my BMT experience
Hello world(:
after 15 weeks of BMT, 15 whole weeks of booking in and out of pulau tekong besar, ive finally graduated from there!
no doubt journey there was filled with many up and downs, the sweet and the sour and the what not. in there you find many, many types of different people of different background. the funny, serious, the balonglong, the fucked up, the best and the worst.
but from the day we enlist, till the day we POP everyone of us will definetly the journey we took to be come the trainedddddd soldier!
everything started off a lil too early for us, with just 1 month notice from enlistment date, i still remember how nervous i was that i didnt have much time being a civilian. but that faithful day came, on the 5th of june 2009. i stepped into pulau tekong for the first time, not knowing what to expect. i was posted to gryphon, but then was transferred to kestrel later that night. i had my first meal there with my parents, thank god it was a good one. actually the meal's in tekong is all good. depending on how u look at it. i still remember how i dragged my field pack together with my duffer bag and my civi bag after being separated from our parents at the parade square. there, my journey went on.
to me, army was all about being physical. exercise and exercise and exercise. and me, being the lazy type, havent been exercising regular, or rather, not at all.
so yes, tekong days was filled was aerobics conditioning, aqua jogging, ocpt, strength training and many other physical activity. very tiring, yet so fun because we're not doing it alone, but with the company. kestrel company.
not having any military background, i was very alien to all the commands and regimentation that was given. and also im a virgin when it comes to handling a weapon. that fateful 4th morning we had in tekong was awaken by our commanders screaming at their top of their lungs to wake us up because we've been activated. they made it sound so real that i felt that im almost in a real situation. our rifle presentation was seems very surreal. its like as if we're gng to a war, a fake one. it felt great to be getting a rifle which is urs. shooting it is even better. scoring a marksman for my live range, not bad for a first timer shooter like me.
urban operations and field camp was very memorable. no showering, no brushing teeth, no bathing for 2 days and 5 straight days on seperate occasion. it was tough condition to be in, but we survived. sleeping with camo on doesnt seems to be very nice to hear, its not that nice of a feeling either. combat ration sucks like mad, most of us skipped meals and ended up just surviving on combat biscuits. but i have to agree, potato stew and peranakan style dumpling are nice. the rest, dont even bother to try. no more toilets, but latries. man made shit holes. and many2 puddles of pee u can see there. a favourite place to go because u drink atleast 7-8 litres of water daily.
sit test was the last and final outfield of bmt. stupid centipede bit me on my neck, the same one bite me again on my finger. swelled and the pain was great, but bearable.
grenade throw was when people thought they could have just exploded if they moved their LBV too much while waiting. i thought so too. but none of it happened. our one and only chance to throw a live grenade and man, did we made full use of it. the loud booom gave out a massive impact. not forgetting we got to feel the impact of a C4 exploding cause some guy in the coy threw a blind.
SOC is a playground to some. i failed 1 station. low rope. oh well oh well, no wonder i cant climb up rapunzel's hair!
24km route march is when we walk and walk and walk until we dont know where we are. some of us are wondering what the hell are we doing here. u can walk and sing at the same time. but i think most of us are jsut waling and daydreaming. for me, i was walking and sleeping cause the night's making me fall asleep like crazy. esp the dark night, at some part u cant even see who is walking infront of u, let alone to see what ur walking on.
POP parade is what kept us all motivate to finish off our BMT. a proud moment for every recruits. im sure most of us didnt expect that we could have come this far. i didnt thought i would too. 15 weeks ended a lil bit too early. some of us wanted it to end, but yet, some friends in there are just too good to let go off. no doubt ive truely enjoyed my time in kestrel company. i thank my seargents, sirs and oc sir for a memorable time there.
for my friends who's in there now, do your best. never give up, train harder, slack harder! everyone gets their chance to pass out, just a matter of time.
POP LOH!
after 15 weeks of BMT, 15 whole weeks of booking in and out of pulau tekong besar, ive finally graduated from there!
no doubt journey there was filled with many up and downs, the sweet and the sour and the what not. in there you find many, many types of different people of different background. the funny, serious, the balonglong, the fucked up, the best and the worst.
but from the day we enlist, till the day we POP everyone of us will definetly the journey we took to be come the trainedddddd soldier!
everything started off a lil too early for us, with just 1 month notice from enlistment date, i still remember how nervous i was that i didnt have much time being a civilian. but that faithful day came, on the 5th of june 2009. i stepped into pulau tekong for the first time, not knowing what to expect. i was posted to gryphon, but then was transferred to kestrel later that night. i had my first meal there with my parents, thank god it was a good one. actually the meal's in tekong is all good. depending on how u look at it. i still remember how i dragged my field pack together with my duffer bag and my civi bag after being separated from our parents at the parade square. there, my journey went on.
to me, army was all about being physical. exercise and exercise and exercise. and me, being the lazy type, havent been exercising regular, or rather, not at all.
so yes, tekong days was filled was aerobics conditioning, aqua jogging, ocpt, strength training and many other physical activity. very tiring, yet so fun because we're not doing it alone, but with the company. kestrel company.
not having any military background, i was very alien to all the commands and regimentation that was given. and also im a virgin when it comes to handling a weapon. that fateful 4th morning we had in tekong was awaken by our commanders screaming at their top of their lungs to wake us up because we've been activated. they made it sound so real that i felt that im almost in a real situation. our rifle presentation was seems very surreal. its like as if we're gng to a war, a fake one. it felt great to be getting a rifle which is urs. shooting it is even better. scoring a marksman for my live range, not bad for a first timer shooter like me.
urban operations and field camp was very memorable. no showering, no brushing teeth, no bathing for 2 days and 5 straight days on seperate occasion. it was tough condition to be in, but we survived. sleeping with camo on doesnt seems to be very nice to hear, its not that nice of a feeling either. combat ration sucks like mad, most of us skipped meals and ended up just surviving on combat biscuits. but i have to agree, potato stew and peranakan style dumpling are nice. the rest, dont even bother to try. no more toilets, but latries. man made shit holes. and many2 puddles of pee u can see there. a favourite place to go because u drink atleast 7-8 litres of water daily.
sit test was the last and final outfield of bmt. stupid centipede bit me on my neck, the same one bite me again on my finger. swelled and the pain was great, but bearable.
grenade throw was when people thought they could have just exploded if they moved their LBV too much while waiting. i thought so too. but none of it happened. our one and only chance to throw a live grenade and man, did we made full use of it. the loud booom gave out a massive impact. not forgetting we got to feel the impact of a C4 exploding cause some guy in the coy threw a blind.
SOC is a playground to some. i failed 1 station. low rope. oh well oh well, no wonder i cant climb up rapunzel's hair!
24km route march is when we walk and walk and walk until we dont know where we are. some of us are wondering what the hell are we doing here. u can walk and sing at the same time. but i think most of us are jsut waling and daydreaming. for me, i was walking and sleeping cause the night's making me fall asleep like crazy. esp the dark night, at some part u cant even see who is walking infront of u, let alone to see what ur walking on.
POP parade is what kept us all motivate to finish off our BMT. a proud moment for every recruits. im sure most of us didnt expect that we could have come this far. i didnt thought i would too. 15 weeks ended a lil bit too early. some of us wanted it to end, but yet, some friends in there are just too good to let go off. no doubt ive truely enjoyed my time in kestrel company. i thank my seargents, sirs and oc sir for a memorable time there.
for my friends who's in there now, do your best. never give up, train harder, slack harder! everyone gets their chance to pass out, just a matter of time.
POP LOH!
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home