[ 289. The One With My 6th Book Out: Fieldcamp Experience ]
had my 7 days of fieldcamp... only a few things i felt uncomfortable.
1. carry rifle, wear helmet and webbing for almost the whole day
2. dig a hole and shit (super unbearable when u are on the verge of letting go)
3. eating combat rations that smell like dog food
4. doing push ups and hold on to the position on a slope (blood rush to brain)
5. put on camo cream for 7 days (having break out)
6. Not changing clothes for 2-3 days
7. Not bathing for like 5 days! Only powder bath
oh ya, my range card drawing got a 'mohawk' grade which means very gd :] just like my camouflage. learnt quite a few stuff like:
1. fire movement (fire control order)
2. locating enemy fire
3. I.A Drill
4. Sniper Drill
5. Artillery Drill
6. Aircraft Drill
7. Leopard Crawl, Back Crawl, Baby Crawl
8. Battle Innoculation Course
mistakes:
1. fell into the drain cos too dark cant see... pai seh sia.
2. not bringing gloves. proning and digging of trench... my hands are badly damaged...
greatest luxury item:
wet tissue!
Friday, January 21, 2005
[ 287. The One With My 5th Book Out]
booked out on thursday 1845. went to look for ipod shuffle but the taxi trip to orchard was in vain.
whole week training had been fun and slack. cos most of the time had to learn IFC (individual field craft) so not much PT. BCCT was shiong for the first time only. but seems like the instructor that we complained no longer teaching us. so nvr really did a lot of pumping... We learnt how to pitch basha tents and make barricades. a lot of pple got their magazine stolen... so we got wise and took it out and put in our webbing.
we had a camouflage test. and mine was the best! haha... they used code words like mohawk, leopard and delta. kinda obvious that mohawk was the best and delta meant cannot make it just by looking at the extent of the camouflage.
fieldcamp starting on sat. haiz. shiong 7 days, we have been pre-warned. powder bath for at least 5 days. disgusting combat rations for 5 days. goona have pimple outbreak soon, we have to put on camo cream for 7 days. washing off is damn hard.
my cough and flu finally ok le. ready for fieldcamp! bring it on. be back on fri :]
booked out on thursday 1845. went to look for ipod shuffle but the taxi trip to orchard was in vain.
whole week training had been fun and slack. cos most of the time had to learn IFC (individual field craft) so not much PT. BCCT was shiong for the first time only. but seems like the instructor that we complained no longer teaching us. so nvr really did a lot of pumping... We learnt how to pitch basha tents and make barricades. a lot of pple got their magazine stolen... so we got wise and took it out and put in our webbing.
we had a camouflage test. and mine was the best! haha... they used code words like mohawk, leopard and delta. kinda obvious that mohawk was the best and delta meant cannot make it just by looking at the extent of the camouflage.
fieldcamp starting on sat. haiz. shiong 7 days, we have been pre-warned. powder bath for at least 5 days. disgusting combat rations for 5 days. goona have pimple outbreak soon, we have to put on camo cream for 7 days. washing off is damn hard.
my cough and flu finally ok le. ready for fieldcamp! bring it on. be back on fri :]
Sunday, January 16, 2005
[ 286. The One With My 4th Book Out ]
i always dread the feeling when i have to book in. mon i having mood swing. It was the start of BMT. now anything they unhappy with us, they just have to ask us to knock it down or 'whole lot of you half left turn'. when there's nothing to do (muz get used to army's style of 'rush to wait, wait to rush', our PC (platoon commander) would ask us whether we want to do push-ups. not really a choice cos in the end still have to do. i being bunk IC also have to pump more during stand-by area.
but during our first BCCT (basic close combat training), we get to pump like crazy, do lots of jumping jacks like more than 100 same for gym training. the instructor got screwed, i think, for scolding us and misusing his authority. he was like asking 'are you all fuckers?' when nobody answered, he said, 'i tell u all, u all are.' but anyway we got all that because some didnt surrender hard objects in their uniforms. we have to shout at the top of our voice when we do the stunts or answering the instructor... plus all the singing at the route march, i have no more voice left. why all the shouting? cos we have to bne aggressive during close combat... mmm...
we had weapon presentation on tue... so i got my rifle. it can be a bad thing cos now almost everyday we have to draw arms and at night send arms. now every night we had very little admin time. by the time everything finished, we only had like 30 mins to bathe and do stuff.
we had our first aid test... was actually more fun if they accepted my way of doing stuff like CPR, evacuation. cos some of the methods they used not very correct. i used the recovery position, firstly they dunno wat it is, next they say i used wrong method. then for evacuation of injured soldiers, the casualty was too heavy so i used human stretcher, cos its the easiest when all the aiders had their full battle order on, where got strength to do fireman's lift. i realised something... after u haf done fireman's lift then how do we lower the casualty, the same way as we lift up? cos i had a bit of difficulty.
hee... sat came out when to have a great meal... having meals with loved ones.. especially good food... i could die for that man. :] well next book out is thur... fieldcamp coming... arghz...
i always dread the feeling when i have to book in. mon i having mood swing. It was the start of BMT. now anything they unhappy with us, they just have to ask us to knock it down or 'whole lot of you half left turn'. when there's nothing to do (muz get used to army's style of 'rush to wait, wait to rush', our PC (platoon commander) would ask us whether we want to do push-ups. not really a choice cos in the end still have to do. i being bunk IC also have to pump more during stand-by area.
