Saturday, February 28, 2004
...is army, army army. I dont have another life now, do i? Dammit i'm really scared of next week because 1)i'm going for field camp, 2)i'm going to be i/c for 2 days, and 3)the A level results are coming out. How how how how how how how how how how howwww??
Field camp, from the sound of it, is one long, dirty, sweaty, unhygenic, tekan session. Supposedly, it makes life at Hendon sound like a hotel. For example, as our Platoon Commander says, "You think life is tough now? Wait till you go into the field!" Or in the words of our Platoon Sergeant, "You see ah, this month you all are very slack, understand or not? Next month, we going Tekong almost every day, then you all will be very shagged, understand or not?"
For one, i suppose we'll be in our super heavy FBO throughout the whole camp. Our platoon got whacked in our FBO for a day last week, and went on our 8km route march the next day, and now my back aches like someone's pounding a hammer onto it. Sucks. And its only for 2 days! How am i going to survive 10?
And there's this inane fear of losing our equipment. Heck, we've all seen how much people suffer when they leave parts of their weapon behind or unguarded. Platoon 7 had it really bad yesterday when one of them left a bayonet behind, and we got it the day before yesterday and 2 of our members forgot to lock their cupboard with their weapon inside. And i believe a confinement's a standard punishment for such an offence. My gosh... it so frickin' easy to lose your stuff out in the field isn't it? All they have to do is make us pack and unpack everything in a rush, or strip and unstrip our weapons under timing, and something's bound to get lost in the stupid long grass. Then we'll all get screwed. Oh no i hope nothing like that happens to us.. its really scary. Apparantly the trainers go around every night to steal parts of your weapon while you're sleeping too, like the magazine, flash suppressor, etc. So we're supposed to hug our smelly oily weapon to sleep.
And what about not bathing, not brushing your teeth, digging holes to shit in, eating (ugh) combat rations, drinking only water, not being able to call home, not having a bed, having little sleep, for 10 days? Dang, bet it'll suck. I think how fortunate you are is relative.. when you get exposed to this kind of crap, guess you really appreciate the little things in life.
How how how how how how how how how? Im worred. Really, i am. I've never worried so much before. So stressful. I'd like to do well, i'd like to excel in it. I dont want to get into some kind of crap for some stupid unneccessary mistake. I suppose i'll just have to trust in God, right? Well, that's that then, the next time i post back, i'd have collected my A level results, and finished my stint as platoon i/c. Let's hope both turn out well... (esp the A level part, i need a good job so i wont be called back for reservist training!) Heck, as i tell myself every morning, with God, nothing is impossible. Catch y'all later!
he rocked the party at 4:39 PM |
