training in hot weather?

• bismarck

  3 May 05, 12:50

  i was thinking abt my impending enlistment later this year and was wondering what is the threshold temperature for training ? i mean u cant possibly train in 35C weather ? (yeah i know this is exaggerated)
  
  and i am sure tekong isnt going to be ice palace when i go in there, so how do i make sure i wont be a heat stroke casulty when i get there, despite all the safety measures(wahtever they are..i dunno) ?
  
  dun tell me...run for 15mins at 12noon now ?
  
• Icemoon

  3 May 05, 12:58

  Drink more water lor.
• ToffeeClub1929

  3 May 05, 12:59

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  i was thinking abt my impending enlistment later this year and was wondering what is the threshold temperature for training ? i mean u cant possibly train in 35C weather ? (yeah i know this is exaggerated)
  
  and i am sure tekong isnt going to be ice palace when i go in there, so how do i make sure i wont be a heat stroke casulty when i get there, despite all the safety measures(wahtever they are..i dunno) ?
  
  dun tell me...run for 15mins at 12noon now ?
  

  I did ask myself this question before I enlisted myself
  
  but after I was sent to Brunei for training, i got my answer
• kopiosatu

  3 May 05, 12:59

  i work in the sun... i feel like fainting just to get management in trouble
• kwlee

  3 May 05, 13:05

  water is ur friend
• fudgester

  3 May 05, 13:31

  Let's just say this: when we go to war, both sides do not get to choose what kind of weather to fight in. No such thing as a temporary ceasefire just because the weather is too hot. So be prepared to sweat in training.
  
  Tekong is hot, but you'll get used to it. I've done training in Thailand before - it reaches 43 degrees there. I'm not pulling your leg.
  
  The scorching heat was somewhat mitigated by the dryness of the air, though.
  
  Just drink lots of water and rest properly if and when you can.
• ToffeeClub1929

  3 May 05, 13:32

  Originally posted by fudgester:

  Let's just say this: when we go to war, both sides do not get to choose what kind of weather to fight in. No such thing as a temporary ceasefire just because the weather is too hot. So be prepared to sweat in training.
  
  Tekong is hot, but you'll get used to it. I've done training in Thailand before - it reaches 43 degrees there. I'm not pulling your leg.
  
  The scorching heat was somewhat mitigated by the dryness of the air, though.
  
  Just drink lots of water and rest properly if and when you can.

  Kanchanaburi
  
  Shiok place
  
  Canteen was power!!!
• dragg

  3 May 05, 13:34

  the worst is route march. not running!!
  
  during my time. instead of drinking we were asked to pour over our head, our body, then take only a small sip.
  
  knn.
  
  
• bcoy

  3 May 05, 13:58

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  i was thinking abt my impending enlistment later this year and was wondering what is the threshold temperature for training ? i mean u cant possibly train in 35C weather ? (yeah i know this is exaggerated)
  
  and i am sure tekong isnt going to be ice palace when i go in there, so how do i make sure i wont be a heat stroke casulty when i get there, despite all the safety measures(wahtever they are..i dunno) ?
  
  dun tell me...run for 15mins at 12noon now ?
  

  There will be water parades - you should be fine.
  
  In Thailand - we train in temperatures of around 37-40++c. Guys were crawling around bushes for shade - because there were no trees at a particular area.
• dragg

  3 May 05, 13:59

  Originally posted by bcoy:

  There will be water parades - you should be fine.
  
  In Thailand - we train in temperatures of around 37-39c. Guys were crawling around bushes for shade - because there were no trees at a particular area.

  taiwan is totally different. no shades anywhere!!
  
  
• bcoy

  3 May 05, 14:02

  Originally posted by dragg:

  taiwan is totally different. no shades anywhere!!
  
  

  Taiwan was quite alright for me - nice and cool, when I was there. But I hated the whatever-name-plants - the ones with the sharp pointed tips, especially since they are usually are your balls level.
• lwflee

  3 May 05, 14:10

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  i was thinking abt my impending enlistment later this year and was wondering what is the threshold temperature for training ? i mean u cant possibly train in 35C weather ? (yeah i know this is exaggerated)
  
  and i am sure tekong isnt going to be ice palace when i go in there, so how do i make sure i wont be a heat stroke casulty when i get there, despite all the safety measures(wahtever they are..i dunno) ?
  
  dun tell me...run for 15mins at 12noon now ?
  

