For ALL those who have went through NS.....fear and thoughts

last SG · 2006-02-12T15:33:22+00:00

i think it’s good to be an officer at least. then your reservist years can slack a bit. lol. i dunno. just what i think.

tigeer2 SG

http://newgrounds.com/portal/view/173271

Laughing OMAHA

Unknown_X SG

wat pes status are u?

ah_tee SG

few tips for BMT

always stay low profile

dun be the first one to volunteer anything

dun give suggestion

dun try to gey kiang n try to motivate the whole platoon

if they wan volunteers for guard duty, n they tell u everyone gotta do at least once, its bs, dun volunteer

during pc/ps interview, dun bother to feedback abt any 3sg cos it aint going to work
its jus for paper sake, u wan u go direct to ur CSM or Orientation Officer or SAF hotline if u really feel something is wrong

bring lotsa lotsa food, cup noodles, cookies, these are prized possesions in tekong

few tips on posted unit

for the 1st half a yr, do the same also, try to be friendly to everyone, know who are the gd guys and bad guys, from then onwards, no need for us to teach u
cos u be almost a "laojiao" soldier liao, u know how to play wif the system, or know how to play rank, and know who to go to overwrite ur upper rank

when i say play rank, i dun mean u use ur rank to order pple to do ur thing, or to siam ur way out, i mean use ur rank to protect urself

no need to go about carrying balls, jus try to be friendly, ur true friends will emerge, who knows ur gd friend will actually turn out to be the Commanding Officer of the unit (this is wad happen to my friend, CPL, but CO's best billard buddy)

wen r new bird in anywhere, sure will get bully, dun worry, things will get better, everyone who gone thru NS sure will know

tips for pre enlistees

unless ur parents going to support u thru NS, pls save up lotsa n lotsa money, few hundred aint gonna get u by in singapore

pls stop ur bad habits of betting soccer or wad, ur few hundred aint enuff to cover ur transportation or food

if u have a gf, u gotta decide btween her and ur stay in unit. then work ur way towards it

if u wan to be in a stay out unit, the preparation gotta start now, dun wait until tekong or wad den u start to regret

jianfish9 SG

NS is tough, maybe not as tough as before as some people like to complain, but still it is tough and suxs. Tekan for no reason and sometime you will feel, wtf am I even doing here? You will feel many injustices and sometimes you cant really do anything about it. Some people also like to pull rank but just tell yourself once you are out of NS, so what if he is a warrant officer or captain or whatever, who cares about their rank.

However, one thing that is really great is about Ns is that you are sure to meet really good frens. Seriously, I think that is the only thing that is good about it. For me, I find the monthly pay good, esp when you are doing nothing...^^

zheshi SG

How come i dun enjoy my ns life?

boy in blues SG

those who volunteer for commando should be exempted from 1year NS Mr. Green

Deunamist SG

this is a very good view on NS Mr. Green

ah_tee SG

i seriously cant take this as an motivation

esp wen my country is VERY RICH, look at the pathetic pay of NSFs

even banglas earn more than them

tt3 SG

depend where u goin la…. some company cannot go 1…. go will suffer….

lpx88 SG

haha im in sec 3 now…but im jus very curious…are there platoon mates who are slackers and give a heck bout everything and pull the whole platoon down?or they eventually change their ahbit?

Pullup Addict SG

I completely agree with Ah_Tee, this is exactly what i would tell anyone who wants to go through NS. The thing is the stupid guard duty thing. If u follow excatly what is written , u should not be doing any guard duty. Like me, i have never done any guard duty on tekong before and this is possible if u know how to stay low. A few more points to add on to the list by ah tee

1. forget about makng bosom buddies in BMT.They are only with u for at most 3 months.after POP, everyone will scatter like sand and communication will be futile. This is when the bastards will appear to try to get OCS. If u wan to survive BMT, look out for ur own safety and fuck everyone else. If u go around like mel gibson in we were soldiers, i tell u, ur name will be the first for sispec and other nonsense. Stay as low as possible.

