I applied for service in the Swedish Armed Forces, but I f****d up at the psychological evaluation. Basically, the psychologist (an old harpy who spoke in a pretentious faux-upper class accent
) thought that I was unfit for military service on account of having gone to university but not having a degree (yet), and also because I drink a beer every day (as opposed to being completely sober during the week and drinking myself shitfaced in the weekends, like normal people do). I was very surprised to being asked the same kind of inane questions that you usually get at a job interview, like "how would you describe yourself with three words"
From what I heard from friends and aquaintances who have been in the army, the organization is basically split in half: one half are very sensible and competent people (mostly men), the other half are the biggest fools you'll ever meet (mostly women). I suspect my psychologist belonged to the latter category.
I'll probably be of better use as far as defending the country goes by getting a hunter's license and learning to shoot that way, which is a very real opportunity now that I have moved to the northern part of the country.
I have received some civilian training by the military though. Things like 1st Aid, how to handle emergencies, etc.