Enlisment on 9th October 2007

last SG · 2007-09-28T23:35:45+00:00

heheh sinicker... I know who you are... you are ,or were my PS in platoon 1... Not sure if you know me though... lol.. anyways... thanks for everything over...

psk_ash SG

Ohh…okok… thx alot… so everything is scheduled according loh.. no sudden fire drill or wat right.. wakaka.. 4 days more..

dumbdumb! SG

if you're physically fit, no colour blindness, no fractures whatever.

but yeah, you'll "automatically" qualify.

don't worry about not being able to do a single pull up before you entered.

lol, because i was a zero fighter, but i could do 12 when i POPed. Mr. Green

do be careful of agalye (forgot spelling). that monster. Twisted Evil

dumbdumb! SG

nope no sudden drills nothing la. very fun wan. even if sudden drill, its not for you, its for SRB.

even in exercise pandora, which recruits are involved in as casualties, you'll be informed and prepared. Mr. Green

dumbdumb! SG

haha i remember got one time, a recruit come up to my level to fill up water bottle. i nearly 1/2 right him. Twisted Evil

but i kind hearted, warn him, STILL allow him to faster fill up water then go.

Laughing

oh oh, btw first day, they serving nasi bryani with mutton curry i think. damn power wan la.

but i remember my first day, i no appetite, didn't like the taste of the bryani anyway, but later on, appreciated it. Wink

and last time ERS the food was really horrible. it wasn't catered, but it was cooked by the nsf cooks. it was disgusting la. the curry chicken was tasteless and it was just a curry chicken wing. and the sotong was so disgusting, with the black gravy. the vegetables were boiled with salt, and super salty, and the rice had sand in it sometimes.

it was really crappy la.

but the catering was REALLY REALLY GOOD

but now cater, so its all good Mr. Green

joe_cole SG

nice... haha... I am a Pes Bp.. I am now really hoping to get ERS... And yeah, before this i cant even do a single pull up but i have been training for 4 weeks already and i can do at least 3 now... haha... the only problem now is passing my standing broad jump... hope will get a silver for the PTP IPPT so i can have a higher chance of going ERS... lol..[/b]

dumbdumb! SG

Originally posted by joe_cole:

nice... haha... I am a Pes Bp.. I am now really hoping to get ERS... And yeah, before this i cant even do a single pull up but i have been training for 4 weeks already and i can do at least 3 now... haha... the only problem now is passing my standing broad jump... hope will get a silver for the PTP IPPT so i can have a higher chance of going ERS... lol..[/b]

haha once u break through the first pull up, it'll become really easy to increase.

as for standing broad jump, my pti friend taught me this method. u dun rest on your entire foot. but u rest on the front part of the foot. the heel u raise abit.

u dun need to keep swinging ur arms and try to get momentum. then u imagine there is a big hole in front of you, and you need to jump across it, and u look far away at the end of the mat.

then this is the most impt part, u know u swing ur arms right, when u swing them up, ur knees are bent and u're straightening ur knees as if u're gonna jump.

so when u swing down, u bend ur knees down, while still resting on the front part of your feet,

u swing a few times,

then the final swing, when ur arms swing up till its parallel to the ground, u jump, while ur arms continue to swing up. cannot hesitate.

confirm can get silver.

i oso cannot jump standing broad jump in the past. Embarassed

hopefully your DRC or CA is Encik Ramle. he's a great man. i think he still remembers me la.

his favourite phrases are these:

"You all are like sons and daughter to me"

"God knows.. "

"Don't be big head"

"Don't be yaya"

"I don't like to shout and scold, its not my style, but I have to do it.."

"I'll help you kiss the bar, we kiss it together"

"Give me push ups, my standard. If you cannot do 30, I'll make you do 40, you understand??"

And my DRC, Encik Ibrahim's favourite phrases (he left the force already) :

"The rank on your shoulders is just an empty gun. The bullets are the knowledge you have in your head"

"This is my lightsaber" *Refering to his SOG, a swiss army knife kinda tool*

"Darth Vadar has arrived!" *Appearing in his black coated fire helmet*

"There are only 2 commandments for fire fighters.. Never be late for a turn out, and never to return to the same fire."

"I am the Jedi Master, and you all are my padawan, you know what's a padawan?"

"Helmi, one fine day, I'm going to kiwi you!"

