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Tough times don't last tough men do!
POP lo! After a 20klick march(due to delay from the rain), with equipment weighing half my weight, I marched proudly onto the parade square as a completely trained soldier. We enlisted as blur dudes, accepted regimentation no matter how unwilling some might be, bonded through the tough times together and took our steps as the drum sounded, our steps as Whiskey Company.
The above in italics is the punch line that my platoon shouts each time we water parade.
So its over. 2months and 2 weeks, BMT phase, over. I must say, I really enjoyed my time in Whiskey. I wouldn't change it for an experience in any other coy, not tat I have been in any others to say so. I've really learnt alot during this 9 weeks, not only in terms of millitary knowledge, but also lifeskills. The commanders in my platoon, given that we are the enhanced leadership batch, emphasise on teaching us lifeskills rather than the technical know-how. Its how to be commanders, not how to command. What I really agreed with is their working method. They lead what they preach. We weren't punished unreasonably, nor meant to achieve unattainable standards. While some may call it welfare, I call it fair. Yes we're recruits, but we're training to be commanders. Even if we are not to reach OCS or SCS, its lifeskills that we will take with us.
I was glad to have done the 24 klick march and POP. While I keep complaining about how I am scared of it, scared my feet will cause me to fall out, I know deep down in my heart that it is just me trying to chicken out, truly. In the end, step by step, I still completed the 20klick and I dare say I can do the last 4 klick if I had to, thanks to a little motivation and the section mates around me. I was worried that it might rain and our POP had to be cancelled. I'm a guy who really likes parade and stuff, I tink its very cool. So luckily in the end we managed to perform the POP in the drizzle. The rain, the sweat, the boots, the timings, thats wat made up our POP, 3rd July 2010 WHISKEY COMPANY.
POP LO!
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