First book out
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my coy first to book out but we got lion's trail and i seriously underestimated the weight of things
tried to be smart by loading all my admin/PT kits, 1 water bottle(compulsory) CV clothes, CV shoes etc
almost broke my back trying to carry it.
honestly, the night before, my section was in a total mess as we tried to sweep the place clean of dust etc. so that we wont tio late book out during area inspection.
though the fans were on, we were all perspiring and calling out for each other to speed things up and i believe nerves were frayed.
when i reached home, i found my room, com, keyboard, mouse, lcd so foreign.
feel as if i had to re learn typing and my mouse which used to fit my hand to a T now feels like a rock and my lcd screen made me feel as if my eyes were having problems.
anyway NS,
honestly i feel the things to bring to NS list is somewhat long and i wish to add more stuff to it like waht to expect, how to fix up SBO, field pack, helmet etc, because my first week was a super stressed one as we all scrambled to fix them in our limited admin time, unfamiliarity with those things.
anyway my sgt told us tht they cant really punish us during first 2 weeks until first book out, after which,,,,it's all hell break loose.
somehow i feel as if some of the sgts cant really....lead ?
eg, 1 sgt was reading a manual on attending to injured platoon mates just before the lesson itself and he was reading frm the manual as he thought..
really inspiring lesson....
for the SBO, 2 sgts gave 2 versions of how to tie some of the straps and we were terribly confused because of it.
tying the camo to the helmet was another source of stress for us because we tried for days before getting close to the standard required for the helmets.
then suddenly on the second week, we had more and more admin time but the sgts started to tekan us for stuffs and shouting at as anyhow. -
sound exactly like what i went through last time.
anyway regarding booking out. don't worry, your sergeants won't give u all late book out or purposely hold u back. cos they got fastcraft timing to catch which is only good thing about tekong - bookout always on time. -
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BMTC sergeants are not at BMTC to lead. You want sergeants who lead? Go SISPEC or unit.
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Gong Xi gong xi... more to cum more to go... Dun worry, watever u learn, u WUN be using it anyway. Juz remember ur range cuming soon... and field camp stuff kan liaoz!! Enjoy ur BMT!!! Happy TekongING!!
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marksmanship is the only medal i am aiming for, not because of any rewards or days off...only for the medal/badge or whatever.
even my dad predicted i will aim for it. -
How come you book out on Thurs? Fri off?
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BMTC specs are not meant to lead.Finally when you see your instructors read manuals in such a blur manner, they ain't the pillars you thought they were right?
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i dun even expect too much from those regulars...Originally posted by LazerLordz:BMTC specs are not meant to lead.Finally when you see your instructors read manuals in such a blur manner, they ain't the pillars you thought they were right?
It's an NSF world..don't expect too much.
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Tips for people like you...
They can't drag your book out timing in Tekong. They have a scheduled ferry for every coy...
SO they can tell you to clean in the morning and drag till afternoon time when your coy's scheduled ferry timing is near...
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BMT sergeants... well what do you expect if they are from BMTC to SISPEC and back to BMTC.. they do not know much of the outside world how units practices.
however, if you are lucky enough, you will get a regular platoon sergeant or section instructor. There are simply too many regulars now that regulars are being posted to BMTC.
Last.. if you are really lucky... you may get 1 of the 42 sergeants who were Guards sect comds. At least they know how unit operates... but of these 42, i can say about 20-25 of them are left behind. The rest ORD'ed. -
and how come now thursday book out ah?
you thursday enlist ah?
i thought the new scheme is Thurs/Fri/Sat Enlist.....
friday first book out regardless. -
In terms of effective training,its better if your Sect Comd is one of those roving Specs from Infantry BNs or Guards BN.Originally posted by Ponders:BMT sergeants... well what do you expect if they are from BMTC to SISPEC and back to BMTC.. they do not know much of the outside world how units practices.
however, if you are lucky enough, you will get a regular platoon sergeant or section instructor. There are simply too many regulars now that regulars are being posted to BMTC.
Last.. if you are really lucky... you may get 1 of the 42 sergeants who were Guards sect comds. At least they know how unit operates... but of these 42, i can say about 20-25 of them are left behind. The rest ORD'ed. -
got such policies?Originally posted by LazerLordz:In terms of effective training,its better if your Sect Comd is one of those roving Specs from Infantry BNs or Guards BN.
you mean there's a group of people from active unit to come over to train recruits as attachment? -
bmtc specs ehhh nvm, but u will definately learn more stuff after ur bmtc stint. Talking about the camo net, had to remove it for atec haha, makes me wonder why, we bother putting it
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for Battalions specs to go BMTC to train recruits... it's not an official policy.. but since units like BCTC, BMTC have lower priorities in specialist deployments, they face constant shortages to the point they have to borrow specialist from units to help alleviate the problems temporarily.
Also units that have already ORD'ed, but they have too many regular sect comd and they have been selected to be Platoon Sergeants. Since one unit only need 13-16 PS, the left over regular sect comds will do their "ps tour" in bmtc.
as far as i know, they will be PS in bmtc but will not count as serving the PS tour. they will still go thru the Basic qualification courses as normal... only later. -
bismarck.... one advice...
be your own judge.... some NSF bmtc instructor don't know much but will give you impression they know alot and tell you nonsense.
some regular bmtc instructor, have experience... but are unhappy about being in bmtc... will give you bo chup attitude.
some nsf specs, will act "eh-sai" but they are next to nothing if compared to the regualrs.
so what i'm saying it... Specs overall is a variety of individuals with different attitudes towards serving the army. so be your own judge of which specs you think are capable.
most of the time, it is those sergeants who are quiet are the best ones, but they are usually under those people who "wayang" their way. So under such situation, they rather quietly serve the army than to be against the wayang guys and create political clashes. -
which coy are you in? i just got home today..
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u from leopard?Originally posted by palmerised:which coy are you in? i just got home today..
which platoon? -
ah? no lah i'm not a leopard..
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BMTC instructor are farkers who only know how to wayang. Even PFCs in unit know more things are fitter and better than them. these farkers only know how to bully recruits.Originally posted by Ponders:bismarck.... one advice...
be your own judge.... some NSF bmtc instructor don't know much but will give you impression they know alot and tell you nonsense.
some regular bmtc instructor, have experience... but are unhappy about being in bmtc... will give you bo chup attitude.
some nsf specs, will act "eh-sai" but they are next to nothing if compared to the regualrs.
so what i'm saying it... Specs overall is a variety of individuals with different attitudes towards serving the army. so be your own judge of which specs you think are capable.
most of the time, it is those sergeants who are quiet are the best ones, but they are usually under those people who "wayang" their way. So under such situation, they rather quietly serve the army than to be against the wayang guys and create political clashes. -
not long agao. BMTC Delta Company got this section commander from ADF. from what i heard, they also got black beret, red beret and khaki beret.
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wat is ADF ?Originally posted by Gordonator:not long agao. BMTC Delta Company got this section commander from ADF. from what i heard, they also got black beret, red beret and khaki beret. -
there's no medal/badge/tab/reward for BMT ATP laOriginally posted by bismarck:marksmanship is the only medal i am aiming for, not because of any rewards or days off...only for the medal/badge or whatever.
even my dad predicted i will aim for it.
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Don't forget to bring along your health supplements...even then there's no guarantee you won't get the 'Tekong cough'. Originally posted by BlUe G@rF|eLd:Gong Xi gong xi... more to cum more to go... Dun worry, watever u learn, u WUN be using it anyway. Juz remember ur range cuming soon... and field camp stuff kan liaoz!! Enjoy ur BMT!!! Happy TekongING!!