The Michigan Daily - michigandaily MILITARY From page 1 said he will have to give up his hobby while he serves. LEARNING TO BE A SOLDIER Charalambides said the first three weeks of training were the hardest. It was the longest time he had ever spent away from home. He had to wake up at 5 a.m. after sleeping in a small one-room barracks with more than 70 other men - many of whom he disliked. He had to get used to following orders, even those he thought were irrational. Higher ranking officers often screamed at him for minor offenses. "They break you," he said. "You go from being a high school kid to being your own man." Some aspects of military service are universal. University of Michi- gan students from Korea, Iran, Cyprus and Israel all complained about the food and the early wake- up calls. They all remembered the first time they shot a gun. Charalambides learned to shoot using a Zestava rifle, an assault rifle that closely resembles an AK-47. "I had never fired a gun and you know the whole bang of it was like a really new experience," he said. He said he quickly got used to it. Rackham student Panagiotis Christodoulou also served in Cyprus. He said he sometimes enjoyed "night shot," when the soldiers would practice shooting through special night-vision view- ers. For the most part, though, he wasn't enthusiastic about shoot- ing. "I always sucked with the gun," he said. "I don't like guns anyway." CLASSIFIED INFORMATION In Cyprus and Korea, only men must serve in the military. Israel requires men to serve for three years and women for.two. Serving as an Israeli officer adds another year. In Israel, only religious women, married women or those with medi- cal problems can get exemptions from the required service. Rackham student Limor Ben- Har joined the Israeli army in Octo- ber of 2000. Most Israelis serve between high school and college, but Ben-Har went to college first and earned degrees in political sci- ence and French at the University of Tel Aviv. Ben-Har called her M-16 "the broom" because it was so long. At first, Ben-Har was disappoint- ed when she learned that she had been assigned to the intelligence analysis unit - her third choice. When she joined her unit and learned about the issues she would be studying, though, she changed her mind. She said she is forbidden from disclosing anything about the top- ics she examined during her time in the army. She said she wrote reports and attended briefings and meet- ings in what she described as a "race after information." At just 20 years old, she had access to classified information. "That's just the way it is," she said. Ben-Mar's commanders tried to convince her to stay in the military after her time was up. Instead, she went to work as a senior coordina- tor for defense policy in the Israeli National Security Council. She prepared papers and presentations used by then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and helped design the plan to withdraw Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bankin2005. Ben-Har said mandatory ser- vice benefits the country. She said it makes people engaged in politics, ensuresthat "good people" enter the military system and breaks down social boundaries. It also helps young people build develop skills and maturity, she said. It does have disadvantages, though. "You do waste the best years of your life, basically, instead of study- ing and working," she said. PAYING HIS WAY OUT In Cyprus, a small number of men escape service by falsely claim- ing mental health problems. But they later have to face questions about their mental health as well the stigma attached to not serving, Charalambides said. LSA sophomore Reza Dada- shzadeh has dual American and Iranian citizenship. His Iranian cit- izenship obliges him to do two years of national service in the military or the Iranian government. Dadashzadeh was born in Michi- ganand spent most ofhis childhood in Kansas. Besides visits, Dadashzadeh lived for only one year in Iran with his family duringthe third grade. To escape the requirement, Dadashzadeh paid the Iranian gov- ernment about $4,800. Only males living outside of Iran can take advantage of this exemption. After he receives the exemption, Dadashzadeh will be able to freely enter and leave Iran. Without the exemption, he would be entitled to only one exit visa from Iran each year. Dadashzadeh said he never thought the Iranian military ser- vice requirement would be an issue for him. On his last trip, though, he almost left Iran to go to Dubai before realizing he would not be allowed back in because of the visa restric- tions. GUANTANAMO From page 1 year, and Mokit was releasedbefore McCormack could travel to Cuba. Now that she has the security clearance, however, McCormack would be able to meet with Guanta- namo detainees in any future cases she may take on. McCormack said she is consideringtaking more cases from inmates at the Cuban facility. McCormack teaches law clinics at the law school. There, she selects clients and enlists students to assist in researching and building a case. In many cases, students are active in the litigation process. McCormack said her selection of cases is guided by two principles: an obligation to her students to give them important experience and an obligation to social justice. That means only selecting clients who cannot afford a lawyer or who are otherwise not entitled to one. While Guantatamo detainees are a clear example of such persons, most ofMcCormack's students areinvolved inlocal and state-levelcases. McCormack is modest about her work. "I have to give more credit to the private practice lawyers who do pro bono work," she said. While all lawyers represent- ing Guantanamo detainees volun- teer their services, McCormack's Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 7 resources at the Law School make it easier for her to work for free. McCormack said she feels a spe- cial obligation to represent prison- ers at Guantanamo. In a June 2005 editorial in The Detroit News, she wrote, "Our commitment to such basic rights extends to our most serious transgressors, and it is upheld during our most difficult times. Such a commitment most dis- tinguishes us from our enemies." McCormack said she hopes that more attorneys take -up the chal- lenge of representing Guantanamo detainees. "We're all going to feel a lot bet- ter about this period if we stand up," she said. Standing up in that way may soon be impossible, though. 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CAPRICORN GEMINI (Dec. 22to Jan. 19) (May 21to June 20) The Moon is in your sign today, doing Unexpected gifts and goodies might a quick dance with unpredictable fall in youtlap today. In some fashion, Uranus. This makes you feel independ- the wealth of others will benefit you. ent, excited and ready for anything. You (Just say thank you.) might meet a new friend. CANCER AQUARIUS (June 21to July 22) (Jan. 20to Feb. 18) Existing friends could surprise you Don't worry about restless feelings today, or, alternatively, you might meet that tug at you today. They're here today, someone bizarre and unorthodox who is but they'll be gone tomorrow. Relax. quite different from you. (It's not a bor- Research into something could reveal ing day.) surprising secrets. LEO PISCES (July 23 to Aug. 22) (Feb. 19to March 20) Be ready for a few surprises at work A friend might surprise you by saying today. The introduction of new technol- or doing something bizarre. 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