æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv ˈeɪtiːn, skˈeɪd wʌz kɑːnskɹˈɪptᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz "ɐ jˈɪɹ ʌv hˈɛl".
At the age of eighteen, Skeid was conscripted into the army, which he has described as "a year of hell".