(scape goat token)
I heard BMT is only 2 weeks now, and after that we are allowed to
book out every day after 5pm?
where got BMT 2 weeks one......only PES E is 5.5 days.
I've also heard from seniors, or see some people who recently
enlisted into NS being quite slack/free after half a year (or maybe
several months). They are able to take stuff like driving etc..
actually, after your BMT and you get post to unit, after like 8
months or so when you become lao-jiao, generally will be quite
slack and free most of the time, unless your camp is those
super-garang camps everyday training non-stop etc.....
and those people who take stuff like driving do it in their
spare time, and these guys are usually those stay-out ones.
Basically I'm asking this because my parents has allowed me to
start learning cello after my Alevels. Which means, I learn for one
month and then enter NS. Will I still have ample time to practice
in this case? do I get to book out to practice?
after you first enter NS, which is the 2 - 3 months BMT, you
will rarely get the chance to practice. Sure, you can practice
after you book out (Sat), but the time is short, because u need to
book in Sun.
plus, the training will already tire you out.
if you wanna practice, the only time would be after your BMT,
where hopefully u get to stay-out.
I will need about 1 hour of practice daily at least.
not very possible to me, at least during your BMT.
but if you get posted to stay-out camp, u can go home practice
every night.
So mainly my questions are 1) is booking out at a consistent basis
possible? Like say after 5-6 Pm everyday? And after when do I get
to go home daily? 2) do leaves for exams normally get approved?
1) it's possible only if you get posted to stay-out units after
BMT. For such units, you get to go home everyday like office hours,
unless you got guard duty where you need to stay overnight.
2) leaves for exams usually get approved, unless you always give
OCs or superiors a lot of problem, but even then, it has a very
high chance of getting approved.
Will I be fine with the work load in NS?
i doubt you can even stay awake while practicing cello during
weekeneds after all the BMT crap. it's way more tiring than any
school workload and after all, NS is NOT school!!!!!
basically, for your case, just hope that you get posted to
stay-out camp.
actually, you should have kenged a bit during CMPB
check-up.......see lah......now get PES A, god also cannot save
you.
PES A usually is get posted to combat units, and combat units
99.999999% always stay-in.
of course there's a chance you might get posted to stay-out
units, but it may not be very high.
the stay-out units are mainly the logistics units (supply and
transport, ammo etc).
anyway, also cannot blame TS lah.......before i enter NS, i
don't even know sergeants got different ranks and i didn't even
know there's officers in the army......all i knew was sergeant,
corporal, private, recruit......
it was only after i got posted to my unit that i started to know
what is 2LT, LTA, CPT etc.....
if TS is good enough, he can apply for this......errr.......SAF
Drama and Dance Company (if i remember the name correctly).
that COY can excuse marching and everything and all they need to
do during NS is perform on stage. :D
good luck.