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 fro...