Originally posted by Ristar:
firstly, doing guard duty does not mean anything. in fact, guard
duty is redundant. u think those[b] enemy SOF is dumb
enough to be caught by prowlers?
dun
joke. plus, the amount of ammunition given is another big
joke.
its just pointless suffering. if they wanna make
REAL one, they can put cameras with guns all over the f shop,
complete with bunkers with M16s, SAR21s, GPMG, Metador, AGLs
pointing outside. then again, still open to airstrikes, so if
MINDEF really wants the camp, they have to deploy SAM and AAA all
over the f shop also. complete with air support from F16s and AH-64
should there be enemy armour and CAS.
fact is, dun need as threat is low. enemy SOF is smarter than to
get caught by a few prowlers who WILL DIE without
even seeing them in the first place.
oh, then u can say terrorism. if a car carrying 100kg of explosive
goes up to the gate, theres nothing u can do to stop it from
ramming through. or even if the bomber detonates the explosives, u
r still too near.
therefore, my point. pointless suffering.
but since we are on an issue that focuses on how strong/weak the
storemen are... those ppl u r talking abt carry sch bag before or
not? u mean to say they are not fit to even carry a rifle + SBO
that is probly loaded with watever tidbits they like?
secondly, level of education does not mean anything. or r u trying
to tell me that an O lvl shoot more crooked than a soldier who grad
from poly, or vice versa? or that an O lvl can carry more things
than a soldier who grad from poly?
thirdly, IPPT pass? only?
hardworking... great. i like hardworking people that dun push their
duties to others. but that does not change the fact. and, if they
got injured or their condition worsened, wat do u think SAF will
do?[/b]
hi ristar
dun get wat u r trying to say or was my posting that bad? 
anyhow, i was trying to point out the fact that there were storemen
who are equally fit and hardworking as well and regardless of their
educational background.
that's fm my experience when i hd the opportunity to supervise
couple of storemen with a mixture of pes b/c with a/o/n levels,
some of whom are medically unfit but put up good espirit de corps
within the team. 