POP loh!!!

The last night at my messy bunk...







Rank & badge all sewn & ready!








From jockey cap to beret to Fitness Specialist baseball cap








The fresh graduates from the 91st BFSC!






(photo taken from an audience's facebook)

That's us performing the rappelling + log PT stunt after the parade






(photo taken from Qian's facebook)

I think we put up a hell of show!








Wong, Jacob & LLY

all the best to Wong...






XR & me, thanks for coming

First IPPT in SISPEC

One week have passed, but training haven't really started. Can't say much about our training schedule & stuffs due to "security reasons", but seems like all book outs days are on Saturdays! Damn. And the food is horrible! I begin to miss the Tekong Cookhouse already.

We had IPPT yesterday morning, getting a Pass is as good as failing, since both have to stay back on Saturday for extra PT. Most of my section mates were aiming for a Silver, saying Gold is impossible bla bla bla. This kind of mindset is just not right for a future commander if you ask me. Heard of the saying "Aim for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars."? (Pls don't be lame and come tell me the nearest star is how many lightyears away) As for me, my only aim is for gold, nothing else.

So, 5 points for sit-up, 5 points for chin-ups, 5 points for SBJ, 4 points for shuttle run (3rd attempt after fouling twice), I'm on my way for gold! The route for 2.4km run was a difficult one, as there is a up slope section plus a U-turn. Wearing my own Nike Air running shoes did help, more on the mental side I would say. Though i missed gold by about 3~5sec, I'm happy to have clocked my best personal timing, for that i check-out!

Specialist Cadet Trainee

Most of your should know about it already, but I will still talk about it anyway. The picture above is the new SCT rank (Specialist Cadet Trainee), it looks like a 3SG rank cut into half, or rather three slanted bars to make it sound nicer, whatever.

First day in SISPEC is purely parade, feels like a second POP if you ask me. With new rank comes new responsibilites, I'm not too sure what they are at the moment. All I know is, allowance is $90/$20 over Private/Corporal ranks respectively. See the pay structure below:

source: mindef