I assume you going for Tekong BMT?They don't allow food to be
brought in for several reasons.The main reason is because of rat
infestation in the bunks.Careless recruits who leave opened biscuit
packs and half eaten food items around over the years have
attracted an army of "commando rodents" into nearly every bunk.The
rats will eat ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.My section had
caught rats with garters,pieces of socks,pieces of our underwear
and even bits of our FHM magazines dangling from their
mouths...With that said,if they even find our inedible items
attractive,what's more about food items?
Ziplock bags are useless as they will bite through it.A rat bit
his way through my friend's 5 layer of ziplock bags to get to his
one miserable bowl of cup noodles.My casualty list alone amounted
to about 22 cup noodles,10 chococlate bars,5 mammee noodle packs,2
packs of combat rations(the one they issue just b4 field camp),a
couple of underwears and the picture of my Ex,all items listed were
sealed in triple layer ziplock body bags and were violated while in
the bags.
Another reason applies to the obese batch for obvious reasons
but they can bring food items in after fulfilling several
conditions.
I believe the nutrition in the cookhouse is relatively well
balanced out as I often see civilian cookhouse inspectors going
down on a fequent basis to inspect the food prepared while I was
still at Tekong.Non-muslim,muslim,vegetarian meals are available
for all 3 meals.
Even if you are prepared to face the rat problem,you have to see
if your company commanders allow you to bring food items in.Most
will allow it but please don't bring in "wet" items like mee
siam,laksa that kind.I suggest you wait for your first book out day
after the 2 weeks confinement then ask your PC on that day whether
can bring supplements/proteins when you book in.Most probably
can.
You will most probably be asked to book out carrying fieldpack,I
suggest you put those items into convenient packaging as there is a
practice of "everything out" when you book in.That means they will
ask you to empty all the stuff in your bag/s and lay it out infront
of them for inspection(see if got contraband items) before they let
you go back to your bunk.
In short,ask your commanders on the first book out for
permission to bring those things in when book in.Long term
goal?Defending them from the rats as I assure you that they can
bite a hole through the tin container that holds your protein shake
powder.
