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Once in Israel, Heilman went through four months of basic training and two months of advanced training. He learned how to fire weapons, survive in the wilderness and fight in urban areas. He was taught “how to run really far and carry heavy things,” as well as how to sew. After entering training as “a wise-ass who thinks he’s crazy hot shit,” Heilman emerged a “functional, obedient and moral soldier” with a lot more muscle on his bones...
Kanz survived two months of boot camp, where he underwent basic infantry training, as well as “camping out in the forest, marching around and generally being yelled at.” He characterizes the experience as “pretty unpleasant,” though not very physically demanding. “My boot camp experience definitely turned me pacifist,” he says. “It was definitely an eye-opener. The military is a very hierarchical organization. It attracts a certain type of person.” He says this kind of person...
After boot camp, Kanz was assigned to Army Aviation and spent the remaining 10 months working on a helicopter airfield. He performed basic bookkeeping duties there, spending a half-hour each morning entering numbers into an Excel spreadsheet. Kanz befriended the pilots at the airfield, and three or four days a week they would take him flying when he had nothing to do. He traveled many places with them, including, in one instance, over his own house. “My parents were scared shitless,” he says, laughing...
Arnavon picks out a pair of wine red Steve Madden slip-ons to accentuate her basic black ($69). “Detail makes an outfit,” Arnavon instructs as she picks up a gray bucket cap in Jasmine Sola ($32). Lopez loves a beige sparkly scarf at Urban Outfitters. ($18). Meanwhile, Arnavon inspects how she looks holding a Go Girl leather handbag...
Brandt’s basic argument—something she calls “the most profound statement one could make on cheating”—hinges on several key points. Brandt argues that when women are confronted with men, on a biological level they are always forced to subtly consider their nurturing potential. Women inherently are attracted to men who appear able to serve as good fathers—a criterion that often leads women to choose men that appear healthy, attractive and able to provide financial support...