  Dun worry about BMT. Know your limits and work from there. Remember: No one in the SAF can make you run if you don't want to.
• dragg

  3 May 05, 14:11

  Originally posted by bcoy:

  Taiwan was quite alright for me - nice and cool, when I was there. But I hated the whatever-name-plants - the ones with the sharp pointed tips, especially since they are usually are your balls level.

  lala right?
  
  i hate the terrain. cant find any shade to pee or s h i t.
  
  
• ToffeeClub1929

  3 May 05, 14:12

  Originally posted by lwflee:

  Dun worry about BMT. Know your limits and work from there. Remember: No one in the SAF can make you run if you don't want to.

  Yeah, nowadays SAF relax alot liao.....
• lwflee

  3 May 05, 14:14

  Originally posted by ToffeeClub1929:

  Yeah, nowadays SAF relax alot liao.....

  Yes they have, and a good thing it is too. The SAF is not the French Foreign Legion and i'm glad the higher-ups recognize that.
• ditzy

  3 May 05, 14:16

  Don't worry, got helmet, can cover your head.
  Uniform also, pull down the sleeves, prevent sunburnt.
  Carry alot of equipment also, give you more excuse to take breaks.
• ToffeeClub1929

  3 May 05, 14:18

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Don't worry, got helmet, can cover your head.
  Uniform also, pull down the sleeves, prevent sunburnt.
  Carry alot of equipment also, give you more excuse to take breaks.

  If everything fails
  
  see MP, write letter to soot the CO
  
  haizzz....the army now is more like day care centre
• bismarck

  3 May 05, 15:33

  Originally posted by lwflee:

  Dun worry about BMT. Know your limits and work from there. Remember: No one in the SAF can make you run if you don't want to.

  are u sure ?
  
  then i go tehre say i want immediate ORD can har ?
  
  just kidding...
  
  fugdester is right..ouch but true..
  
• wuming78

  3 May 05, 22:06

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  i was thinking abt my impending enlistment later this year and was wondering what is the threshold temperature for training ? i mean u cant possibly train in 35C weather ? (yeah i know this is exaggerated)
  
  and i am sure tekong isnt going to be ice palace when i go in there, so how do i make sure i wont be a heat stroke casulty when i get there, despite all the safety measures(wahtever they are..i dunno) ?
  
  dun tell me...run for 15mins at 12noon now ?
  

  TSR governs safety during training. and there are certain stipulations to ensure safety. dont worry. heat injuries is one of the most emphasised in the army, esp. for recruits and NS in general. furthermore there is this red flag system in tekong - supposedly, beyond certain temperatures, the red flag will be raised and training will have to be moderated or even stopped.
  
  so follow the advises here - drink water, adhere to the water parades when conducted, and rest well when given the chance to. you will be fine.
  
  
• kopiosatu

  4 May 05, 01:51

  Originally posted by dragg:

  taiwan is totally different. no shades anywhere!!
  
  

  i think the freakin airbases are the hottest places.
  
  lotsa open area with almost nothing but tarmac
• oxford mushroom

  4 May 05, 03:46

  Originally posted by ToffeeClub1929:

  Kanchanaburi
  
  Shiok place
  
  Canteen was power!!!

  True...but the sun was terrible in March. When I got home my mother also could not recognize me...thought I was the Indian karang guni man..
• zichuan

  4 May 05, 09:21

  water is your best friend, drink the whole jerry can
• LazerLordz

  4 May 05, 11:42

  Originally posted by kopiosatu:

  i think the freakin airbases are the hottest places.
  
  lotsa open area with almost nothing but tarmac

  That's almost up there with reparing M113s in the searing heat of Sungei Gedong, stuffed in your coveralls.
• touch_heart87

  4 May 05, 11:47

  was thinking abt my impending enlistment later this year and was wondering what is the threshold temperature for training ? i mean u cant possibly train in 35C weather ? (yeah i know this is exaggerated)
  
  and i am sure tekong isnt going to be ice palace when i go in there, so how do i make sure i wont be a heat stroke casulty when i get there, despite all the safety measures(wahtever they are..i dunno) ?
  
  dun tell me...run for 15mins at 12noon now ?
  
  [quote]
  
  bismarck u tekong arh....enlistment day is 04/06/05 rite....?
• Icemoon

  4 May 05, 11:59

  Originally posted by ToffeeClub1929:

  I did ask myself this question before I enlisted myself
  
  but after I was sent to Brunei for training, i got my answer

  What answer? Brunei not really hot, 'cos you are mostly under jungle canopy. Brunei is climb and walk until sweaty.
  
  And night always rain one .. haha