ATEC @CRESCENDO

last SG · 2004-01-18T22:33:06+00:00

Should be brand new model ba.... if not, it's a joke lor the current mile set, after the first objective, i took out my body harness's battery til Endex. I...

wuming78 SG

lip balm? isit tt dry there?

LoVeMeLoVeMenOt SG

Yes, U need it very MUCh...weather is dry & humid Smile

wuming78 SG

er.. isit dry or isit humid? how can it be both at the same time??

jacobs SG

Ya.... is it that the weather is dry but damn hot that you sweat like a sponge being squeezed? Bring SGD$250 arh.... I will be going to sai yok camp, which my friend said is a new camp. Can i use sandfly net instead of camou scarf? i think i use both. I bought mosquitoe coil, needed? I wonder whether it will rain... i will have to buy more socks...

12qwaszx SG

it will be hot in the day loh, but maybe not that hot this time of year. don't have much mosquitoes lah, so don't need to bring coil... somemore you go ATEC leh, can use or got time to use coil meh? hehehe....

Sai Yok camp new meh? last time i'm there, they've renovated the toilets lah... that's about all. but the camp is quite nice lah...

12qwaszx SG

wuming78 SG

how hot can it get there? and wat additional measures or precautions do they take to prevent heat injuries? wat can u all do for urself for the heat?

jacobs SG

About mosquitoe coil, can use at navex lor. In ATEC, see how.....

Ya.... Sai yok camp not new, my friend talk cock. Think the day is damn hot, then damn humid in the night. My sect comd(regular) said that our socks will get wet after a night's slp. O_O Anyway, my sect comd(regular) should know alot about crescendo, having been there twice already. But still thanks for your info, coz' he's the quiet type.

wuming78 SG

wow. how come hes been there twice?

12qwaszx SG

precautions ah? bring extra l.25litre bottles with you loh.... that's about all... bring some $ too lah, sometimes during navex, you'll see stores selling icecreams cones or bottle drinks.. hahahaah..
depends on your luck.

yes, it's hot in the day. i was in crescendo twice too. once in june 2000 and once in jan - feb 2001. That june one was damn hot, reached a max of 43C during navex and some places felt like desert. the other one, not that bad, but still damn hot... maybe high 37-39C..

what your sect. comd said is correct, it is humid at night and your uniform will be quite wet in the morning.

actually, go crescendo 2x not a big deal lah. if you are with ATEC, you travel until you lose count ah.. hehehe.. personally, i've travelled 5x overseas during NSF, dunno like that is heng or suay....

jacobs SG

He's been in the army for like four yrs plus. Been to brunei twice, thailand going to be thrice, australia or new zealand and taiwan. I was suppose to be going to hawaii for a joint exercise with the U.S. marines after my trip to brunei. But they kinda give it to i think guards to go....? Then we got to go taiwan instead but it was cancelled due to SARS. So after this ATEC, a lucky few will be going to taiwan.

wuming78 SG

hope hes going to go on to become a ps soon.

wuming78 SG

hm.. how does it feel when the temp is like 43C? and does it mean the sun is like there all the time? or isit possible to not haf the sun but still be 43C?

jacobs SG

He is suppose to be this mono PS but unfortunately, his sect comd. tour for last mono wasn't recognised due to the fact he was a gpmg sect comd. So he will be a PS next mono. 43C, peng san.... think all will walk like zombies in those games residential evil or whatever.

12qwaszx SG

hehe... don't worry, the sun will be there... the grounds will be sandy, kind of like beach/desert in some parts.. so quite xiong during navex if you have to traverse such terrains...

you will sweat a lot, but your uniform will be dry throughout and you'll be panting like a dog especially at midday.

So when you rest, pick a shady place... But watch out for scorpions and snakes... if i can, i'll post some pics of crescendo coz' i always took alot of pictures while i'm overseas. i even ask the ATEC controller to take pictures for me. hahahaha....

wuming78 SG

from ur description i think i can understand - it definitely is not cloudy in the day, so the sun is always up there. its damned hot but very dry and hence ur sweat evaporates easily. jus like summer in europe and US.

i guess one cools down easier, but loses water easier too. so the bottomline is to keep hydrated.

ya ya. post ur pixs!

Båseline SG

Yapz... the next best thing that happens when you do the navex in thailand is Trees where you can get some welcome shade under the hot sun. Each of us carried a extra 1.25litre bottle on our field pack on top of the water bottles we carried in our SBO. As much as we are thirsty... we tried not to drink unless needed to. We are lucky if our M113 is near else it'll gonna take long before it reaches us. Remember in mind that as recce, our M113 need to be 'stealth' from the enemies as well for the linkup.

There are some areas where it can be quite hilly or mountainous. Either you walk around the contour or you navigate across it. Terrain is quite unique cos there are times you might encountered some ancient temples... small house and shopfronts in the middle of nowhere.

I did think I shed a few kilos there but the food feast at the canteen during the admin time put it back on. Laughing

wuming78 SG

at least u all stil haf m113. those inf ppl wont haf such support.

so is thai terrain open like singapore and taiwan's or closed and jungle like brunei's?

Båseline SG

Not really to support us to transport the team to another OP. We have to navigate on foot most of the time.

Bearing in mind that the roads are usually close to the hilly areas and thus to evade enemy lookouts...we had to move along the ridges of the hills.

Thailand's terrian has a mixture of light dense and sparsely forestation. As mention from another forumite here, there are times there'll be places with no tress at all...almost like desert.

I was at the first Quarter of the year for the ATTEC then and it was scorching hot out in the day. I dun feel as cold at nite cos we are usually on the move anyway so the movement kept us warm.

jacobs SG

Packing my duffel bag. Haiz, i think there won’t be any R & R for this trip. First it was brunei, when we were back from the first exercise. U.S. attacked Iraq. When we got back from the second exercise, SARS was spreading in singapore. R & R which is a museum tour was cancelled. And now, there’s bird flu in thailand. Wtf?

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