Health

No serious parts missing. When 27, I started as a blood donor, basically to convince my girl-friend then that I was not suffering from AIDS. Now, I have donated blood more than 47 times, and it is a relief every time they tap that pound of 0 Rhesus negative blood.

Military duty

I was conditionally suitable for military service, the medical commission said when I was 26. The reason was my weak ancles who would not endure trekking through a plow field. Apart from that, there was a lottery, which also relieved me from military duties. If the war comes, I shall serve in the Civil Defense, they told me. They also told me that I was near-sighted. That was new to me.