Shaving my head the first time
By: Lottie Salarda EXPERIENCING THE BASIC MILITARY TRAINING To be with the muster of more than 400 aspiring female and male Candidate Soldiers to undergo a rigid Basic Military Training (BMT) at the 7th Division Training School was never in my plan much more shaving my head. Until one day, a senior military officer encouraged me to be part of his team at his former office -- the 7 th Division Public Affairs Office in 2020. Fast forward, almost two years after my enlistment, I found myself at the lineup of more than 400 aspiring soldiers at the 7DTS for our first haircut. I was standing with hundreds of CS under the scorching sun having deep thoughts and searching for reasons why I decided to enter the military. Later did I know, it was my turn already! It turned out that it was not your ordinary haircut -- yung skin head pala talaga siya! My tears ran from my cheeks as the school barber started to cut my hair in front of hundreds of aspiring soldiers. And that sign