Revelation..
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This morning...during my everyday training.....reached to a conclusion...
Nobody in their right mind would do
1. 3 sets of 50 push ups...
2. 3 sets of 10 pull ups...
3. 4 sets of 20 sit ups...
4. 3 sets of 15 dips...
5. 50 counts of 4 flutter kicks...
6. 3km runs...
not forgetting weight lifting.....
everyday for the past 5 months...
sometimes just get tired doing it again and again....
somestimes...just wanna quit doing them all and just enjoy the simple life..
but only 1 thing motivates me....
the bars on my shoulders...and the men i want to command in the future if i make it(at worse the stripes on my sleeves and the 6 men that i will lead)......
i just love the pain after training....i just love the feeling to vomit my guts...
okok...wat i said here probably doesnt involved any SAF topics............
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At the rate that you are going, you will definitely look like a wimp to your men.Originally posted by sidestep1984:This morning...during my everyday training.....reached to a conclusion...
Nobody in their right mind would do
1. 3 sets of 50 push ups...
2. 3 sets of 10 pull ups...
3. 4 sets of 20 sit ups...
4. 3 sets of 15 dips...
5. 50 counts of 4 flutter kicks...
6. 3km runs...
not forgetting weight lifting.....
everyday for the past 5 months...
sometimes just get tired doing it again and again....
somestimes...just wanna quit doing them all and just enjoy the simple life..
but only 1 thing motivates me....
the bars on my shoulders...and the men i want to command in the future(at worse the stripes on my sleeves and the 6 men that i will lead)......
i just love the pain after training....i just love the feeling to vomit my guts...
okok...wat i said here probably doesnt involved any SAF topics............
During my active time, we ran 5km in the morning and evening everyday, doing total more than 200 push-ups, 500 sit-ups and 50 pull-ups. When our PC and NCOs first joined our platoon, they thought we are supermen.
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i'm not even serving ns yet...i still have to go gym in the evening u noe...i can do more if i want to....but that would probably be a week or two b4 enlistment.....anywaes...just reflecting uh...ppl same position as me...spend more time enjoying..spend more time living the good life uh..that kinda thing...when i tell them wat i do...they'd be like...aiyah...no needlar...enjoy life better....Originally posted by F Takumi:At the rate that you are going, you will definitely look like a wimp to your men.
During my active time, we ran 5km in the morning and evening everyday, doing total more than 200 push-ups, 500 sit-ups and 50 pull-ups. When our PC and NCOs first joined our platoon, they thought we are supermen. -
sidestep, being physically fitter than everyone else does not make you a good leader. Being a good leader makes you a good leader, possessing values and morales outside that of the 7 values SAF proposes.
And to add to that, you don't need bars on your shoulder to be a leader, neither do you need stripes on your arms to be a good leader.
I didn't mean to sound demoralizing, i think you have the right spirit and the determination to attain what you want. Just wanted to point out whilst physical attributes are important, there is more to being a leader.
Good luck with your NS.
P.S. start extending your daily runs to 5km and possibly to 10km once in a while. Also, if you have access to gym facilities, start building up your shoulders.... -
Good on you for taking the effort now, sidestep, but Takumi's right. If you are going to be a leader in a combat unit, you will need to do a lot more than that.Originally posted by sidestep1984:1. 3 sets of 50 push ups...
2. 3 sets of 10 pull ups...
3. 4 sets of 20 sit ups...
4. 3 sets of 15 dips...
5. 50 counts of 4 flutter kicks...
6. 3km runs...
Of course, gonegoose is also right in noting that physical attributes are not all that you will need in leadership, but they will be important. For example, if you're leading a platoon on a run, you will most likely be running back and forth to lead the platoon from the front and push stragglers along at the back - you could therefore easily do double the distance that your platoon covers. -
i noe..i mean..i dont just spend the rest of the day bumming u noe..most of the time i read army leadership books...talk to officers..tat kinda thing...and i hope BMT would teach me a great deal and smoothen up my rough edges..Originally posted by gonegoose:sidestep, being physically fitter than everyone else does not make you a good leader. Being a good leader makes you a good leader, possessing values and morales outside that of the 7 values SAF proposes.
And to add to that, you don't need bars on your shoulder to be a leader, neither do you need stripes on your arms to be a good leader.
I didn't mean to sound demoralizing, i think you have the right spirit and the determination to attain what you want. Just wanted to point out whilst physical attributes are important, there is more to being a leader.
Good luck with your NS.
P.S. start extending your daily runs to 5km and possibly to 10km once in a while. Also, if you have access to gym facilities, start building up your shoulders....
i really want to make the army a career....so i've thought abt the leadership part and as most have advised me...i'd just be myself rather than wayang alot...
yeah...i usually do 5km every 2 weeks on saturdays...havent tried 10km though..but will try for fun...running alone...needs alot of determination to rack up the distance...
aywaes...now i'm playing the waiting game...i really hope to get my enlistment letter to the army... -
yeah...i noe...would be great if i had a training buddy....but i make the most out of wat i got...i'd do more..but not now i guess...will end up too tired for gym in the evenings..Originally posted by Gedanken:Good on you for taking the effort now, sidestep, but Takumi's right. If you are going to be a leader in a combat unit, you will need to do a lot more than that. -
If it makes you feel any better, some of us are still doing that sort of thing more than ten years after completing national service.
