I used to think those who refuses to put in much hardwork during
their NSF period are the ones who'll have much to loose. With such
attitude in life, they can hardly survive in the real world.
Or so I thought.
Recently, it seems to become more apparent to me
that those who are more hardworking and willing to put in
more effort in the things they do are actually the ones who are
more stupid.
Take for example, in order for the battalion or the company to
do well, key appointments and responsibility are inevitably
given to those who are more willing to work and deemed as more
capable. Meanwhile, those slackers will just be tasked to help out
the others (which they'll still try to siam as much as
possible), being free of much responsibilities.
Whenever something goes wrong, these appointment holders will
naturally be blamed for it, since they are the ones who is taking
up the responsibilities. This is despite all the hardwork they've
put in their job. Meanwhile, those slackers need not
accept any blame since they have not done nothing, since they've
done nothing in the first place!
What's worse is that at the end of the day, everyone will still
ORD as Coporals together and receive the same pay throughout. No
extra rewards for those who gave in more, nothing taken from those
who try to siam as much work as possible.
I know, as soldiers, we should be contributing without
expectations of rewards in the first place. But to 'punish' those
who are willing to work by giving them heavier responsibilities and
more work while 'rewarding' the lazy by tasking them with easier
works...something is wrong here isn't it?
20-years-old NSFs aren't saint. How would you feel if you've
been doing so much thing in one day only to realise someone else
had been enjoying a much slacker day? How would you feel if you've
been doing so much things and yet still blamed for some mistakes,
while the one who've been doing nothing gets to escape it all?
To take things in one's stride...surely there's a limit to it?
How much longer can I go on like that?
Perhaps I'm just being bias thinking that those slackers are
actually...well, as slack as I thought. Perhaps I'm just
exegerating the situation. I don't know. But what I do know is that
I've come to find it so stupid to do so much anymore.
I can fully understand what you mean. Which is why Seldom soldiers
volunteer for any task.
Utimately, you have to be confident to perform the job on hand,
and often, no commander will delegate to you something that you may
not be able to perform. But it is also an opportunity to measure
you up and see where you stand. This is the army we are talking
about, not some MNC. When one screws up, it may cost lives, not
just money.
We may see no wars, but we must always be prepared for it. Tasks
performances are a good gauge to access one's ability during the
strains and stress of war, which may not happen for a thousand
years or it may just happen tomorrow. A commander needs to know his
men, their strengths and limitations.
No soldier is a saint and neither are commanders angels. Unless
you had displease your superior or fail him in some way, then
you are a marked man, destined for mediocrity, never to be trusted
or depended on, which you must correct, not by arguing further, but
by proving actions that you deserve better.
It is only by making mistakes we learn, and paying the price -
punishments, for it that we can improve ourselves. It is the
experience that you will gain by performing additional jobs and
responsibilities that sets you apart from others, capabilities that
in a time of crisis, you will be depended upon and looked up to,
for lives will be in your hands.
