Hello Army

I'm Keyvan Nayyeri.  Probably I'm the first non-American guy on this site.  I was born in 1984 in Kermanshah, Iran (so I'm proud to be a Kurd) and currently live in Tehran.  You may know me from .NET community but if you don't know, I'm a software architect and developer with a BS degree in Applied Mathematics.

Here in Iran, military service isn't optional.  Every man must serve when passes 19 unless he studies in schools or universities or has physical problems (plus some other rules).  Currently military service is 20 months in Iran.

I'll start my military on February 20, 2007.  First months (two or four, based on my chance and some parameters) will be spent in training.  After that government decides to kick me somewhere to serve for rest of months.  After finishing my training, I'll be an officer.  You can find more information about my incoming 20 months of military service on my blog.

Steve gave this nice idea to me to start blogging about my military so hopefully I'll write about my experiences in military on this blog.  Beside this, I want to write some words about life and politics in Iran from my personal perspective.

Here isn't my main blog and you can find me on Nayyeri.NET but I want to keep it up to date for next incoming two years on a regular basis (if I can find time).  There aren't many things to write before starting military except politic stuff.

If you want to have a background about me, military and war: I was born in a city where was near west borders when Iraqis and Saddam Hussein had attacked to Iran.  Those days, my mom and I had to migrate from Kermanshah to other cities (Tehran, Varamin and Pishva) and I have very very bad memories from those days because my dad had stayed in Kermanshah and we had many troubles in our life.  I personally am not a big fan of war unless it's necessary and there is no other choice.  On the other hand, almost all my personal opinions are in opposite direction of Iran government and I hope they don't start a war with other nations.

Here after more than two years I'm starting to write about politics and this needs my special attention to every word.  Internet censorship and restrictions for bloggers as well as not having freedom can provide tons of troubles for me so I should censor my words before publishing them!  Regarding what I've experienced in my life, military shouldn't be hard to finish for me.  Living alone and far from my family for a long time and being independent for many years can help me to pass it easier.

Thank to Steve for letting me to be here.  If you want to contact me don't hesitate and do it via this page.