Share your most 'cock' up missions
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can use to mummify my officers after i kill them!
muahahahaha
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evil...
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eh what is telt ah?
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The screw-up that nearly took a life.
It was night when we arrived at the Kranji Ammo Base slipway, and after launching the amphibious ferry equipment, we rested for the night, in preparation for next morning Armoured Brigade - River Crossing Exercise.
Dawn came slowly, and it was low tide that got half the platoon to the innocuously 'dry out' swampy ground, and they trudged in firm mud trying to catch the scampering crabs for lunch later.
Soon, an effeminated Lance-Corporal got his ankles stuck in the mud, and the more he struggled the deeper he went - and soon he was slowly sinking and the mud level reached just below his kneecaps.
The other platoon mates placed one Assault Boat on each side of the stucked soldier, attempting to pull him out of the mud, and in the process nearly tore his arms out instead.
Everyone panicked, and tried to carry him out of the swampy mud by the armpit, but the suction from the thick mud was too much.
With each failed attempt to lift the stucked soldier, he went deeper into the mud, until it reached his waist.
Things got desperate as the tide slowly began to come in according to tidal forcast, and the muddy surface began to have the seawater mingling at the base of the Assault Boat.
The wrist watch alarm buzzed, and I was shocked at the situation that began with an innocent hunt for crabs; and it was less then 45 minutes for us to start engines and get into position for the Start of the Exercise.
The tide was coming in slowly but surely, and the soldier was already sinking into the mud swamp, with only his chest above his belt line showing.
After assessing the situation, the only way to save this soldier was to overcome the suction at the source - from the feet and below.
Shouting for hard cartons - from previous night's nite snack packaging - I got the boxes torn open, spread the open carton out, and placing it like a mat next to the trapped soldier, so as to support and spread my 70kg body weight, as I lay flat on my chest on the very soft, and sea water logged swampy mud.
Taking the standard SAF Jack-knife, in an attempt to cut the boot lace and give the trapped soldier a chance to free himself from the boots stucked in the mud.
The older contract service Technical Sergeants from Logistics were all skeptical of my plan, and gave loud discouraging remarks, even though their ideas to help save this soldier had failed in their last half hour of effort.
Shouting for everyone to be silent, and for the Comms NCO to send the code to the Exercise Commander for 'Exercise Stop' due to Life Threatening Situation, and proceeded with the rescue plan.
Spreading the surface mud apart, my face was flat and placed deeper onto the muddy depression, to reach further down into the mud, as the soldier was slipping down with the mud reaching his chest and nearing his collar bones.
My entire long arms reached deep into the mud, up to my shoulders, as I lay flat on my chest.
With both hands I blindly felt for the boot laces, and tried to cut it; but end up cutting my other hand, my thumb, and my fingers.
I gave up the attempt to cut the boot lace, and decided on an alternative.
This time to break the suction - by creating an 'air pocket' BELOW the boots of the trapped soldier; and using my bare hands to lift his boots from the underside, as he put pressure and stepped on my hands, and with me lifting him up from below his feet.
Slowly but surely, it worked.
After 20 minutes he was clear out of the mud.
The effeminated Soldier was exhausted after the long struggle, and the exercise proceeded with barely 10 minutes to reach the 'Green Start Line'.
The exercise proceeded with the commander in a "new camo" uniform that was quite different from everyone.
For those who may face similar Life Threatening situation, whether you are in a Leadership role or not, this piece is a real life experience for the record.
We will need to be CONSTANTLY ALERT to the SITUATION around us.
We must be QUICK, LOGICAL and URGENT in our ASSESSMENT as our Eyes absorb the situation.
We must listen to all the views and good counsel - but the FINAL DECISION must be made based on our own Leadership Assessment.
When a DECISION is made, make all effort to accomplish it, and IF OBSTRUCTION is encountered, slight variation must be made quickly so as to reach the Final Goal. -
When you get mired in mud, you must immediately stop struggling and spread out your free body weight horizontal to arrest the sinking. The first instinct tto struggle to free onself can be fatal. Struggling in mud will create a suction force which will pull you in deeper. To free the limbs, lift them up slowly enough that it slides within the mud without creating any suction. Once you are as horizontal as possible, inch slowly towards the closest solid ground and extract yourself slowly.
Moving fast in mud will compress the medium, force out the water infront of your body, leaving the solid particles and make the medium resist like a brick wall, holding you in a vicelike grip. Moving slowly allows the water within the mud to lubricate the individual mud particles in the slurry to slide past you without trouble. -
wat u use to wrap ur books. the clear plasticOriginally posted by SingaporeMacross:eh what is telt ah? -
x2Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:When you get mired in mud, you must immediately stop struggling and spread out your free body weight horizontal to arrest the sinking. The first instinct tto struggle to free onself can be fatal. Struggling in mud will create a suction force which will pull you in deeper. To free the limbs, lift them up slowly enough that it slides within the mud without creating any suction. Once you are as horizontal as possible, inch slowly towards the closest solid ground and extract yourself slowly.
