Recollect your BMT days
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one of the few instructors that i still rememberOriginally posted by fudgester:LTA Luqman
though we were the modified re-course batch, he still managed to push us thru the whole course, both physically and mentally. -
He used to be a PC in K company.Originally posted by the_unknown:one of the few instructors that i still remember
though we were the modified re-course batch, he still managed to push us thru the whole course, both physically and mentally. -
Ya, i really will starting missing someone helping me to starch my bed, unroll my smart 4 n what not in 12 days time ....Originally posted by monoslayer:haiz.. really miss my BMT days...
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Originally posted by gd4u:Ya, i really will starting missing someone helping me to starch my bed, unroll my smart 4 n what not in 12 days time ....
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All you guys from Tekong or Nee Soon camp........
Any one from Mono-intakes??
Me from mono-intake - 40 SAR
BMT: 02/09/1992 (4 month BMT)
ORD: 01/03/1995
MR: 04/06/06
Think 1 of the few lao jiao............
Recollecting your BMT days were fun with all your camp mates during ICTs.
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Wah, you are the most laojiao here as far as I know. Mono intake in Armour must be very siong during your time. I enlisted in 1997, ORDed in 1999, from the combat engineers. I agree with you, it's fun to go back and talk crap about NS days with the reservist mates.Originally posted by Slywong:All you guys from Tekong or Nee Soon camp........
Any one from Mono-intakes??
Me from mono-intake - 40 SAR
BMT: 02/09/1992 (4 month BMT)
ORD: 01/03/1995
MR: 04/06/06
Think 1 of the few lao jiao............
Recollecting your BMT days were fun with all your camp mates during ICTs. -
Green army vest
Camo shorts
Black "Reebok" shoe
Rifle PT
Log PT
Lau Lan PTI
Standby bed in FBO
Standby bed in Company line (literally carry the whole cupboard and bed down from 4th floor)
Crab crawl/Leopard crawl on parade square till hand blisters (CB PTI)
Do twenty push ups (O-N-E-ONE, T-W-O-TWO, T-H-R-E-E-THREE etc etc)
Change Parade (Push-up position fold your smart 4, count window panes in lecture room)
Defaulter's Parade
Guard Duty
Having your meal tray thrown out of your room during standby bed
After route march, got to look for 5 fullpack per person in push-up position
While in push up position, a bayonet were placed upside pointing at your stomach
Those were the days......
Some of the above would have been consider ill treatment by today's standards, at our time, were the norm......
Thinking back, wonder how I survived the ordeals......nostalgic feeling when all your camp-mates sit together over a couple of beers and reminisce the good old days....
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Wah you lao jiao. Must be in the 80s, or early 90s that you enlisted? I did not do standby bed in FBO, and definitely not the bayonet treatment.Originally posted by Slywong:Green army vest
Camo shorts
Black "Reebok" shoe
Rifle PT
Log PT
Lau Lan PTI
Standby bed in FBO
Standby bed in Company line (literally carry the whole cupboard and bed down from 4th floor)
Crab crawl/Leopard crawl on parade square till hand blisters (CB PTI)
Do twenty push ups (O-N-E-ONE, T-W-O-TWO, T-H-R-E-E-THREE etc etc)
Change Parade (Push-up position fold your smart 4, count window panes in lecture room)
Defaulter's Parade
Guard Duty
Having your meal tray thrown out of your room during standby bed
After route march, got to look for 5 fullpack per person in push-up position
While in push up position, a bayonet were placed upside pointing at your stomach
Those were the days......
Some of the above would have been consider ill treatment by today's standards, at our time, were the norm......
Thinking back, wonder how I survived the ordeals......nostalgic feeling when all your camp-mates sit together over a couple of beers and reminisce the good old days.... -
80s or 90s so hardcore meh? sounds more like the israeli trainer days
i heard from my uncle there were trainers which actually had chunks of their legs missing after faulty grenade explosions -
I did my BMT on Tekong, Camp 1 Delta COY. At that time no BMTC, just Camp 1 (rustic single storey bunks, camo paint scheme, camo water tank, nice sea view, overlooks Changi) and Camp 3 (high rise, more congested, farther inland).
My company line had a garden/pond and one day on fatigue party I noticed a brick that was apparently made by a brick works on Tekong.
I thought it made a good souvenir and since the garden was being redone and bricks were going to be thrown away, I took the brick.
On previous book outs, we marched out and had 3-tonners bring our full packs to the RPL Jetty (yes, it was that many years ago).
Lo and behold, on the day I booked out with the brick in my fullpack, they said we were going to march out with full packs on.
