Okay, some people might think I'm nuts but I'm going to say I liked army life. Now that I've ORDed for some time already (220802, i can never forget these 6 digits. Guys know what I mean) I kind of miss the life. Again people might think I'm crazy but I actually enjoy going back for reservist ... I've even briefly considered signing on, but in the end chose the path marked out for me, which is to come to university. Seems like an university education and a military career are like oil and water. Well, unless you're an officer. But I wasn't interested in being an officer ... I was considering signing on as a medic specialist, which would mean going to NYP for Nursing instead of NUS ...
So what attracts me to life in the army? (Especially considering that I'm not particularly fit. I was fitter while still in service, but I was still rather unfit by army standards.) It's a mystery to me too ... Let me throw up a few possible reasons:
1. I like the regimentation and discipline. Unit life (I need to write a glossary for the girls...) was obviously less regimented than BMT, but was still regimented. I think it was just right. You know, there are rules to follow and stuff, but much of it was sensible and practical. Hey, toilet-cleaning was a chore, but dirty toilets are disgusting lah!!
What's more, I'm a very undisciplined person, so a set of rules and routine is good for me. I woke up at 7am sharp everyday, 15min to lay in bed semi-awake, 15min to wash up and change, 10min to buy breakfast. 0740hr I will be in my office ... Nowadays, I don't wake at any fixed time, and sometimes even oversleep ... heck, I almost missed an exam once because of oversleeping, good thing I was only 15min late ...
2. It must be a boy thing - I like guns, weaponry, camping, stuff like that. Though I must admit, I never looked forward to those 4-days field exercises. Those were really siong lah!! We'll always be thinking about what we will do once we get out of the wilderness ... But for all its siongness, I still enjoyed those days. It's a sweet and sour thing, I guess. Many fond memories include the time our 3-tonner (a truck) almost flipped over during a muddy rainstorm. Then there was the time when we were ambushed by 'commandoes' and the entire company retreated, leaving behind the medical platoon to fend for ourselves! Hahaha... The night that we had to set up, tear down, set up, tear down our BCS. And that unforgetably blissful shower and lunch when we got back from that first Full Troop Exercise .... Yeah, it's all siong, but a certain appeal lies within ...
3. SAF as an organisation is highly self-sufficient, with many systems properly in place. Things just work. Generally speaking, it's a fairly well-oiled machine, so it's fairly enjoyable working in it. There's always somebody to do something.
Ya, so these must be some of the reasons why life in the army appeals to me ... Okay guys, you can shoot me now ...
Oh ya, the link above will bring you to this page full of videos ... quite interesting actually. Although everything sounds very euphemistic and seems propaganda-ish, I think there is a fair amount of realism depicted ... I think, girls, you should go take a look at what you've missed out on!! Haha ...
