12 Jan 07 Commando Training Institute
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It is all up in your mind.....
Find joy in pain and thru pain u find strength
I have no idea on the new TI... i fro old camp....
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not as tough as before...tats for sure!! now it basic tactic wing OC is MWO Ng S P...great man.
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wow...quite a number of seniors here
. Going to commando got nothing to do with relationship right? -
1990 intake here - I think that there might be one or two guys senior to me hanging about this forum.
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This is what i refering to.Originally posted by missqi:Please don't get a girlfriend.
This coming from an ex-girlfriend of a red beret. -
Ah, that.
From what I've seen of the individual who posted that thread, there are so many issues involved that the red beret is probably the least significant of the problems' causes, if at all.
That said, your question in itself is a fair one.
Once you're operational, you're going to be one of the first troops called up and deployed if the balloon ever goes up. During my time, we were on 4 NTM when things were relaxed - this means that if things ever go bad, you have to be geared up and ready to go within 4 hours. Occasionally, you may have to be on 0 NTM, which leaves you kicking your heels in your bunk in full uniform, all your gear within arm's reach, the armskote open for you to draw your weapon, and a quick stop at the ammo dump on the way to wherever the fun is.
You're also likely to be subjected to more stress than most other NS men owing to the nature of the job. Some guys take it in their stride, others let the stress out when they're off-duty. A lot of guys go a bit silly in the days before a jump.
Put the two together, and whoever you're dating would probably need to have the character to put up with you being called away and also to put up with your crap.
It's a tall order. I've seen some guys marry the girls they were dating while they were in 1 CDO, but by and large both the lads and the lasses were fairly solid and level-headed individuals to begin with. It's not the life for just anybody. -
Ehh, everyone says that about subsequent batches.Originally posted by redheaded:not as tough as before...tats for sure!! -
i understand better now. Thanks.Originally posted by Gedanken:Ah, that.
From what I've seen of the individual who posted that thread, there are so many issues involved that the red beret is probably the least significant of the problems' causes, if at all.
That said, your question in itself is a fair one.
Once you're operational, you're going to be one of the first troops called up and deployed if the balloon ever goes up. During my time, we were on 4 NTM when things were relaxed - this means that if things ever go bad, you have to be geared up and ready to go within 4 hours. Occasionally, you may have to be on 0 NTM, which leaves you kicking your heels in your bunk in full uniform, all your gear within arm's reach, the armskote open for you to draw your weapon, and a quick stop at the ammo dump on the way to wherever the fun is.
You're also likely to be subjected to more stress than most other NS men owing to the nature of the job. Some guys take it in their stride, others let the stress out when they're off-duty. A lot of guys go a bit silly in the days before a jump.
Put the two together, and whoever you're dating would probably need to have the character to put up with you being called away and also to put up with your crap.
It's a tall order. I've seen some guys marry the girls they were dating while they were in 1 CDO, but by and large both the lads and the lasses were fairly solid and level-headed individuals to begin with. It's not the life for just anybody. -
cool..
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haha it took me 10 plus months to get the red beret which everyone of us was fighting so hard forOriginally posted by Gedanken:Hell? Congrats on joining the club, but I'll beg to differ with you on the hell bit. Unlike the present facilities, the old barracks were well out of sight of the CO's and RSM's offices - that's where the real funny buggers took place.
i still remember the DOT training we had when we first stepped into hendon,we the corporals were once again treated like recruits
good luck bro hope to see you in hendon next yr! remember go for boatmen and demolition course because there is loads of fun out there driving boats and blasting charges!
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yoz...trooper to be...go watch Band of Brothers...they were troopers....esp the second episode
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She would have to try the blue, khaki, and of course, this green beret here before she can be the judge right?Originally posted by Advante_101:So does a red beret good in bed..? Or just as the same as every normal guy ..Come on reveal the truth once and for all -
Anyway TS...PRC canteen's roti john is to die for...the best i've eaten anywhere...especially the one with cheese, mushrooms and chicken...that stall really sucked my money dry during the 3 days i was there...so yeah..remember when the training sucks...there's always roti john to cheer you up
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Originally posted by Hellraiza:She would have to try the blue, khaki, and of course, this green beret here before she can be the judge right?
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Uhh, Devil, I am a boatman, and the only way you'll see me next year is if I pop in to see my batch boys, who are all majors or master sargeants/WOs now. 2nd Company, 1990-1993 (8th batch) - WO Sundram was my platoon sargeant and we were in the old barracks. You know the painting of the men in the Zodiac at CTW? My batch painted that.Originally posted by Devilplot:haha it took me 10 plus months to get the red beret which everyone of us was fighting so hard for
i still remember the DOT training we had when we first stepped into hendon,we the corporals were once again treated like recruits
good luck bro hope to see you in hendon next yr! remember go for boatmen and demolition course because there is loads of fun out there driving boats and blasting charges!
But yeah, possibly apart from being a sniper, I wouldn't want to have had any toher vocation. -
Sure i will strive hard and make my way to hendon. Yummy, so the food cost how much? What kind of vocation is tough and fun after your bmt? I aiming for leader or sniper. Do you guys think that chances are very slim?
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Originally posted by jian86:Sure i will strive hard and make my way to hendon. Yummy, so the food at prc cost how much? What kind of vocation is tough and fun after your bmt? I aiming for leader or sniper. Do you guys think that chances are very slim?
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Originally posted by Hellraiza:Anyway TS...PRC canteen's roti john is to die for...the best i've eaten anywhere...especially the one with cheese, mushrooms and chicken...that stall really sucked my money dry during the 3 days i was there...so yeah..remember when the training sucks...there's always roti john to cheer you up
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i can't wait for that man.Originally posted by Devilplot:haha it took me 10 plus months to get the red beret which everyone of us was fighting so hard for
i still remember the DOT training we had when we first stepped into hendon,we the corporals were once again treated like recruits
good luck bro hope to see you in hendon next yr! remember go for boatmen and demolition course because there is loads of fun out there driving boats and blasting charges!
No pain No gain Good luck to your upcoming training. -
bump hope those enlisting on this day will not miss this thread.
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have fun guys... i'll see you soon... please wave at me when you walk by my 5ton. thanks.
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sorry... not walk. march...
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u how oldOriginally posted by missqi:Please don't get a girlfriend.
This coming from an ex-girlfriend of a red beret. -
how u keng one?Originally posted by 105090:lucky i keng my way down.. else i very very certain kanna commando, since my brother never kanna