where do i do now?

thousandisland SG · 2006-03-14T23:05:30+00:00

when will u get to know ur posting? meanwhile u having a break rite? take this time to train up on ur fitness.. go 4 runs, swims, etc....

Archtomato SG

u ahve no idea how things have changed. Now fait ippt cannot break 0 in chinup also can go Sispec and OCS.

So threadstarter, Dun worry still got chance. Just pray hard enough i guess

Gordonator SG

is that so? if that's the case, what kind of standards are future instructors going to set for their men? how are they going to inspire, motivate and set an example for their men when they themselves are not fit in the 1st place? how good a role model can they be?

LazerLordz SG

I thought the system has changed and the criteria tightened?

Archtomato, when are you referring to? This year or the time before August 2005?

thousandisland SG

i kinda agree with you but one thing i have in mind is that fitness can be built up but leadership and inner qualities cannot be honed within a year or two. sometimes i feel that ocs is really a sportsman's game in the fact that as long as you have been actively involved in some sports, your fitness is up there. hence, you're almost on your way to ocs. undeniably, fitness is the most essential criteria for commanders in saf.

but how about those borderline cases in which their fitness pales in comparison but are definitely more oustanding leaders than those mentioned previously? do we abandon them? one more point to note too, my sgt once told me that we alvl students should be fortunate because once your fitness is up to mark you are on your way to command school. he has had ite intakers who were excellent leaders with fitness and they tried to boost them to ocs/sispec but they just couldnt make it because of their education level. i feel kinda indignant for them. meritocratic we may be, but shouldnt we give the ite students a second chance to prove themselves?

Gordonator SG

true. for commanders, his ability to lead is indeed more important than his fitness level. especially true for commanders in combat units where they will stay on with the same men all the way till they ORD, maybe even during reservist. and the various trainings, exercises and missions they will go through with their men will also put their leardership skills to the test.

but for BMTC, the commanders gets new men every 2 or 3 months. leardership although still equally important but i believe this is the period the recruits buck up on their fitness level to better prepare them for the road ahead. thus instructors must be fit so as to provide a good role model.

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