As if the full pack wasn't heavy enough with dirty laundry and such, I had the blooming Tekong brick inside. As this took up quite alot of space (full pack not that roomy to begin with), the rest of the dirty uniforms was placed in a plastic bag and hung to the side of the pack.
I made it all the way but looked like a refugee.
Apart from the brick, I also smuggled out pitcher plants from Botak Hill. I always looked forward to the Individual Field Craft lessons as it gave me a chance to find more specimens. I dug these out using my bayonet and kept them in my ammo pouch. Back at the COY line, I'd plant it in the garden and retrieve it on book out day, with moist tissue placed around its roots.
Sadly, the pitchers lasted only about 3 weeks in a pot before they withered away and I didn't take any more.
The brick is still with me and it's a nice curio from my BMT days. I believe it's one of a kind.
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do u intend to sell it?Originally posted by ChineseJunk:I did my BMT on Tekong, Camp 1 Delta COY. At that time no BMTC, just Camp 1 (rustic single storey bunks, camo paint scheme, camo water tank, nice sea view, overlooks Changi) and Camp 3 (high rise, more congested, farther inland).
My company line had a garden/pond and one day on fatigue party I noticed a brick that was apparently made by a brick works on Tekong.
I thought it made a good souvenir and since the garden was being redone and bricks were going to be thrown away, I took the brick.
On previous book outs, we marched out and had 3-tonners bring our full packs to the RPL Jetty (yes, it was that many years ago).
Lo and behold, on the day I booked out with the brick in my fullpack, they said we were going to march out with full packs on.
As if the full pack wasn't heavy enough with dirty laundry and such, I had the blooming Tekong brick inside. As this took up quite alot of space (full pack not that roomy to begin with), the rest of the dirty uniforms was placed in a plastic bag and hung to the side of the pack.
I made it all the way but looked like a refugee.
Apart from the brick, I also smuggled out pitcher plants from Botak Hill. I always looked forward to the Individual Field Craft lessons as it gave me a chance to find more specimens. I dug these out using my bayonet and kept them in my ammo pouch. Back at the COY line, I'd plant it in the garden and retrieve it on book out day, with moist tissue placed around its roots.
Sadly, the pitchers lasted only about 3 weeks in a pot before they withered away and I didn't take any more.
The brick is still with me and it's a nice curio from my BMT days. I believe it's one of a kind.
how much? -
Sorry the brick is not for sale. I will donate it to the Army Museum some day though... -
I also from delta coy in Tekong during the mid 90s, it got a nice view of Changi. Sometimes at night when there is no training, I'll seat near the fence and enjoy the viewOriginally posted by ChineseJunk:I did my BMT on Tekong, Camp 1 Delta COY. At that time no BMTC, just Camp 1 (rustic single storey bunks, camo paint scheme, camo water tank, nice sea view, overlooks Changi) and Camp 3 (high rise, more congested, farther inland).
My company line had a garden/pond and one day on fatigue party I noticed a brick that was apparently made by a brick works on Tekong.
I thought it made a good souvenir and since the garden was being redone and bricks were going to be thrown away, I took the brick.
On previous book outs, we marched out and had 3-tonners bring our full packs to the RPL Jetty (yes, it was that many years ago).
Lo and behold, on the day I booked out with the brick in my fullpack, they said we were going to march out with full packs on.
As if the full pack wasn't heavy enough with dirty laundry and such, I had the blooming Tekong brick inside. As this took up quite alot of space (full pack not that roomy to begin with), the rest of the dirty uniforms was placed in a plastic bag and hung to the side of the pack.
I made it all the way but looked like a refugee.
Apart from the brick, I also smuggled out pitcher plants from Botak Hill. I always looked forward to the Individual Field Craft lessons as it gave me a chance to find more specimens. I dug these out using my bayonet and kept them in my ammo pouch. Back at the COY line, I'd plant it in the garden and retrieve it on book out day, with moist tissue placed around its roots.
Sadly, the pitchers lasted only about 3 weeks in a pot before they withered away and I didn't take any more.
