Now that i have ORD-ed, i do miss those times when i am still a soldier.
Come BMT, cut Botak on the day i enlist. The first was terrible. Gettin used to it is a big problem. I called everyone of my close friends to tell them how is it feel like the first night. After the 3 days grace, it was nothin but mental torture. Route march after route march. I still remembered my friend thought my water bag bursted and soaked my uniform because my whole uniform until my bottom was wet, but actually its my sweat that soaked it. Then outfield in Tekong for 8 days. Stayed at San Yongkong camp i still remembered. The mosquitoes there is 9696. The basic fire movement and the camou cream on my face, and the 5 days without bathin for the first time. And after all, its Passin Out Parade! That's one of my happiest moment in the army.
Trades Course next, the course when i learned my personal weapon and all the live firings. Did my GPMG live firin outfield condition, under the hot sun, 1oo over people squeezed inside 4 tentages. Then come BMR, Basic Main Range. A live firin from mornin 6a.m move out till reach camp 3a.m midnight.
Then, its the Infantry phase. This is the period of time when i go outfield everyforenight of the week. All the proficiency test, the shagness every bashin through the forest and hills, encouragin one another, helpin them to carry their matadors and GPMG.
Armour Infantry phase is when FTX Fulll Troops Exercise of the battalion. The first outfield behind my camp which last for 6 days 5 nights. This is indeed the first time i am so dirty, even dirtier then Tekong outfield. Didnt even change my uniform durin this time unlike Tekong outfield. Then is the Armour Live Firin System where there is no blanks ammo involved. When the vehicle is on the move, i am supposed to shoot the targets up on a hill, but somethin cocked up and i aim at the sea and shot into the water. My officer fucked me up for not targetin at the board and shot other where instead. Could be charged for misfired.
Then is ATEC stage 1, which i am involved for GPMG technical handlin test. Its nothin actually. Its just the trainin everyday. This is when i became 2nd year soldier.
4NTM duties, when everyone is scared and nervous about the duty roster every week. Did few weekends durin this time. The turnouts every now and then, and every week although there's no duty for me, still have the fear that GSOC will turn us out in 4 hours time.
And finally is the packin for Exercise Wallaby. Every single shit in the store and the weapons, must be 1oo% clean. Then its for the first time i flew on a plane to Australia! The feelin was nice. Then reach Australia where i thought i am stayin in a so call bunk or what before outfield, but the minute i alight the plane, its a 1 hour trip to Tiger Hill. Its a outfield campsite. Australia is damn cold in the night and in the early mornin. Fuckin hot in the afternoon. Durin this 3 weeks in Australia, went outfield for 4 days for the first week, another 4 days the 2nd week and the last phase is a live firin which is 3 days. Saw Kangaroos and Ostrich durin outfield. Still remember durin outfield we were so bored that we played open number and the loser must drink half a 1.5 litre of water and the first to pee treat every players beer durin R & R. Durin operations, i was the first to pee and the vehicle is manuverin and cant stop for me just to pee. I grabbed the 1.5 litre bottle and pee inside it. After that my friend wanted too, and he placed his .... inside the same bottle but cant find the feelin to pee. Haa. Then finally the vehicle stops and all of them ran out to pee. They said we fucked the same girl inside the vehicle. Then come R & R, where we went strip clubs where the Ang Mohs really stripped inside the club. ZZ. Thats about all in Australia.
Then came back Singapore, its time for me to count down to ORD. Then it came 4NTM again. This is the time i got 3 extras for my contraband items. The month of march and april i burned 4 or 5 weekends. ZZ. Then the last week of 4NTM, GSOC really came down to turn us out. Some of us were still bathin and the bell rang.
Then the last week, i packed all my stuffs and ready to ORD, and here i am sittin here ORD-ed. Cant forget the times i spent in the army, the dirtiness, tiredness, boredness and everythin. Although i may miss the times, but definitely wont want this to happen again. Reservice!! ZZ.
42 SAR - Lion Company conquered!
