Marco_Simone SG I am supposed to go for my BMT recourse.But then I got a downgrade and coz of this CPC last min tell me to go for OETI course-the course starts on Mon and they only told me on Fri afternoon when I was on off.I SMS-ed my QM about this and he does not reply.So I go on Mon lor. While I am attending the course,I hear from my unit mates that my QM wanna charge me for insubordination-for not following his orders-he wants me to complete my BMT instead of going to OETI and get my 3SG rank.
LazerLordz SG Grey area. You are following new orders that should supersede the old, but your QM did not expressly tell you in writing which course to go for. I believe CPC takes precedence over individual superior's wishes, unless stated. Approach your QM and talk to him/her.Don't waste anymore time. Hopefully, it can be sorted out. And I wonder what reason the QM has against you getting your 3SG rank??
Marco_Simone SG My QM thinks that combat courses are more important than non-combat courses-that's what he told me before. He being a gulible 21 year fresh from OCS is also being brainwashed by this fat Indian lady who is my RQ.Indeed,most of the time,the QM is just like a puppet of the RQ... My RQ don't like me lor...She wants me to stay at CPL forever...
babymac13 SG Immediate BMT recourse for pes B? If so, there might be a change of plan as you have been downgraded, and therefore CPC might attach you to OETI first. Are you an OOC in Tekong now? You can always check with your PC/PS and see if they assist you in this issue, e.g. they can always consult their higher authority, e.g. OC or CSM.
LazerLordz SG Your QM is an idiot. He doesn't even have any exposure to the real SAF beyond what OCS has taught him. When you are downgraded, your vocational assignment will likely be changed, and CPC is the agent of this change.You have to explain to your QM that CPC's orders are based on your downgrade, and since it is more recent, it should take precedence. Hasn't this young boy ever read up on chain of command and vocational assignment in his spare time? Can you talk to your DYS4 or RSM? Logically speaking, they will be your next in line on the COC.
LazerLordz SG He's in unit. Anyway, for him, the QM is the PC and the RQ is the PS. He needs to talk to his 2IC equivalent, the DYS4.
Marco_Simone SG Anyway,people.This case happened to me in January 2005 I ORD more than a year ago in June 2005. Was reminded of this case while browsing the threads in the SAF forum.In the end,I completed the course and went back to unit.QM and RQ a bit tulan but also lan lan suck thumb. Cheers, 3SG(NS) Benny Ho. DOE:081298 ORD:010605 anti climax right
babymac13 SG Pardon me for the above message i wrote. Well, it's weird that his unit wants him to goes for recourse rather than on-course to be a auto mechanic. Allowing him to go for recourse, will mean there's a possiblity that he will be revocated and reposted to another unit, which also mean they will be short of 1 man, assuming no replacement will be given til notice.
LazerLordz SG Originally posted by Marco_Simone: Anyway,people.This case happened to me in [b] January 2005 I ORD more than a year ago in June 2005. Was reminded of this case while browsing the threads in the SAF forum.In the end,I completed the course and went back to unit.QM and RQ a bit tulan but also lan lan suck thumb. Cheers, 3SG(NS) Benny Ho. DOE:081298 ORD:010605 anti climax right [/b]Good case study. Anyway, I can visualise your QM trying to pull his weight above you, a overseas graduate who's probably a few years older and wiser than him.
Marco_Simone SG I always joke around with some of the fellow specs,when I enlisted in the old BMTC 2 at Nee Soon,you were still in primary school and dont know how to masturbate yet.
LazerLordz SG Reminds me of this 3SG who came back to serve out his last 3 months in the BMTC coy I was doing recourse in. We were in the Mess at night having supper, and he was talking about how one minute he's in UK having fun, the next, he's forced to wake up at 6 am to drag lao jiaos to breakfast and having to beg steal and borrow their 11B to scan. And he's a Masters grad in Aeronautics.
Shotgun SG I think its a matter worth bringing up the chain of command. But of course, cannot rely on the ppl on top of u to help u one, since most of them are more interested in covering their own asses. A good plausible pre-empt option was to call CPC, to inform them of the 2 conflicting instruction.
lwflee SG It is precisely because career officers want to cover their arses that you should bring the matter up. They do not want to rock the boat and in this case, on the facts presented, it seems clear to all but the dimmest person (Oh - On 2nd thoughts....) that the QM ought to be beaten down to earth before he gets further delusions of grandeur.
Obersturmfuhrer SG Dude, your QM dun have the power to charge you, he can only RECOMMEND. The power to charge rested in a JDO or higher, which is usually a senior officer such as an S3. Like the rest said, obtain the black and white orders from CPC. That document will serve as your defence should your dumb superior wishes to pursue the matter to save face. He'll probably end up losing more.
KenPlus SG Yeah,usually most superiors do not like their man to go for recourse because CPC usually will not send someone to replace the man while they are in BMT. I think your superiors are either weird or mainly just don't like you,want to find fault.
