on enlistment

bismarck SG

i thought abt this after hearing my friend got picked for commando interview..
i wasnt jealous or angry when i heard it because i nvr expected to be selected anyway. if saf picked me....sure die. there goes cdo reputation liao. Laughing

ok main point. i was thinking, when i enlist (now in 3rd year poly) i want to be different. not that i am putting down ppl frm infantry, etc. but i dont want to be just another enlistee, just another recruit, just another private.( i am not putting down the recruits or privates because i havent even enlist, so u are like a few levels abv me already)

neither do i mean tat i want to be in SOF, spies ( Laughing just watched 007) or CT. i just want to do something that i can remember after i ORD and be proud both doing it and after i ORD.

this may just be another of kp story frm pre-enlistees,

Patrik SG

Guards?

bismarck SG

i dunno abt guards..was reading abt it just now..
i mean i doubt i can get in...even i got PES A.( hell, A is like so bloody common)

wuming78 SG

well. not everyone gets to the elite vocations - they are not called elite for nothing. but we must also realise, not all the best ones go to these elite groups, and not all those who go there are the best.

if you wish to make a difference and be proud of your ns stint, just do your best in everything while there. Wink

the fact that you are thinking this way now is already a good start! keep it up!

mr_sotong SG

sign on as pilot or navy officer...

bismarck SG

Shocked Shocked Shocked
Laughing

nice take.

as for the rest of yr post, will take that into consideration Smile

bismarck SG

sign on is probably out of the Q,
Shocked

kopiosatu SG

Just do your best. it doesn't matter what vocation you are, just do your best and at the end of the day, you know what you did then you will leave knowing u did something.

It's not the job. Its the person.

kopiosatu SG

Anyway when i was in NS, i was a driver.

I did what i could do. And after I ORD, the guys from my unit still contact me to go out (I was only a NSF, the rest are regulars)

At the end of the day, I was proud of what I did. Though I was only a driver, I did my best to provide good service for the unit.

LazerLordz SG

Do your job well, and as long as you don't screw up, you will already have done yourself a favour.I may sound cynical but not every place in the Army has superiors who actually value your contribution.By all means, I wish you the best but having seen 2.5 years of stuff and am going to ORD, I have to say that there are people worth walking that extra mile for, and there are people who you would club with your rifle if given a chance.

Elite vocations are elite, and if you can handle the tough regimen there, you might enjoy it eventually because of the challenges you will face there.Keep you chin up no matter where you end up.If you wish to slack, make sure you do not inadvertantly cause trouble for your mates.Stay safe and alive.You are after all, a NSF.There will be many things which you will have learnt in the service , which you will realise when your stint is coming to an end.

Good luck for your NS.Cheers. Mr. Green

sidestep1984 SG

i think being infantry is being different…everyone wanna be a guardsman or a commando…they think that going infantry is a curse…which is not actually…

Gordonator SG

being a recce seems fitting for u. Mr. Green

bismarck SG

Laughing i may not even get into elite vocations...

i was thinking i need to learn my discipline well in NS..because, frankly i lack it

bismarck SG

recce ?????

[w][e][i] SG

Perhaps if u did well during yr bmt in tekong then u can become an officer or a sergeant leh.. then at least you have something to remember rite? hmmm.. i also 3rd yr at poly... actually i have the same feeling as u coz 2 of my clsmate in cls already selected for va then they were suaning me that i was PES A- (coz i also pes A) but i did not get va... quite disappointed Sad but judging from their results and fitness level, i know that i'm better then them, so nothing to sad abt.. Laughing

Patrik SG

Aiya…go OCS be officer loh..

bismarck SG

VA is vocational assessment ?

sidestep1984 SG

recon...
the eyes and ears of watever unit u are assigned to....

anywaes...dont think so much arh...

can means can...cannot means cannot...

just go with the flow...and show ure bmt instructors wat u are made of

LazerLordz SG

BMT instructors are not the know-all and see-all of the NSF term.Just remember that.Treat them with enough respect but don’t kow-tow to them.

wuming78 SG

well. theres nothing to be ashamed of if one is not chosen for VA. anyway its just an assessment, not a confirmation. furthermore, there are various reasons (other than fitness) that influence whether or not one is called up for VA. hence my postulation that "not all the best goes to the elite units, and not all those who go to such units are the best".

if a guy goes to one of these units and displays lousy attitude, even though he may be the most garang nsf, i would still think some other guy who serves with pride in a so-called normal unit deserves more accolades for his ns stint, and has more reasons to be proud of the 2 yrs of service.