new base

Hi To all,

So it has only been a week since i last sent a e-mail, but i have some good news. I finally have a new base and a new job in the army. On Tuesday i went to my new base which is a combat special units base in the west bank near hebron. For those of you familiar with the army it is Gadsar Nahal. It is a brand new base and the soldiers there are amazing. I got there tuesday and had interviews with many different officers since i came there without a job. Finally towards the end of the day one of the officers asked what i wanted to do. I told her I wanted to be a medic. She told me that shouldn't be a problem since I have been studying to be a nurse. So i had an interview with the doctor and I am now a medic in the clinic at the base. I will probably be going to a medics course within the next month or two and i am really excited. this is exactly what I wanted to do and many people have told me I can't be a medic because my hebrew is not good enough. well it worked out and even though my hebrew isn't great, i am still a medic. Most of the soldiers on the base speak a little english and have been helping me to improve my hebrew and that has been great. all of the guys and girls have been very welcoming to me and have made me feel like part of the base already.
So since this is a combat base I will be considered a combat soldier/combat medic at this point. what this means right now I don't exactly know. I do know that i am in the west bank, all soldiers carry guns, I will be going out as a medic on operations. Am i scared? a little. But at the same time I know that this i really what i want to do and i feel like i am fighting and defending my country more here than if i was sitting in an office in Tel aviv staring at a computer all day.
Anyway I have more time off from the army until Wednesday since monday is memorial day and tuesday is independence day as well as my birthday.
I hope that everyone is well and keep in touch!
Love,
Roxanne