Long time no post! Well... spec course is offically over. Well, it certainly didn't live up to my expections. Not that i m complaining. Its just that this stay out course is really very VERY S-L-A-C-K!
First day.
This day is all the test, so you can say that its the deciding factor. Problem? In between the test section is our slack time. Which means we do nothing but talk, talk and talk. There's some scolding here and there, but it really isn't much. So that's the first day.
Second day.
Visit to SDC and the GTIS? The first one is sort of an excursion around the army museum and play games? The second one, dunno if i spelt it correctly, is a visit to si-spec to try out their weapons there. The SAW, M203 AND THE METADOR. So, not much training. again.
Third day.
Passing out day. so as you might expect, its really is nothing much. just get rank, talk with CLTs about being specialist, attend two talks then get ranks. I was a bit disappointed with my rank... but as long as i can still go to senior spec course. I am still okay with it. So yeah. this is all there is to know about spec course.
Its the thoughts and feelings that counts...
but don't think nasty!
at 6/18/2010 10:40:00 PM
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Exam's over!!! Now, Spec course!
Its the thoughts and feelings that counts...
but don't think nasty!
at 5/15/2010 08:37:00 PM
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Exam's week... aargh... must concentrate on my studies!!!
Its the thoughts and feelings that counts...
but don't think nasty!
at 5/01/2010 05:51:00 AM
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
i feel that we really screwed AAC today... ARGH!!!!!!!! Now need to revise homework... great.... life keeps getting better and better.... Advice... think positive... hopefully it helps:)
Its the thoughts and feelings that counts...
but don't think nasty!
at 4/14/2010 06:19:00 AM
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Life in ADC... great and all, but in summary? Unless u don't mind getting hell from all the CLTs there, then go for it. otherwise, its not a course for corporals(or bands).
First day(15 march)
Went to HQ. waited for my Nan hua friend before going there. met him, took a free ride to HQ. Haha, ain't i good. anyway, on his dad's car, i ask him about what to expect for in that camp... is it going to be shitty? "Well, ya... but if u r enthu n all, should be okay... here, i will read u the ten commandents at that camp to take note of... or else" he does the dead action to me... "get my point?" Well... yeah... but is it that bad? Got my answer when i arrived there. First thing over there before i could go to MPH, needa fall in and march there... okay, did that. Second thing. The cadets surrounding me are either sergeants, staff sergeants, master sergeants or even CLTs(trainees, not instructor)... shit. Reached there. Got myself signed in... err... so fast? Sat down and waited... suddenly. "OI, HOW THE BLOODY HELL DO U SIT!!!! THIS IS ADC U KNOW! NOT SPEC COURSE OR EVEN SENIOR SPEC. I CAN OOC U ALL NOW!!" striaghtened up and stare very straight... brr... CLTs(instructor, not trainees) walking around staring hard at us... scary. Then when its about 8:30... ALL HELL BREAK LOOSE... literally. got a few cadets arrived late, then got f***ing screwed by the CLTs... "OI U GOT ALL SAY ISIT??!!! STOP WASTING MY BLOODY TIME... KEBLA-KANG PU... SSSEENNGG!!!". Everyone turned around n stared... wow, they really turn around n marched all the way to the blue gate n march back again... really pitied them. Then, its the start of ADC. Pure hell. Generally, nothing much happened on first day. just kena scolding, scolding, scolding. choose IC scold. choose bunk... scold. anything off... KENA! argh... then somehow i survived it all n went to my bunk. surprisingly, i slept... wow. Second day... yay... more scoldings.
