My Basic Military Training in 40 Singapore Armour Regiment
on 26 june 2002, i packed my ali baba bag, and my field pack with all my things.....ready for my bmt.....this day i have been waiting for a long time.....heard from my friends that bmt is very siong......my turn to try it now...
went to air force school, fall in the 42 ptp members of air force........a bus took us to a new enviroment....a army camp, 40SAR.....i still remember when all of us in the bus, 93.3fm was boardcasting a beyond's song, forgot the title, the song was rather sad.......the camp was a rather old army camp....saw many army tanks......lucky for me, this 42 ppl that went ptp with me, 21 of them are my friends in air force school, we knew each other for quite sometimes...so can say, i am not lonely........first day.... our platoon sgt bring us to our company line.....introduced to us..this will be our home for the next 3 to 4 months....support company....introduced to our OC, CPT Song pung, a nice guy, a saviour i can say....bring us to our bunks....pack our things.....noon time, had our very first army meal, the food not bad......after a long day in packing and admin stuff....
cut hair time!!!!!!!!! botak time!!! there was a a joke that i will never forget....the one before me, when his turn to cut, he told the auntie, can he have some style different from the rest of botak? the auntie say Rec have no right to choose one!! all botak!!! he lan lan put the $2 at the chair after cut.....our hair cut was $2 every month......
The PTP Phase
normally we don/t do much other than physical training to prepare us for our ippt.....the more actions part is at BMT...I personally enjoy it very much...because along the way we bring some friendships in ptp.....we had lots of fun....
PARENTS VISITING DAY
That day my father, mother, sister and 2 auntie come to visit me........starting from 8am in the morning, family, relatives, friends and gfs of my platoons mates all come to visit them, i waited very long , only left me and 2 other platoons still waiting for family to come, already 930am liao, very anxious why they not here yet....then my sgt shouted Cm Yeo, my family come liao.....they brought me a lot of foods, buy char siew bun, wan tan mee, curry puff and many cookie....that day my mum cried, she say i become more tann and lose weight liao, she scare i suffer inside, i reassure her i am ok, i did not suffer inside, i have a bunch of helpful platoon mates in here.....That day miss my family very much, that night i cried before i sleep, i miss my mum, i dun want her to worry, see her cry in the day...i worry...so 2 or 3 days everytime, i will call back to tell her i am fine......
That time also envy my platoon mates, wow their gfs come to visit them, so good, i dun have any that time....now also dun have, between now and that time got 1, but no more le, haizzz sad sad sad....
last day in 40sar, showing our muscle , hahaha...
WHAT I HAD LEARNT IN BMT
area cleaning!!! in bmt, even if u never pick up a boom or dustpan in your life, you will have a chance to try.......everyone will have a role in it.....
basically the day started like that......early morning 5am wake up, brush teeth and wash up.......530am fall in!!!!! count strength.....then proceed to 5bx..... normal exercise till 615am....then go for breakfast......7am start area cleaning, everyone will have a role, some wash toilet, wash drain, wash bunks etc.....mine was wash drain with 6 other platoon mates....after the area cleaning, we have inspections by our sir or sgts...... after that proceed with normal training...
ARMY OPEN HOUSE 2002
My company was selected to do some fatigue work in some hill in pasir laba jurong area, not a day but a month, remember we divide into many groups, carry 300 plus to 400 oil container to the hill for the event and paint the oil container.....damn siong, not easy to carry those along the steep hill, but hav make each and everyone of us stronger....during those days, we eat packer food.....damn fun and tired....
During training time, also got those siong periods, those tekan periods, happy moments.
My field camp was a fun 1, imagine 4 days no bath, just put powder, at night attack by insects.....will not forget that day when having a lesson in field camp, because most of us fall asleep, my pc was damn angry, he shouted all lor change to PT kit, kns in the middle of that changing parade, that place is quite small, very hard to change .....i was smart, i just remove my top, waiting for pc say change to long 4, cos i know in field camp must wear long 4....after 10 min, he shouted change long 4....heng for me........i just change back my top......that time many people lost their belongings, pt shoes, socks,shirt etc...
this picture took in the field camp, look at all the zombie faces, 4 days never sleep well liao..
My SOC is sux!!!, my weak station is swing trainer, i cannot go past it, sweating palm.....at first SOC is my fear station, cause if not careful will get yourself injured, i dun want to be Out of course, because as a regular, cannot afford it... Ramp and zig zag are my fear station, cause i am scare of height, dunno why, but during these 3 months my pc train me personally, at last i get over my fear and dare to jump liao........i am very weak in it, cause of fear of height
Road march is the one i like best, i like to walk, from 4km,8km,16km then 24km at east coast park.......during road march we will sing army songs like i ask my girl to take a walk, let the cold wind blow, and many more, forget liao, walking maybe tired but singing bring the spirit up! i like to sing during road march, this test ur endurance ......
i personally find the song i ask my girl to take a walk very meaningful and nice to sing......first few lines very romantic.....towards to the end, song change to vulgar language....hahaha
this song is about a guy go army, then gf run away with another guy, damn sad......
The last march on 2 oct 2002,24km, 11pm we reached east coast park and started to walk, every 4km we have a 15 min break, each of us carry about 20kg of things on us.....damn tired....at about 6.30am we reached our destination........that day we had coke and nasi lemak for breakfast.......hungry!!!
During these few months, i learn alot....discipline, endurance and lose weight, become fit liao....i personal had a record book on my progress in ippt, i record down all the ippt test i had taken in bmt, each and everytime look at it, plan it and motivate myself which station i am weak and i must pass.....during that, my weak stations was chin up and SBJ.....running to me is ok, i never fail it before,i like to run...then everytime i take ippt, i will tell myself, this time i prepare liao, i must pass.....in the end i pass!!!!!!! cause i work hard...
The most funny thing in this 3 months plus is, less than 10 ppl know my real name....all my company mates call me xiao hei......when ppl shout xiao hei, they will know is me liao, cause in the company, i am the most tan chinese guy..only my OC, PC and a few friends know my real name.....Remember 1 time, i was running for my 2.4kn ippt run, my pc was in the land rover beside me, he shouted xiao hei!!!! run faster ,chase the guy in front of you!
This nick xiao hei had been following me a few years liao, till now, in air force still many ppl call me xiao hei...
My POP PARADE
passing out parade march
That day was 4 oct 2002, my last day in 40SAR, Really miss these 3 months with my company mates, till now i still contact with my bmt buddy, yann...
My father wearing the jockey cap for me, my passing out day
my father, me and my mother posting for a picture....