This chapter details Saw Ralph's journey across Burma as a soldier. Along the way, he encounters new people and new locales, showcasing the ethnic tensions among the varied Burmese population. The journey is not entirely a pleasant one for Saw Ralph and his unit, however, and this chapter shows his inexperience in matters of survival as well as the tensions between the soldiers and their commanding officers. In June 1949, the Karen war establishment introduced major changes to the structure of the forces Ralph was a part of. The army, which had been part of the Karen National Defence Organisation, was renamed the Kawthoolei Armed Forces (KAF) and its war office was located in Papun. The name was changed to show that the army was part of Karen territory.