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really?....i usually thought people just slack after national service and just revert back to their normal lifestyle...well.....at least training is a good way to spend 1-2 hrs a day....we onli have 24 hrs a day anywaes...Originally posted by Gedanken:If it makes you feel any better, some of us are still doing that sort of thing more than ten years after completing national service. -
Nup, haven't slacked yet... still go to the gym twice a week and try to run 5km outdoors (treadmill not counted ok? har har) if the weather permits (i'm not in sing).
Sidestep, if you are interested in a career with the Army, have you spoken to anyone in ARC yet? this may be a good time..... as for leadership articles and the lot, go into the SAFTI website, there are TONS in there. Either in the Pointer Publication areas or the diff command schs' (OCS/SAS/SCSC) website. As for printed literature about leadership, there is a book by GEN Gordon (Ret) US Army called "Hope is Not a Method"... amazing, if you can stay awake! And one of the better autobiographies i have read to date is one on GEN Powell, insiprational.
As far as websites go, the better one that i have seen is a Community of Practice (CoP) for US Army Commanders... cannot seem to find the URL link, will post it here when i can find it. The US TRADOC website is quite a wealth of infomation too, here's the link http://www-tradoc.army.mil/index.html
Curious tho' who are the Army Offrs that you are talking to and are they regulars or NSF offrs? -
theyre friends and relatives....regulars...well...i'm just playing my cards right...just waiting for my enlistment letter for now....Originally posted by gonegoose:Nup, haven't slacked yet... still go to the gym twice a week and try to run 5km outdoors (treadmill not counted ok? har har) if the weather permits (i'm not in sing).
Sidestep, if you are interested in a career with the Army, have you spoken to anyone in ARC yet? this may be a good time..... as for leadership articles and the lot, go into the SAFTI website, there are TONS in there. Either in the Pointer Publication areas or the diff command schs' (OCS/SAS/SCSC) website. As for printed literature about leadership, there is a book by GEN Gordon (Ret) US Army called "Hope is Not a Method"... amazing, if you can stay awake! And one of the better autobiographies i have read to date is one on GEN Powell, insiprational.
As far as websites go, the better one that i have seen is a Community of Practice (CoP) for US Army Commanders... cannot seem to find the URL link, will post it here when i can find it. The US TRADOC website is quite a wealth of infomation too, here's the link http://www-tradoc.army.mil/index.html
Curious tho' who are the Army Offrs that you are talking to and are they regulars or NSF offrs?
btw...thanks for the links i'll read up on them when i get back home.....
anywaes...just wanna start this topic out of boredom after my run this morning... -
I'm sorry to disappoint you but that's a pretty horrid reason to motivate. But who am I to call you out.Originally posted by sidestep1984:but only 1 thing motivates me....
the bars on my shoulders...and the men i want to command in the future if i make it(at worse the stripes on my sleeves and the 6 men that i will lead)......
As so many have pointed out, you will need more than physical strength. You will need character and moral belief. -
precisely...whatever works for the person u see........well...its wat motivates me.....Originally posted by Si Geena:But who am I to call you out.
what else am i supposed to be motivated with?girls?i guess not..
whatever keeps me going in the hardest of times is enuff... -
ure links were really good reading material...shall continue again tommoroe...Originally posted by gonegoose:Nup, haven't slacked yet... still go to the gym twice a week and try to run 5km outdoors (treadmill not counted ok? har har) if the weather permits (i'm not in sing).
Sidestep, if you are interested in a career with the Army, have you spoken to anyone in ARC yet? this may be a good time..... as for leadership articles and the lot, go into the SAFTI website, there are TONS in there. Either in the Pointer Publication areas or the diff command schs' (OCS/SAS/SCSC) website. As for printed literature about leadership, there is a book by GEN Gordon (Ret) US Army called "Hope is Not a Method"... amazing, if you can stay awake! And one of the better autobiographies i have read to date is one on GEN Powell, insiprational.
As far as websites go, the better one that i have seen is a Community of Practice (CoP) for US Army Commanders... cannot seem to find the URL link, will post it here when i can find it. The US TRADOC website is quite a wealth of infomation too, here's the link http://www-tradoc.army.mil/index.html
Curious tho' who are the Army Offrs that you are talking to and are they regulars or NSF offrs? -
apart from physical fitness, you would need combat fitness too. but of course, a high standard of physical fitness would lay a good foundation for further developments.
and naturally, being a leader is not just about being fit. yes. start reading up on materials on leadership, especially in the military, and also start to think about leadership and what it means to yourself, and what kind of a leader you wish to become.