One of the few things Panos and I have in common is probably that we both can disassemble and put back together a G3 with eyes closed. Oh well, at least I got out before I became an ideological total. But man, 5 years . No chance.
Sadly I never touched a G3, special units use M16`s here.
I stayed on the military for 5 years because of the free education and the benefits, ex military men, get a 50% discount on all Greek private universities, also while I was serving, I got my english diploma, my pc diploma (ECDL) , professional driver's licence, bike licence and a lot more things.
And besides, when I joined I was 17, and at that time I had a lot of troubles at home, and the military was the only solution for me.
Had fun to be honest, made good solid friends and gained a lot of experience that made me thick to difficulties.