In chapter 5, I read that Muller and the boys were discussing what life would be like and what they would do if the war was suddenly over. Haie of course states "then I'd grab some good buxom dame, some real kitchen wench with pleanty to get hold of, you know, and jump straight into bed. Just you think, boys, a real feather-bed with a spring mattress; I wouldn't put trousers on again for a week." Although his fantasies are in fact a little different then those around him, the room goes silent with thoughts of this amazing idea. The thing i didn't really understand is when Haie explains, " If I were a non-com. I'd stay with the Prussians and serve out my time." I couldn't fully grasp why he said this, but i got really lost when he then talked about digging peats. Since i still had NO clue what he was talking about, I was very confused on his point of view. According to sparknotes, he "finds peat-digging so unpleasant." and  "plans to serve a full term in the army after the war ends". This helped me better understand when he talked about all the positives of being in the war.