Life in the first 3 mths in Panglima = slack. might be a
blessing, might a curse.. you decide. First 5 mths = stay in + 5.5
days week... dun happy happy see just bring along your service cap
+ 11B you think is stay out vocation.. sorry to break the news
bro.
Basically you are gonna be training to be a man onboard RSN ships.
3 months of niauh to clear admin stuff or so they claim (i mean
really really niauh, wake up zho bo until night.. you'd be banging
the wall to find something to do. Sometimes i bloody wonder why
they make us stay in during this period). Followed by 2 months of
basic seamanship course and you'll see where you wanna spec to
afterwards (gunner, radar ops, navigator etc). Your spec vocations
decides your time at Panglima before getting posted to a
ship.
Prepare for a huge huge culture shock from Army to Navy is all i
can say. Navy traditions are followed here like rounds and colors
(fun stuff!). If you are a smoker, good bloody luck lol. Panglima
is the only base in Singapore that is smoke free.. get caught
smoking, sign 4 extras. Base itself is clean (got uncle aunties
clean for you lol) but you must clean your bunks and toilets ala
tekong. Panglima was built last year so facilities are still pretty
rad. Oh, the ISM (equal to your CSM in tekong) likes to poke and
wack ppl's 11B out.. guys in green especially.. so just be pepared
la.
p/s: Lots of swimming yes.. but once you pass your swimming CAT
test they wldnt ka-chiao you. And it is wise to pass your swimming
test asap or it will get hellish afterwards ie: waking up everyday
530am to go swimming..