Moving fast in mud will compress the medium, force out the water infront of your body, leaving the solid particles and make the medium resist like a brick wall, holding you in a vicelike grip. Moving slowly allows the water within the mud to lubricate the individual mud particles in the slurry to slide past you without trouble. -
wah atobe is a hero sia
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hero indeed
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pop the champagne. Give the man a tiger.
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pop the champagne. Give the man a tiger.
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Repeat post.Originally posted by CenturionMBT:pop the champagne. Give the man a tiger.
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Mud is also useful for getting rid of company liabilities, when they get stuck, give them bad advice:
"Quick you are sinking, tread mud as hard as you can before it sucks you in!"
Hahahaha...WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...haha...hahaha...hahahahahahahaha... -
eeeeeeeeeeevilOriginally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:Mud is also useful for getting rid of company liabilities, when they get stuck, give them bad advice:
"Quick you are sinking, tread mud as hard as you can before it sucks you in!"
Hahahaha...WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...haha...hahaha...hahahahahahahaha... -
Many thanks for the accolades.
It was plain luck that was not the moment for this guy's time to run out; and simply doing my job to look after all the guys assigned to my care. -
mebbe they using different ones liao...Originally posted by laurence82:the one roll i seen is as tall a a person, heavy too
last time, mine abt 1.5m tall, then the diameter onli abt 15+cm? -
school of infantry specialist here we come
soldiers of every creed and race
soldiers to specialist we will become
leader of 6 man we'll set the pace
sispec warriors, we are the warriors
sispec warriors with pride we will lead
fearlessly we lead the fight
train hard full of might
train to lead by day and night
we will strive for greater heights
hehe, this is the sispec school song, still remember...16th bslc, bravo company... -
Hi sepjc96Originally posted by sepjc96:school of infantry specialist here we come
soldiers of every creed and race
soldiers to specialist we will become
leader of 6 man we'll set the pace
sispec warriors, we are the warriors
sispec warriors with pride we will lead
fearlessly we lead the fight
train hard full of might
train to lead by day and night
we will strive for greater heights
hehe, this is the sispec school song, still remember...16th bslc, bravo company...
I was oso fr bravo coy
9th BSLC
is ferendez still the OC? -
yeah, u bet, charged almost 10 trainees and confined more den a platoon, dat guy is psycho...i almost kena charged too, hehe, for playing gameboy in bunk, hahaha, cockz
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WEEE U WEEEET!!!Originally posted by Atobe:Many thanks for the accolades.
It was plain luck that was not the moment for this guy's time to run out; and simply doing my job to look after all the guys assigned to my care.
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LOLOriginally posted by sepjc96:yeah, u bet, charged almost 10 trainees and confined more den a platoon, dat guy is psycho...i almost kena charged too, hehe, for playing gameboy in bunk, hahaha, cockz
Bravo still the same...
time flies fast.. u oreadi the 16th BSLC liao
Where were u posted after tat? -
SAF infantry NCO school we come
soldiers of every creed and race
soldiers to NCOs we will become
leader of 8 man we'll set the pace
SAFINCOS, NCOs, we are the NCOs
SAFINCOS, NCOs, with pride we will lead
fearlessly we lead with pride
we train hard full of might
train to lead by day and night
we will strive for greater heights
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sigh ... remember shouting this to the f-ing echo eagle mural in the parade square ... at 4am ... with a bottle of water. then drink water and then run around ... the Lt Tan way.
oh yah ... 1st 3 mornings had fire drill every morning at 3am to do this ... sigh.
thxs sepjc96 for the lyrics.Originally posted by sepjc96:school of infantry specialist here we come
soldiers of every creed and race
soldiers to specialist we will become
leader of 6 man we'll set the pace
sispec warriors, we are the warriors
sispec warriors with pride we will lead
fearlessly we lead the fight
train hard full of might
train to lead by day and night
we will strive for greater heights
hehe, this is the sispec school song, still remember...16th bslc, bravo company... -
i think my batch was the esp suay ones.
we were a bunch of 6 guys out of course from echo coy becos of chicken pox. all of us kana it during trench digging some more.
then the recourse was in bravo coy.
sigh ... like never can relax like that.
in fact ... charlie coy was reputed to be the most welfare one. -
yah, realli flies, and dat was like almost 3 yrs ago, whoa....been a long while, hahaha
hahaha, posted to SOA, sianz...AI...
yah no prob vleelee, its almost the same anyway, slight diff wif the lyrics dats all, and we lead 6 man not like u guys, 8, hehe -
16th BSLC almost 3 yrs ago???!!!Originally posted by sepjc96:yah, realli flies, and dat was like almost 3 yrs ago, whoa....been a long while, hahaha
hahaha, posted to SOA, sianz...AI...
yah no prob vleelee, its almost the same anyway, slight diff wif the lyrics dats all, and we lead 6 man not like u guys, 8, hehe
Wow..