A volunteer in the Bundeswehr signs up for between six and eleven months of service. The law states: Die ersten sechs Monate gelten als Probezeit. (The first six months count as probation.) Basic training usually lasts three months, and it follows a fixed order. After recruits receive their uniforms, they begin with drill. Shooting training begins with practice without live ammunition, and live firing comes only at the end of weapons training. According to the Bundeswehr, the high point of basic training is the feierliche Gelöbnis, the ceremonial pledge.