extremely distressed by new vocation
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Den dun worry. You are safe. I got many former comrades who enlisted NS as 4 and passed out from BMT and join unit as 3. They survived and surprisingly along the journey, a lot of them even encourage each other in all missions/activities/trainings/lessons. All come out in good whole piece.Originally posted by bismarck:suppose 2
but i find myself with abit of tummy,
Conclusion is POSITIVE MINDSET & ENDURANCE will surpass all your difficulties. Its not even happening and you are thinking too much now. You have 100+ ppl to join the adventure with you.
YOU WILL COME OUT IN ONE WHOLE PIECE 2 YEARS LATER, & TIME WILL PASS VERY FAST
DUN WORRY
DUN WORRY
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my advise to u, which is basically the same as everyone here, is to take it easy, don't think too much.
yes i understand the feeling the uncertainty whenever u are doing something new in a new environment. but once u get used to it, u won't feel so bad. learn to adapt, don't always think of the negative, look on the bright side.
being a rifleman is siong yes i agree, but at least u get to learn more things, see more stuffs that other poeple don't. and trust me, these are the very things that make up the memories.
when u meet up with friends in future, u will has tons of topics to talk about. and as what i'll tell the juniors, since u are in this for 2 years already, why further waste it by complaining, worrying about this and that or worst chao keng. may as well make full use out of it right? don't leave behind regrets.
good luck in your new vocation.
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Mate...I know the feeling when things are not within your control. It sucks and blows. But lots of people feel the same way. Lots of people who serve NS the world over hate it with a passion...you'll find at least a few other NSFs who think the same too tomorrow. Try to befriend them, confide in them, and grow together - they will support you when you need it most.
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So u joining them for their AIT right? get ready to kana play by them lor. "hey boys, its that newbie from Tekong!"Originally posted by bismarck:i received my posting on fri and this new posting has been causing nightmares for me.
i just woke up from a afternoon nap and i woke up basically just screaming in fear. and i've lost quite abit of appetite, hair and sleep over my new vocation.
i really dunno how am i going to take it for the next 2 years
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like wat i told u jus now...be strong and go thru it.
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Actually his worries are unfounded.
'cos I presume they haven't decide his appointment yet. Skully he downgrade become armskote man. Storeman and CQMS go outfield he sleep in bunk.
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Learn more things and see more stuffs is rubbish la. The fact that they get mono-intake to go SIR is precisely 'cos other vocation has more things to learn. Even in infantry, they try not to get mono-intake or the hokkien peng to be signallers.Originally posted by Gordonator:being a rifleman is siong yes i agree, but at least u get to learn more things, see more stuffs that other poeple don't. and trust me, these are the very things that make up the memories. -
In brunei hor .. your visual acuity at night is perfect also no use I tell you.Originally posted by bismarck:my visual acuity at night is damn farked up, though no night blindness(feels like 1 anyway)
having to do outfield exercises is making me stressed out.
i also dunno how to derive motivation and happiness
my parents are making it worse, they just accuse me of deliberately choosing this route
Don't worry la .. other than in the range (night shoot), you are not expected to shoot at night. And there are night markings by the Coy. recce team to guide you.
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Please lah. Hundreds upon Thousands of guys have gone through NS as infantry, gaurds and comandos. You are not the first and definitly not the last.
If everyone else can do it, I don't see why you can't.
It's almost sad that you complain about your posting and your family. Not because you got a raw deal, but because you are stepping forward as a man and dealing with your responsibilities.
Time to be an adult and face the real life.
Life in a combat unit is not at all bad. You make friends in there that you will never make anywhere else. And you get to see a different sort of life that you will definitely not experience anywhere else.
Go in with the right attitude and you will find yourself developing and growing. You will find that you are able to do things that you previously didn't think you were able.
Take it one day at a time. There willbe times you think it is tough, hard and painful, but if you push through, you will come out as a stronger and better man. -
Actually it's kinda ironic that by your nickname you obviously have some interest in the military, but when it comes to being posted to a combat unit, you start complaining...