The brick is still with me and it's a nice curio from my BMT days. I believe it's one of a kind. -
then where can i get one??? i want one!!!! not fair!!Originally posted by ChineseJunk:Sorry the brick is not for sale. I will donate it to the Army Museum some day though... -
wah...you all damn lucky, i did mine in camp 3, booking out and in had to march further than you guys from camp 1...sometimes, while trying to overtake other companies, we were almost running...with full packs and all...and that is why we are known as chow recruit...because after the march to the jetty, all of us would be sweaty and smelly...Originally posted by tarutaru:I also from delta coy in Tekong during the mid 90s, it got a nice view of Changi. Sometimes at night when there is no training, I'll seat near the fence and enjoy the view
spare time, if any, were spent cleaning the rifles, even though we have yet to fire a single round...i remember sitting at the basketball court everynite during nite snack, with our green mug filled with teh-o, and cleaning the rifle...
one particular day i remembered was 20th, march, 1995, during a stand by bunk session, a few drops of water from a platoon mate's water bottle resulted in the whole platoon trying frantically to fill up 2 water bottles each in 1 min...40 recruits x 2 water bottles...in 1 min...and when we failed, we had to empty the water in our bunk...we did it thrice and did not meet the timing...den, as punishment, we had to do 100 counts of 8 of jumping jacks in vest and slacks, clean up the flooded bunk and the toilet...and then go for lunch after that... -
dude, this brick is priceless. do treasure it. pass it down to future generations like a family heirloom.Originally posted by ChineseJunk: -
WAKAKAKAKA TOYDAY IS MY POP!!!!
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I spent my past 2years in Tekong. I must say, the old Camp 1 is an interesting place. We permstaff would jog there simply to enjoy the magnificent views atop the cliff there, where we could see the reclaimed land, Changi, and beyond. It would be hard getting such great scenery anywhere in S'pore! The barracks look a far cry from the new chalet-like ones.Originally posted by Theballstopshere:Guys, dunno why but I feel extremely nostalgic now. Thus I thought of starting this post for all of us to reminiscence about our BMT days. There were bad but I am sure there were a lot of good too. So here goes:
I did my BMT 10 years ago, in 1997, in Camp 1, Tekong Echo. I was in the mixed batch of guys, there were diploma holders, degree holders, and ah bengs. We lived in those old, narrow one storey houses. It was fun as you can see almost everyone and the interactivity was very good.
Wherever we go there was a dog that would follow us, we call him the Echo dog. He was a fine and obedient dog in the daytime but at night he would just stare and bark at nothing. Very weird and eerie. I wonder if he is still alive today. I once saw a PC feed him KFC leftovers and I asked my dad to bring KFC for the visiting day.
Training was tough, and my company was reputed to be the most siong in Camp 1. Tekan sessions were a norm anytime of the day. But I think there were others who had it worse. Nonetheless, I did log PTs, duckwalks, countless pushups and situps. Those days, we still eat from metal eating trays and had cookhouse food from SAF cooks. Food was really bad, and I lost a lot of weight. We also had to do cookhouse fatigue.
A good thing was that during lunch hours, they will play Power 98 over the PA system and everyone could hear it, it was really good as it was the only thing that connects us to the mainland.
At the back of my bunk I could see Changi Airport. Oh how I long to go home whenever I caught sight of the airplanes touching down. Evenings was great as the sun sets and creates a field of golden corns on the sea.
It's a shame I lost contact with almost everyone in the platoon. I only have the contacts of one person but I have yet to get him out. Think I should do so real soon. The recounting gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. It may have been 10 years ago but it still seems like only yesterday.
I remembered asking an older friend what he felt about BMT, he said that it was tough but he misses it a lot, and if given a choice, he does not mind doing it again. It felt pretty incredulous hearing him say that, but once you have done it and went through all the shit and good times and built a strong comaradarie with your platoon mates, you will think differently, well at least I did.
Short of saying that I will do BMT over again, I do miss my BMT days to a certain extent.
There is a black dog which would follow us on route marches. Probably not the same dog, after all these years.
I wouldn't mind doing BMT (as a rec) again! -
you sign up just to post this?Originally posted by ord personnel:I spent my past 2years in Tekong. I must say, the old Camp 1 is an interesting place. We permstaff would jog there simply to enjoy the magnificent views atop the cliff there, where we could see the reclaimed land, Changi, and beyond. It would be hard getting such great scenery anywhere in S'pore! The barracks look a far cry from the new chalet-like ones.
There is a black dog which would follow us on route marches. Probably not the same dog, after all these years.
I wouldn't mind doing BMT (as a rec) again! -
Well, I could have gone on and furiously post in lots of theads quickly to prevent comments like thisOriginally posted by Schwing:you sign up just to post this? -
song bo?Originally posted by HO SEI BO:WAKAKAKAKA TOYDAY IS MY POP!!!!
someone please reply to his post n say 'ord lo!' or 'ROD aka MR lo!' -
-_-lll wat the hellOriginally posted by stookey:song bo?
someone please reply to his post n say 'ord lo!' or 'ROD aka MR lo!' -
NS is fun.. enjoy it!
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wakkkakakaka....Originally posted by HO SEI BO:-_-lll wat the hell -
how fun can that be?Originally posted by DuanChengFeng:NS is fun.. enjoy it!