You know what lasts almost a full bloody year, alienates people from the real world and is bullshit in general?
Aye. It's the army, as in the mandatory military service. Living in Never-Never-Land, a totally bizarre society of its own, where people rush so they can wait longer. And the inhabitants are pretty much totally blocked from the outer world.
6% done. 94% left. (presuming I get to be a weather balloon)