Each year around 450 young men and women roam around the woods in Gribskov, Denmark as part of their military service. Typically, a Danish soldier spends four months in the army. But in The Royal Guard each soldier spends eight months. The first half is called “green service”, which is where everyone acquires basic soldier skills. After that the soldiers are transfered to “blue service”, where their job is to guard the various sites belonging to The Royal Family. Being part of The Royal Guard is deemed attractive by young people keen to pursue a military career. The Royal Guard also attracts those who want to actually go to war, as rumour has it that this is the toughest part of the army and the chance of actually being sent into conflict is greater here than anywhere else.