2. Flunk ur SOC and SIT like mad but borderline pass ur ippt and marksman. If ur SOC is extremely fucked up, do u think they will send u to sispec where they train platoon leaders??at most u go SIR, but it is also quite lobo and not yet BMT. Of course if u go 2 sir then good luck to you.

3. Make use of the SAF hotline and PC interview to let them know of ur present situation. Say things like u miss ur girlfriend and that u wish to be a medic where u can learn life -saving skills and etc..Express ur desire to learn things and life will be better.

4. Be very careful of backstabbers. They can even be ur buddy so if they even try to play punk with you, play them back during the PC interview by saying that he wishes to go sispec or 2 sir. Be a bastard to those who bastard u discreetly and u can laugh when they get posted to sispec while u get posted to medic. the look on their faces was priceless. If u wan to sabo, sabo a few dun sabo the whole platoon

5.The best friends are found in your unit, learn who ur true friends are and u will sail through smoothly.

6. No matter what, still be careful of backstabbers, they are everywhere.

A lot of garang guys here will say that i am kenning here, but honestly if what i am doing does not harm anyone else. why should it matter to you? Survival is imporatant and it is during ur NS where it prepares u for society. NS makes u a man by making u used to shit in society. Take note of what is said and good luck to ur NS!

Gordonator SG

1 of the good things about NS is that it serves as a wake up call for most teens. Laughing

irage SG

LOL... This is very right.
My major in the army, now retired and start his own business have to call me up for business.

The world does turn around. Good thing is he treat me well during my active time. So I can help whatever I can. Very Happy

confusedboi SG

wah.........army really looks like scary place

pre enlistee here

ugh Crying or Very sad

wuming78 SG

MANY people have gone through NS successfully. if it had been a treacherous venture, how would that have been possible?

it is unfortunate (but not unexpected) that only those with the more negative and vehement opinions of NS voice them out - those who are neutral or have positive experiences tend not to.

NS, is, after all, a short duration in your life; a time when you are supposed to do something that you may or may not want to, with a different groups of strangers, and the things may be tough on both the mind and the body, which, again, may or may not be common stresses for youngsters at the age. with this suite of stressors coming in a package, plus the fact in my second para, it is no wonder that youngsters are anxious about NS.

but as we can distill what NS is all about, one can be assured that with the right attitude and outlook, one will complete it with not much difficulty. and it can even serve to provide some lessons for working with big groups of strangers in challenging tasks too, and others, too.

which is why people say youngsters mature with NS. it can serve as a test of character if taken in positive light.

Gordonator SG

u have given up before u even started it, the 1st battle is lost if u think negative. already look at the bright side, negative thoughts gets u nowhere.

confusedboi SG

eh okiez then

shall not think too much about army

neutral mindset

cairocks SG

Overall, NS had been one of my very satisfying period of my life. Among the good things..Made lots of long term friends, Opened up my horizons and see how are things done. Learned to be independent and gained a lot of self confident.

Had ORDed many years ago, but once in a while, still have bad dreams of booking out, then reach home, open up bag or boot of car, find a M16 inside. dunno what to do with it. Wah... can still feel the stress in the dream, wake up in in cold sweat. Also know a ex regular friend who told me he had such dreams now and then also.... Confused

jianfish9 SG

I agree. BMT frens are good while Bmt lasts. The best frens you meet are in your unit coz you will be with them for the longest time.

Also, there is no stress or competition about going/not going to ocs,sispec or crap. If everyone there auto do their own work, it will be easy for everyone and life will not be bad. The better times are when u go into your unit so juz perserve past the training phase.

UandMe SG

i think the most torturous thing about NS(BMT phase) is probably the sudden lost of freedom… weekends will become damn precious and many people will get depressed on Sundays at the thought of returning to camp(not very unlike working life).

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