Clarifications For Tekong Recruits
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hi guys!
any1 from tekong in this forum?
whether u r an officer there or a recruit there,
juz wanna ask u guys the following questions:
1) no more 3 weeks confinement from october onwards liaoz right?
2) no more parents visiting day since no more confinement, parents can only visit on enlistment days
3) recruit pay from october 1st onwards will be $450
above r info from my fren's CO in tekong sch 2.
can any1 clarifiy? -
1) Never heard before also it is none of my business any more as I already served my confinementOriginally posted by tetsumi:hi guys!
any1 from tekong in this forum?
whether u r an officer there or a recruit there,
juz wanna ask u guys the following questions:
1) no more 3 weeks confinement from october onwards liaoz right?
2) no more parents visiting day since no more confinement, parents can only visit on enlistment days
3) recruit pay from october 1st onwards will be $450
above r info from my fren's CO in tekong sch 2.
can any1 clarifiy?
2) Same as 1
3) Possible as there is rumour saying REC/PTE will get $455 monthly....... -
i think $300 bah...my bro jus enlist n he got 300...
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har??? so many changes again???? si bei good life leh if confirm... sighz...Originally posted by tetsumi:hi guys!
any1 from tekong in this forum?
whether u r an officer there or a recruit there,
juz wanna ask u guys the following questions:
1) no more 3 weeks confinement from october onwards liaoz right?
2) no more parents visiting day since no more confinement, parents can only visit on enlistment days
3) recruit pay from october 1st onwards will be $450
above r info from my fren's CO in tekong sch 2.
can any1 clarifiy? -
Haven't heard any of the above moreover i am permstaff of bmtc.
Anyway, there is a CO conference this week, so they maybe announced then.
As for confinement, i think it is unlikely to be abolished. you might have mixed up the info in cases where there are public holidays during the confinement periods, for these cases, there will be no parent visiting day.
however, there have been many changes withing the INF formation, so many things are yet to be announced.
As for the pay thing, dunno who these rumour mongers are.... but seriously, many people have mixed up prorated pay + advanced pay thinking it's pay increase. -
I have not heard anything about it...so I not too sure about this.
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recruit life getting better n better. @#$%^&*
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its allowance, not pay!!!
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pay, allowance, salary, whatever. hahaha.Originally posted by kopiosatu:its allowance, not pay!!!
dunno why ppl want to emphasize the difference.
its different in a legal context lah... but in casual talk.. dun think we should bother. haha.
anyway.. dun take it too hard lah.. just wondering why ppl from last time keep emphasizing the diff. -
oic... rem to come back n update us ok?Originally posted by Ponders:Haven't heard any of the above moreover i am permstaff of bmtc.
Anyway, there is a CO conference this week, so they maybe announced then.
As for confinement, i think it is unlikely to be abolished. you might have mixed up the info in cases where there are public holidays during the confinement periods, for these cases, there will be no parent visiting day.
however, there have been many changes withing the INF formation, so many things are yet to be announced.
As for the pay thing, dunno who these rumour mongers are.... but seriously, many people have mixed up prorated pay + advanced pay thinking it's pay increase. -
of course it is different.Originally posted by Ponders:pay, allowance, salary, whatever. hahaha.
dunno why ppl want to emphasize the difference.
its different in a legal context lah... but in casual talk.. dun think we should bother. haha.
anyway.. dun take it too hard lah.. just wondering why ppl from last time keep emphasizing the diff.
and the difference is crucial - it decides the amount one can and will get - and i guess that is, to you, what is most important. -
no lah, what i meant is that whenever one uses a misnomer (using the word "pay" instead of allowance), some other guy will come along and correct us.Originally posted by wuming78:of course it is different.
and the difference is crucial - it decides the amount one can and will get - and i guess that is, to you, what is most important.
What i am trying to mean is, in a casual context, we needn't be so particular about the wordings. haha.
anyway... to tetsumi..... THERE ARE talk about abolishing confinement period, but i should be some time before it could be confirmed. They are discussing whether it should only be BMTC recruits or all recruits. -
hm... now even the confinement period is abolished. what rationale are they going to come up with? that its a obsolete practise? what has made it obsolete then? or has it always been unnecessary?Originally posted by Ponders:no lah, what i meant is that whenever one uses a misnomer (using the word "pay" instead of allowance), some other guy will come along and correct us.
What i am trying to mean is, in a casual context, we needn't be so particular about the wordings. haha.
anyway... to tetsumi..... THERE ARE talk about abolishing confinement period, but i should be some time before it could be confirmed. They are discussing whether it should only be BMTC recruits or all recruits. -
tell them to faster abolish the confinement period...Originally posted by Ponders:no lah, what i meant is that whenever one uses a misnomer (using the word "pay" instead of allowance), some other guy will come along and correct us.
What i am trying to mean is, in a casual context, we needn't be so particular about the wordings. haha.
anyway... to tetsumi..... THERE ARE talk about abolishing confinement period, but i should be some time before it could be confirmed. They are discussing whether it should only be BMTC recruits or all recruits.
dun tu n tu cos i'm going in next mth!!!
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The original rationale for confinement was to get new enlistees used to a regimented way of life without the distractions of a civilian life.Originally posted by tetsumi:tell them to faster abolish the confinement period...
dun tu n tu cos i'm going in next mth!!!
However, for my BMTC batch, only the guys from my company and another got to taste the confinement almost towards its fullest (I could only book out on Christmas Eve, after 14 straight days on Tekong). Those who enlisted in January were lucky -- they had Chinese New Year break a few days after their enlistment, so essentially they were not confined.
During the entire confinement period, I was actually quite comfortable, thanks to the support my section mates gave me. Without them, I might now have survived that 14 days. I cried on Parents Visiting day. It was simply too overwhelming, not seeing both my parents and the simple sights of my familiar surroundings.
When I booked out on the 24 December 2003, I was reeling from shock. I was not used to seeing so many vehicles on the road. In fact, I nearly forgot about them, and crossed the road as if I were on Pulau Tekong... -
last year i was enlisted for BMT on a tuesday. i spent nearly 3 full weeks on tekong!
i have 1 friend he enlisted on a friday, lucky him, after saturday and sunday consider 1 week gone liao...