I served as a voluntary conscript in the Brazilian mandatory military service program for nine months, finishing as a corporal. During this period, I was designated as the man responsible for the armory and learned how to maintain and operate a bolt-action rifle (7.62mm M968 Mosquefal). During training Each private fired 25 rounds at the range, however, apart from basic drill instruction and physical fitness, that was all the training we received. After the military, I was invited by a military training center called ROMAS to participate in a mountain warfare and first aid course. Since then, I have been working there as an obstacle course instructor and auxiliary rappelling instructor about six times per year.