was found dead in his bed in the morning. The still don't know his cause of death (I was one of the honor guards in front of his container during the night before he was sent back to Germany; a strange feeling, staying there in front of a container with the german flag on it and torches around...). The second one was a british KFOR-soldier, who died in a traffice accident; three of his comrades were seriously injured.
Three advices for Merdocks son:
1. Never leave the path/street. Cluster Bombs and mines are found very often and are even dangerous!!! Always treat a Cluster Bomb field like a mine field! Train yourself and your eyes how they might look if they are in the field and maybe partially covered with earth. Never trust the KFOR "Mines or Dangerous Areas Map" for 100% !!!
We learned in the Bundeswehr that you should never touch something on the ground which you haven't dropped by yourself!!!
2. DRIVE CAREFULLY!!! Even if the local population drives like hells idiots, never begin to drive like them, especially just before the end of mission. It is a big mistake a lot of soldiers do!
3. Don't drink too much. There might be a phase during a 6 month mission, where you begin to drink more. I recognised this on my own and my fellow comrades, but I was able to take care of it and stopped it, but some comrades were drunk nearly every evening. This is also DANGEROUS!!!
If you should have any questions please send me a PM or a mail!
About the current situation in Kosovo:
The situation is calm but not stable. The attitude of the people against KFOR is usually good and friendly; towards UNMIK, UNMIK-Police and the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) not very good up to hostile. The religious attitude of the mostly muslim albanian population is mostly calm and not agressive, which is a big difference compared to for example Afghanistan or Iraq. Especially against christian buildings and people there were nearly no attacks during the march riots; however against serbs, serb houses, orthodox serb buldings and patrimonial sites the attitude is agressive and hostile. Of course not all Kosovo albanians have this attitude, but a part of them, which can animate a large number of people to violant activites like in march 2004.
The biggest danger are the traffic, mines and cluster bombs. During my time in Kosovo KFOR had two dead soldiers. One german who was found dead in his bed in the morning. The still don't know his cause of death (I was one of the honor guards in front of his container during the night before he was sent back to Germany; a strange feeling, staying there in front of a container with the german flag on it and torches around...). The second one was a british KFOR-soldier, who died in a traffice accident; three of his comrades were seriously injured.
Three advices for Merdocks son:
1. Never leave the path/street. Cluster Bombs and mines are found very often and are even dangerous!!! Always treat a Cluster Bomb field like a mine field! Train yourself and your eyes how they might look if they are in the field and maybe partially covered with earth. Never trust the KFOR "Mines or Dangerous Areas Map" for 100% !!!
We learned in the Bundeswehr that you should never touch something on the ground which you haven't dropped by yourself!!!
2. DRIVE CAREFULLY!!! Even if the local population drives like hells idiots, never begin to drive like them, especially just before the end of mission. It is a big mistake a lot of soldiers do!
3. Don't drink too much. There might be a phase during a 6 month mission, where you begin to drink more. I recognised this on my own and my fellow comrades, but I was able to take care of it and stopped it, but some comrades were drunk nearly every evening. This is also DANGEROUS!!!
If you should have any questions please send me a PM or a mail!
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