the start

the training programme was quite interesting and very different from BMT for the first 2weeks. for the first part, we had damn lot of lectures on leadership. so much so as to the point where many people were totally bored out. haha but i wasn't complaining. as long as i didn't have to go out to the field. leadership field camp was where i confirmed the feeling that my wing was very very focused on training. others were in camo and eating from ration packs while we were doing all our activities with our usual untainted faces and eating fresh hot rations. haha.

my instructor is a very nice guy. hardly scolds people. likewise for most of the other instructors. even if there is scolding, it is kept to a minimun. it's more focus on the training itself and correction if anyone makes a mistake. it is even more evident when i say that i cannot remember being pumped for more than3 times. however, having said that, when it comes to physical training, it is very focused also, therefore it is very tough.

the people here are mostly leader material. however, there's some i cannot undertand how they even came here. take for example, the person sleeping in the same room as me. shall leave the elaboration to casual discussion. haha.

had 3 field camps already. it's a very nasty feeling in the weeks and especially the days leading up to it. can't bath. sweat like fuck. feed the mosquitoes. nasty and unenjoyable stuff. the sense of dread and forebidding. but, i'm very thankful for my wing. as i said, training is very focused. so when we do our stuff, there's no unnecessary time wastage doing miscellaneaous stuff like push ups. haha but then there's 1 drawback and that's when everyone starts being lethargic. very irritating when everybody moves so slowly, and especially taking their time to get the butts off the ground. i dunno... maybe it's the time where some punishment would come in handy and get things moving. not disciplined and definitely not commander material.

many weeks have passed already since the first day here. 10weeks to be exact. wow that's like more by 1week of BMT. and i doubt anybody feels as lethargic as when bMT was coming to and end. and i don't even know it's passed so fast. wow... but next up... field camp again and lots of digging and more digging. ever tried digging a sewage system like in the teenage mutant ninja turtles? i haven't, and i'm gonna be doing that. haha.

the beginning

heyyyyyyyyyyyy it seems it's been a while huh? haha. more like an eternity man. couldn't find the energy or rather was too lazy to post anything new.

well the past 1 month plus has been quite an enjoyable roller coaster ride. not too tough yet not too slack to make me bored. a very nice mixture of fun and shit. mmmm smells like chicken.

got my posting to go SISPEC. heartbroken. frustrated. suicidal. in agony. hahaha no fucking way have i ever felt like that la. only bloody emotional people with no sense of practicality or self control do that. i just felt... cheated. how come some of the underserving 1s can get to go in when i know i'm so much better? anyway resigned myself to my fate and told myself to get into OCS through the alternative route. secretly i hoped that it was just the pilot application taking to long to process. give them some time, they might post me there when the processing's done.

so off i went to SISPEC. the place is new, not bad, but it feels like a prison with the greyish buildings and sweltering weather with no trees overhead. the first day was spent orientating myself to the place and people, as per usual. i think the company, Juliet Company, i was in was a rather slack company. it was newly formed, so the OC and Sergeants were all assembled from other different companies. therefore, there could be 2 conclusions: a) xiong like siao, since the OC would be trying to prove something through results, or b) slack like siao. luckily for the others, it was slack like siao. one of the sergeats made it very clear that during field camp, as long as we did the drills well, the rest of the time would be spent having a little R&R. super slack. spent the night hoping the new posting would come soon...

i slept there for that night. the next day, i was gone. or was it the day after? haha. yeah i thnk it was for 1 night only. did IPPT in the morning. then 1 sergeant came into the lecture room with an email. waaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaah damn shocked but happy. took a cab with a few other lucky souls like me to OCS. yada yada... settled down... yada yada and stuff. but it was slightly more difficult to mix because i came in 1 day late. missed out important house rules and the welcome message. wow man... i never thought that all these things which i often thought were bullshit could be so important.

routine interview by instructor that night i think. asked why i came to OCS. was it because i applied for pilot? the answer: no. wow that makes it even better. i came in on my own merits, which means those whom i thought were not as good somehow got in because they were lucky. ok just pacifying myself. anyway it was a wrong posting, that was why i went to SISPEC for the 1st day. anyway, the main issue was, i'm here!

and that was just the start of the journey. and it's such a long post already. hope i don't bore you. more posts coming up, if i can find the willpower. haha