The physical training standards may have dropped but what is
more worrying is that the MENTAL STAMINA/TOLERANCE of the new
generations is falling even faster!
Look at the increasing number of new enlistees reporting for
mental disorders.Some even do 99 hit combo by adding family problem
and physical discomfort along with it.Of course,most of them are
genuine cases but I'm starting to loose faith after withnessing
some fake cases.
I knew of one guy who claim to have EXTREME phobia and
difficulty at socialising with other people as the reason for
his mental problem.....on one of the book out days,I see him
kissing a girl while in uniform and on another,working PT at
MacDonalds going "Good Morning Sir,welcome to McDonalds,may I take
your order please?" in a clear and loud voice......In camp,sit in
office one corner and hug his leg while rocking back and
forth
Before we fault the training standards,we should wonder if our
new boys have started to grow marshmallows as brains.
If they are not mentally stable/prepared,even if we reduce BMT
to a one day lesson on how to strip and assemble weapon,they still
will not survive it.