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Dun think too much and try to get on with life in 1SIR
I used to be your shoes
i attended Obese BMT in Tekong, after POP, they throw me into infantry
that night of posting, dunno to cry or laugh
reach the new unit, heart drop half.... see the conditions of the bunk as compared to the ones in Tekong was very different
keng here keng there i did in the first few weeks, after which, I accepted the fact and got on with life, and it turned out well -
Nay .. I bet not many of the military nuts or saf nuts like to chiong suah also.Originally posted by insouciant:Actually it's kinda ironic that by your nickname you obviously have some interest in the military, but when it comes to being posted to a combat unit, you start complaining... -
Ya lor...Chiong suah is damn sian one...mosquitoes..pang sai also very troublesome...(should i curl one out here? What if got snake? Should i do it here? What if later ppl walk by see how? Here? Too near to OP leh...l8r ppl say smelly...what if contacted by enemy?)... What if rain....(CB... i never bring extra underwear)... Nah beh lah...when exercise cut dunno got alot of sai kang to do or not...etc.
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Errmmm........ I am not sure whether u r in time to see this but I am going to say this to make u more at ease and more assured of ur well-being in the infantry vocations.
I ORD for abt 6 mths liao and last time I am from the Guards vocation which is also an infantry like vocation, but we just do more like heli-ops and naval-insertion ops.
When I first receive my posting, I was also like u worried, sian and feel totally depressed. This is due to the popular myths of guards veri siong, the welfare sucks, and many ppls dying in Brunei forest, etc........ Furthermore, most of my company mates got into service side vocations or commander sch vocations like OCS, thus it makes me feel veri left out. In fact only me and my other two friends got into this vocations,........ all the way from SFT to Pasir Ris inter-change, ppls were mocking at us getting into a vei siong vocations.
BUT, I kept an open mind despite all this disappointment and look forward to my challenges lying ahead of me in the new vocation.
Upon entering unit, I felt there was a geat change in environment, also there was a great culture shock. Unit usually emphasis more on field training and lesser on discipline. In the first year usually they train u in ur personal equipments and field movement and tactics. They also train u to fight in small units like a section, then progress to platoon level, then eventually company level. Usually second yr is more action packed with lots of life-firing and battalion exercises. If u are 'lucky' u might even get a brigade ex or something else. Just try to make frens and be more on the ball when u do things. Also personally, I can't see well in the nite too......... this is due to vapour on my glasses, but as time go by, u will get used to it. -
take it with a pinch of salt lor...after u ord, its worth it. the experiences, the overseas trip. your body at fittest level. you also train to become a real man
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must be blind, he is from tekong being posted to 1 sir as a rifleman, high chance to stay @ sp coy, which fyi is the place where u learn other weapons and stuffOriginally posted by Icemoon:Learn more things and see more stuffs is rubbish la. The fact that they get mono-intake to go SIR is precisely 'cos other vocation has more things to learn. Even in infantry, they try not to get mono-intake or the hokkien peng to be signallers. -
thousands and thousands of other people have gone through it already and most are still alive and kicking..what makes YOU different?
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cmon, no matter wat happens, life will still go back 2 normal soon enuff... u will get used n u will find new buddies 2 go thru all e s@#t wif u... dun tink so negatively, there r pple out there who cares abt u n r worried abt u...
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i think first thing must learn how to mix with the hokkien peng...
"Siao eh! ai sio hun kee mai?"
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smoking is bad for health.Originally posted by thoreldan:i think first thing must learn how to mix with the hokkien peng...
"Siao eh! ai sio hun kee mai?" 
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by the time they night's off is too late le.Originally posted by thoreldan:it's at mandai hill. got time can go zoo, very near
can only go night safari.
some trivia,
Lee Hsien Yang was former commander of HQ 2SIB
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really??? anyway the current bde commander is good, a sofOriginally posted by boy in blues:by the time they night's off is too late le.
can only go night safari.
some trivia,
Lee Hsien Yang was former commander of HQ 2SIB
which 1SIR and 4SIR falls under -
so different story if he's mono ah? that icemoon is correct?Originally posted by Geforce3:must be blind, he is from tekong being posted to 1 sir as a rifleman, high chance to stay @ sp coy, which fyi is the place where u learn other weapons and stuff
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actually there are many mono who get posted out. Some even go support company as mortarmen.Originally posted by Uncle_MooMoo:so different story if he's mono ah? that icemoon is correct?
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Ya is all depending on P.C C.S.M and O.C to decide who to post out and eventually the recuit frm bmtc will top up the strg....Accept the fact bo bian,me mono intake for A.I ....Thought no need to walk so much.....In the end was wrong walk a long,after every outfield super hell lot of sai kang to do cannot sleep...Very sad and tire....But you think again you have alot of buddies to do alot of saikang with you....And also most of the time outfield training will come out alot of extreme funny stuffs committed by fellow own mates.....Just live a day by day and you will ORD soon.....