That's how the training in the Greek army works. Every healthy Greek male has to join the army at some point, for a year, usually after school or university. T

That's how the training in the Greek army works. Every healthy Greek male has to join the army at some point, for a year, usually after school or university. Training is divided in two parts: training camp (called "the centre") and service time. The training camp is the hard part, in theory. The first two weeks you don’t have time to think or breathe for the matter. A high ranking official told me late in my service time, that it’s a tactic to avoid psychological breakdown from people who are not adequate. There are of course suicides every now and then[1]. But all in all, I must say that it works wonders. [1] The level of psychological pressure in the army depends on many factors and varies greatly.