You (if you happen to be an officer) may not like reading this
but most OCS cadets are wayang kings.
Be it crossovers from SISPEC or direct from BMT. True enough, there
are capable and fit ones, scholars, whitehorses etc. But the rest
will just wayang their way through to get into OCS. For the big
majority (myself included), we are not that thick skinned to wayang
in front of instructors and being hypocrites to fellow trainees
(you know what I mean)... that's why most of us ended up in SISPEC
or elsewhere. I have been through the system and I have seen it
all... sadly, those who crossover to OCS during my time in SISPEC
were the biggest wayangs that my company and myself had seen. Those
who went straight from BMT were fit, but that's about it.
Well, they may have changed the system but selection will always be
flawed.
True, many who made it to OCS would like to believe that they are
one of the best and capable ones... OK fair enough. But the truth
is that, not ALL belong to that category of being the best and
capable ones. If he is capable, I will gladly salute him. But
sadly, I haven't met one that deserve the respect yet.
But hey, those wayang kings did put in effort to "show" that they
deserve the OCS posting... so hmmm... that alone requires some
effort.. LOL. Deep down inside, those who have served will know who
are the tough guys that run the army and get the men going when
morale is low. Specs are not called the backbone of the army for
nothing.
So for those aspiring officers wannabes reading this, you should
know what to do. It does help if you have thick skin, physical
fitness and wayang skills. You will certainly be an officer if you
can strike a balance between being friendly to your instructors but
yet well liked by your fellow trainees at the same time. Think PR
and EQ.
This is no officer bashing post... I am sure many of the forummers
would agree with me.
CHeers!
