We joke: rotation is for the weak. But most people want to go home. Just so that they can rest, catch up on sleep, so that they don’t forget that they are not just a soldier, but also a human being, who can wash the dust and dirt of many long months off your skin. And then they can come back. Many plan to re-enlist, for many war has become a part of their lives, for some – the reason to be alive.

