30th September 2006  1843hrs: "My Make up In-Camp Training experience with 609 SIR/ ATEC evaluation"

Just came back from my infantry Make Up in-camp Training from Tanjong Gul Camp from 20th Sept to 29th Sept 2006.  The camp damn bloody far near Tuas, The ATEC evaluation siong like hell for an 30 years old old man like me.  I missed one 608 SIR's high key Australian training n have no choice but was attached to Unit 609 Sir to do reservist Atec twice!!!!  This is my second high key ICT for 2006!  Damn suay sia...  609 Sir is 2005/ 2006 best NS unit n  I was very fortunate to joined this unit in Bravo Company.  My own unit, 608, got a recon 3 (nearly failed) for our Atec.  I jolly well know what went wrong with my unit.  Well....for 609 SIR, at first i was very uncomfortable to see all new faces n i was one of few new guys in their company.  But they surely put me at ease, as they recognised me almost instantly as a celebrity n started to mingle with me with appreciative praises.  Trust me, sometimes it is cool being a Star.  Besides always being over charged in many merchandises u intend to buy, u got bombarded with many special nice treatments/ good customer services as well.  All treated me very well except one commander not from my section gave me attitude.  Damn you!  I never offend you n you give me attitude.  Dun let me see you outside, me just tolerating u for these 10 days in-camp only.  I m very confident if one to one i fight with you, u sure lose one.  My 20 pull up strength is not trained for nothing.   %%$%$E%$&$&$&$*%(^@@@  Trust me, I was surprised.  Most of the people inside r Hokkien soldiers, meaning those bengs bengs gangster gangster type with tattoo n keep smoking everywhere.  There is even one guy with a dragon n his chest n with the claw grabbing the Neh neh (nipple)...so funny lor!  But be surprised, they r very nice people n I was surprised, even though they never study much, they r in trend n hi tech!!!!   They know how to operate bluetooth, use internet, connection, cell phone file transfer blah blah blah....especially the one that came out from the 3 years jail.  Our army was also very high tech.  Every one of us was equipped with tracking devices thru satellite.  Any where we go, we r locked.  Trust me!  I was bloody happy with these gang of guys.  Met new friends, found some true friends too!  Can someone just slap me silly?!  ha hahahahahaha...  My Platoon commander is a nice person but cannot make it one lah...  very inefficient in  giving command n orders during an attack n most of the time, dun no what to do..Attack an objective took super long till our MG gunners support fire till no more rounds. Wat the!  Sir, no offense, but I know you have a nice civilian job n you r a nice person.  My Company 2 IC does not look very intelligent but he was very talented n speak well..... My god, I was so impressed that he was so eloquent!  There are a few civilians actors went up our defense ground n started to yell "We want peace, we dun want War!  War kills our son..blah blah blah..."  He personally engaged the whole situation till the civilians left speechless.  Clap Clap..!  During the ATEC, I was shagged out with two sleepless nights.   Other unit do the most one dawn attack n one day quick attack.  609 SIR did two long 10km dawn attacks!!!!!!!!!!!   Wat the hell!!!  Damn shagged lor...But something I want to add, the Commanding Officer (CO) of 609 SIR is definitely the soul of 609 SIR.  He was promoted slowly from a lance corporal till sergeant, then convert to officier then major.  He knows how we men feels....  He lifted our spirits, talks the right words, say the rite things, n is extremely motivating..  All people in 609 loves him, I can bet on it.  That is why the reason 609 SIR did better.  I could never forget, he patted the the shoulders of every one one in the unit from the first till the last one for one mission.  You can say that he is being fake, watever, but I want to say that at least he got the heart n put in the effort to encourage everyone of us.  He is our Jesus...  I could never forget this exciting ICT....  I hate reservist, never wanted to see you people again in ICT, but definitely you make my ICT alot happier, exciting n an easier one.  Congratuation 609 SIR, result is out..... RECON 2A!!!!!  We deserve it..........................Ya!

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Steven Lim

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