Monday, February 27, 2012
.:. O.R.D .:.
And with this, the era of the 四大金钢 has officially ended.
After 1 year and 10 months from that fateful day I stepped onto the island called Tekong, now I can say that I have ORDed. Throughout the whole of this time, I've learnt much about myself, as well as what I'm capable of, and went on to further improve myself in the course of that 1 year in my unit.
They say that those in NS always look towards their ORD date, the day they get their pink IC returned to them. But to me, it's different. I mean everybody has to serve the same amount of time, so what's the point of looking that far, not like the date will come any closer. Instead, I took it as challenge upon challenge, to see the best that I can be, the see the furthest I can push myself to. Which is why I went on to be a 2nd Sergeant, PS of CCIS. And I'm proud to be the pioneer batch of something in the SAF.
It's ironic why would they put a person with 0 computer knowledge on such a position. But that only meant that I had alot to work towards catching up. So in a span of 4 back-to-back exercises, I started from scratch and polished my skills to the best. I mean I have to be if I'm to lead my men right. It was no chicken feat, lots of digesting, lots of learning and even more practicing. And I managed it. From which I came to the conclusion, I'm a guy who needs stress to work.
Many a times in the course of my duty, stress is something I meet as often as I blink my eye. Because of the nature of the work my platoon does, it can't be helped. Everything is instantaneous. Pressure is always there. From the top and bottom, there's no escaping the pressure. And it is at these times that I find myself excelling. It's diving into the problem, sitting infront of the computer, let my fingers fly, my brain process, and viola, problem solved. Sometimes, after its done, I'll question myself how did I even do that? It's quite an amazing feeling actually.
I would say my platoon is one-of-a-kind. We do a very special field of work, have one-of-a-kind people inside, and face very different situations from other platoons. Hence my platoon tends to be very isolated from other platoons. Which in a way is very good, because only we understand our own problems, we tend to be very cohesive as a platoon. It's a platoon that has stood together through the tough times, and helped supported me all the way. I wouldn't have wanted any other platoon under my charge.
And of course not to forget we have the Best Staff Sergeant in the army taking care of us. He was the one who produced the 四大金钢, us 4 super specialists, each the ultimate professional in our own field of work. Together the 5 of us, there's no problem we can't solve. Though sadly, all good things must come to an end, and with my leaving, the 四大金钢 is now a legend.
He's the person I respect the most in the whole of my army life, and I doubt anyone can replace him. He's a very hands-on person, meaning that whenever we are doing work, he's there on the ground. And because of this, he's always flying throughout the place. You dun see him walk, he's always flying around handling problem after problem. It's because of this that everybody respects him so much.
Why am I so chiong in army, because he is as chiong. Why do I fly about the place, because he is started to. How did I learn to tackle problems instantaneously, because he taught me how to. I've learnt countless of things from him in this past 1 year which is invaluable. And I tell him all the time, without him, I wouldn't be the PS I am today.
I will sorely miss the times when we work together, the chemistry we share. As his PS, his right-hand man, we work so close that we know each other's style by heart. I know what he's going to do next, and he knows what I'm going to do next, so we 2 are always a step ahead of each other. Like even before he tells me to plan something, I've already got it planned out and the guys ready to go liao. Or like in troubleshooting, before he tells me the next step, I can tell him the answer. It's this kind of chemistry that exists that I will not be able to find elsewhere. I only did it, because its natural, for I respect him to the utmost. To put it crudely, if the guy dies for me, I'll die for him. That kinda idea.
And thus with my ORD, my time of working together with my Staff, and my platoon is over. I'll definitely miss the times that we've spent together, going through the things no one else will understand, the pain no one else will suffer, and the fun times that will solely belong to our platoon only. This 1 year is what I'll remember of my NS.
G6 will never mean the same ever again...
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