This is an amazing book. Not a novel in the literal sense, but rather a collection of stories and memories, most of all from cadet and army times. Some of the stories are united by common characters. Some - by the personality of the narrator. They are very diverse in genre. Most of all humor. But there are also lyrical, erotic, and even horror films. Only the horrors here are not various vampires, werewolves, and zombies. The horrors here are very real. For example, during a jump your parachute does not open. Or the plane catches fire during flight. And who will say that this is not horror? Try it yourself...And there are also many poetic inserts in the book. But they belong to the pen of the author himself.