but during our first BCCT (basic close combat training), we get to pump like crazy, do lots of jumping jacks like more than 100 same for gym training. the instructor got screwed, i think, for scolding us and misusing his authority. he was like asking 'are you all fuckers?' when nobody answered, he said, 'i tell u all, u all are.' but anyway we got all that because some didnt surrender hard objects in their uniforms. we have to shout at the top of our voice when we do the stunts or answering the instructor... plus all the singing at the route march, i have no more voice left. why all the shouting? cos we have to bne aggressive during close combat... mmm...
we had weapon presentation on tue... so i got my rifle. it can be a bad thing cos now almost everyday we have to draw arms and at night send arms. now every night we had very little admin time. by the time everything finished, we only had like 30 mins to bathe and do stuff.
we had our first aid test... was actually more fun if they accepted my way of doing stuff like CPR, evacuation. cos some of the methods they used not very correct. i used the recovery position, firstly they dunno wat it is, next they say i used wrong method. then for evacuation of injured soldiers, the casualty was too heavy so i used human stretcher, cos its the easiest when all the aiders had their full battle order on, where got strength to do fireman's lift. i realised something... after u haf done fireman's lift then how do we lower the casualty, the same way as we lift up? cos i had a bit of difficulty.
hee... sat came out when to have a great meal... having meals with loved ones.. especially good food... i could die for that man. :] well next book out is thur... fieldcamp coming... arghz...
Saturday, January 08, 2005
[ 285. The One With My 3rd Book Out ]
okay i spent my wed-sat at sick bay... haiz. because of sore eyes. and its not because of my contacts... its due to sweat getting into my eyes... sick bay sucks only because of the meals. everyday porridge. (lucky i brought in my muesli bars) but the people there were very nice. listened to a lot of stories... pple from sispec, ocs and many other units. this year's white horse company is hawk. lol. interested to know more? hehe... medics at sick bay were cool.
i saw some of my friends at leopard coy.. haha neighbours... whats best? joel frm my class same coy as me... saw him at PT this evening... haha he's having his 'confinement' for 14 days while i'm out...
so many things to do... guys can start making black frame specs cos u nid it during bmt for those hu wear specs la. nid to cut hair cos i missed the $2 haircut session... sian. wanted to change fone but my pay coming on mon. *sticks out middle finger*
okay i spent my wed-sat at sick bay... haiz. because of sore eyes. and its not because of my contacts... its due to sweat getting into my eyes... sick bay sucks only because of the meals. everyday porridge. (lucky i brought in my muesli bars) but the people there were very nice. listened to a lot of stories... pple from sispec, ocs and many other units. this year's white horse company is hawk. lol. interested to know more? hehe... medics at sick bay were cool.
i saw some of my friends at leopard coy.. haha neighbours... whats best? joel frm my class same coy as me... saw him at PT this evening... haha he's having his 'confinement' for 14 days while i'm out...
so many things to do... guys can start making black frame specs cos u nid it during bmt for those hu wear specs la. nid to cut hair cos i missed the $2 haircut session... sian. wanted to change fone but my pay coming on mon. *sticks out middle finger*
Saturday, January 01, 2005
[ 284. The One With An Email ]
hee... pretty surprised to receive an email wif well-wishings from my ULP cadet... haha... if u are reading this, thx, i feel honoured to be your mentor too :] lets strive in 2005! cheers.
will be gg to beach road wif my army buddies... getting back my money.. cool... then later will be special programme... haha... this is my first few hours home... but i kept my promise that i spent more time wif my parents...
my next book out sadly is sat evening...
hee... pretty surprised to receive an email wif well-wishings from my ULP cadet... haha... if u are reading this, thx, i feel honoured to be your mentor too :] lets strive in 2005! cheers.
will be gg to beach road wif my army buddies... getting back my money.. cool... then later will be special programme... haha... this is my first few hours home... but i kept my promise that i spent more time wif my parents...
my next book out sadly is sat evening...
[ 283. The One With New Year, 2005 ]
after wed book out, my mum dragged me to go buy clothes... she's more enthu than i am to get new clothes... perhaps my aching neck and shoulder tts why i dun feel like gg out. then went to get my fone fixed at toa payoh... wah waited for more than 2.5 hrs... had to take a cab to rush down to play vball...
Thur. Went to get my neck and shoulder rubbed... only took 3 mins and 3 days of suffering were gone instantly. i broke out in cold sweat the moment the uncle lay his hands on me. then went to watch Kung Fu Hustle with my sis and mum... the show pretty lame but it was funny :] but definitely a wrong choice to watch wif my mum... then went for a red cross gathering... mmm... after that went to meet my friend :] fun.
today had wonderful breakfast and went to funny places... nice nap but was interrupted cos nid to go haf a spicy steamboat wif a few friends... hee... i wld never want to spend my first day of 2005 wif anyone else except ... lol...
more activities coming up ...
after wed book out, my mum dragged me to go buy clothes... she's more enthu than i am to get new clothes... perhaps my aching neck and shoulder tts why i dun feel like gg out. then went to get my fone fixed at toa payoh... wah waited for more than 2.5 hrs... had to take a cab to rush down to play vball...
Thur. Went to get my neck and shoulder rubbed... only took 3 mins and 3 days of suffering were gone instantly. i broke out in cold sweat the moment the uncle lay his hands on me. then went to watch Kung Fu Hustle with my sis and mum... the show pretty lame but it was funny :] but definitely a wrong choice to watch wif my mum... then went for a red cross gathering... mmm... after that went to meet my friend :] fun.
today had wonderful breakfast and went to funny places... nice nap but was interrupted cos nid to go haf a spicy steamboat wif a few friends... hee... i wld never want to spend my first day of 2005 wif anyone else except ... lol...
more activities coming up ...
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