Second day(16 march)
Wake up first thing in the morning at 4:30... N i slept only at 12!!! What the f*** man. N u know whats the best. Kena... yup. geez... wake up all so sleepy also cannot give leeway. Then i realised... oh brother... they pratically scold u for EVERYTHING! Argh!!!!! Went down to do our PT. good thing. its not in no.4... whew... but they still expect standard... wth? we r in PT kit??!! Guees it was a good thing i did Freestyle Drill... Slient Drill... So the whole day was learning all the footdrills, marching drills n slow/quick march drills... only... its more Advanced... Duh. Kena IC for marching drills. N u know what that means... haha, don't needa explain... just understand that i went through shit!!!! In the afternoon, did PULL UPs(Not chin up*crap!*). N they want proper ones to be done... which means no kicking or anything as such... haiz... worse still if guys can't do even 1, like me... Kena **** up badly... come on la... its not like one day can be expert in pull ups right? Damn it siow. wors still, i need to do it at 3 n 6 pm again siah... A-R-G-H! Then generally, the corporals n the sergeants/CLTs(not the instructor, just the trainees) n i learn a lot about what to expect in spec course or even in senior spec... n i got a revelation... spec course/senior spec is considered very lenient as compared to this... oh crap... should have gone for spec course at first... no wonder so rush... Argh... n i also realised that the swiss winds(the military band) is also in this camp... and they really kena badly. Cause they only know the basic cautionary n executive command, not the more advanced introductory commands, and instructor CLTs "assumed" that they know... pitied them. Also, we have cohesion night, although i think they should have it on the third day. Basically thats about it in the second day. Oh, the food and bunks are nice :)
Third day(17 march)
woke up before 4:30... i don't want to be screamed at while sleeping... it really can scare the hell outta you. Haha. And i also learned something. EVERYBODY will get screamed at at least once... at most... i dont wanna count. So if u know how to wiggle your way out of trouble(i learnt that the hard way) u will be fine... did morning PT then pull ups... lala... how i survive pull up scolding? i was "deaf" only at that moment... or daydreaming if u don't know what i mean. after that. it was the... tatadada. Arms drills(advanced), colours drills(flag) n sword drills(my favourite)... surprisingly, they started to be a little lenient... but only a little. learn all the various different drills, then the sole of my boots drop off...(holy crap...) luckily, my PS saw it. N he requested for a change in boots... n i got a new boots... YAY!! A momento of this course... NEW BOOTS! HAHA. Then Swiss winds kena again... by now, some of them cannot take the pressure, so they really "break". Haiz... this course really pushes u physically n mentally to your very limits... i seriously wonder how i could survive... must be tyco siah. then ask more about spec course... n such. PT test n Theory test was on immediately after that. Failed The PT test(what didya expect?) n dunno what happen to my theory test. In the night, got a one to one talk with the CLTs trainers... more of an interview. Then its a whole lot talk. Aparrently, a lot of us failed this course... n then they exploited all our mistakes... shit... i think i failed... then, we went back to bunk... everybody wasn't really in the mood to talk... which was as expected. cannot sleep.
Fourth day[last day](18 march)
In the early morning... PT. got used to it... after all, its a daily cycle. then... results...... Shit... gulps. "Okay, the following cadets that i call upon, please fall out... master sergeant..." names start coming out... n we were all wondering... is these the ones that pass... or............ fail? "Corporal Chua Chun Hao"... *gulps* "YES MA'AM" then the final two names r out, n everyboby assembled in one side...took a look around. Only three corporals... shit... i think this is the failures. then, our ma'am started to speak:"all of u here... r the few cadets that pass in this platoon... give yourself a round of applause." "..." Total silence... then..."WAAHOOO!!!!" that was me BTW. haha, i passed!!. "OI, NEED I REMIND U U R STILL IN A PLATOON... SO STOP SHOUTING!","YES MA'AM." then i kept my mouth shut... i don't want to waste 4 days of my life n kena OOC(Out Of Course)now... no! i pass! "Okay, please proceed to the MPH later for your graduation... u guys will be receiving your lanyards." she turned to look at me"now, u can smile" gave me a little grin before she assess the failures... wow, my ma'am grined at me. good sign. After the "failures"(notice the inverted commas, i will explain later.) are lead away, the few peoples there started cheering... we look at the other platoon... 6 in all... there were quite a few people, but still it was only a little... so many people fail? Then, some of the "failures" came back. I ask them, "so what... err... happened?" they stare at me, then they replied. "We passed as well!!" Err? Apparently, they were lead to a side n were asked this question. Do u want to go for a 6 month probation period? translation? do u want to fail. NO! okay, then u pass the course, please proceed back to the platoon. wow, so easy to pass... man, shouldn't have chiong so much. Anyway, thats about it. we got our certs, lanyard, then we graduated. Anyway, i realised that i almost fail as well, cause i didn't do even a single pull up, but because of my theory, n my drill standard(duh, freestyle helps!) i managed to pass... by 8 points... but hey? i still passed right? N i m proud to say that i m now a Drill Master!!! HAHA! all that four days of hell was worth it!
Okay, thats about it:) Life in ADC, not for the weak in mind or body.
Its the thoughts and feelings that counts...
but don't think nasty!
at 3/20/2010 04:34:00 AM
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Yeah!!! Just got back from the SLBC(Student Leaders Bonding Camp)... thought it was very boring, but well, in the end, it had exceded my expection... so yeah, gotta salute them for that... haha. Well, since most of ya already know the details, i will skip that:) Rest a littl while needa go back to school again... argh...well, gotta go liao, bye
Its the thoughts and feelings that counts...
but don't think nasty!
at 3/07/2010 03:01:00 AM
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... ah, days has passed by quick as a flash... its already march... sec 3 life can really kill... haiz... well, i m selected to go for the Advance Drill Course that is situated in the march holidays... just found out that its a supernumerary course :P Waa, sian la... all the cadets there sure got very high standard one... but even if i fail the course i can still get the shirt anyway:) Well, gotta go, needa do the world maths day competition... Bye.
Its the thoughts and feelings that counts...
but don't think nasty!
at 3/03/2010 05:34:00 AM
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