"Don't assume! I told you many times, assumption is the mother of all cock ups"

"I told you right? I don't like the word 'I thought' "

"I'm very well versed with the ladder, its the bread and butter of a fire fighter"

"I'm very well versed with the tempest blower, it once saved my life"

"You want to know the answer? Later come find me with a sarong and apple"

"Safety, is the utmost importance"

"No one fights fire alone, it all takes team work and coorperation"

"This rank, is just a piece of cloth.."

"I'm going to teach you my last commandment, how to know if your men are lying to you, this skill will help you manage your men.. this isn't a bullet for you.... this is an atomic bomb."

To them, I'll forever be grateful. Crying or Very sad

joe_cole SG

hahaha…. nice one la dumbdumb… will definitely use the tips that you told me… i’m now really looking forward to step into the BRTC and start a whole new life experience.. whatever it will be, i hope to take the experience to the fullest..

Unidentified SG

is camera allow into the camp ?

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Of course. What 'classified weaponry' does SCDF have anyway? Laughing

But there were serious discussion among the senior management to ban camera-phones and PDAs and any image/video-recording device into SCDF camps and units. Just because of this person called 'SGT Ha-mee-duh'. Twisted Evil

dumbdumb! SG

Twisted Evil

ah well. anyway as a recruit you're not allowed to bring camera phone or charger (during my time, now i dunno).

but when u go into ERS, you can bring charger, and camera phone, and camera.

we even brought video cam cuz we had to do our POP video. and i had to do the rota photopage.

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dumbdumb! SG

first day very relaxed wan. alot of lectures, tell you if u wanna suicide who to talk to, meet the OO.

Alpha encik is encik john, very nice guy, very big size, but wah lao, he pump iron i will scared. hahaha.

bravo encik is encik thong, cranky old man, and very fierce, but good heart.

charlie encik is encik *forgot name*, nice encik also, grey hair and mustache is his trademark look.

all the encik i can talk like friends la *i already got rank liao at that time*

Alpha OC, i forgot his name, but he's an arse la. he only want to protect his backside. but his pool game quite good haha. but he got this habit of describing his next shot, like planning what to do.

Bravo OC i forgot who liao.

Charlie OC is cap segar. outwardly he quite nice, like v concerned about the recruits, but he oso protect backside wan. his nick is called the smiling tiger (be careful)

dumbdumb! SG

let me know who go ERS ok? Mr. Green

joe_cole SG

After looking and thinking so much, I think I would have a lower chance or wouldn't be able to get into ERS at all. this is because those PTP squad who went in 4 weeks ago have already been chosen to be in ERS and the squad that will be enlisted on the 9/10/07 will be the fit squad and the Bp squad.

So logically, the fit squad would join the ptp squad that made it to ERS and that makes it harder for the Bp squad to get a place in ERS even if we were to pass out IPPT in there.

dumbdumb! SG

no la.

ERS need to go through interview wan.

those PTP stage and those fit squad will go for interview together. Mr. Green

joe_cole SG

really? Ok.. that's comforting to hear. I really hope to be in ERS man. But training seems a bit harsh. And i surely hope i can go thru it with ease and not to mention pass the IPPT and SOC so that i can POP with a seargent else it will be a wasted 6 months. haha

dumbdumb! SG

well, truthfully, not everyone pass out. there will be ppl who drop out, who gets injured along the way and have to ooc, some die, some fail ippt or the final exercises..

there will be a few major milestones to overcome.

Presentation Skill - just presenting any topic u want for 20 mins. I taught the class how to play a guitar.

Footdrill Commands - how to give basic footdrill commands. turn left, turn right, turn back, turn front, U-turn, march here, march there..

IPPT - minimum Silver (I so proud to have attained it, because I never passed IPPT b4) Embarassed

SOC - A pass of completing it in 09:30 mins.

BAPT - Doing some gym exercises (pulling weights, brisk walking, cycling at a certain speed, and endless ladder) while wearing the full fire fighting gear , and the BA set (got time limit to wear everything, or else fail). then going through a rat maze filled with traps in the darkness and smoke, to find your way out before your air tank whistle blow (which means u left 10 mins of air). So even if you're totally tired, you have to force yourself to control your breathing, so you won't consume too much air.

Final Exercise - You have to take on the role of either first Sect Comm, Intelligence(I forgot the proper term for it) or DO, and use whatever you learn to lead your 40 fire fighters to fight fires in different scenarios. There's oil tank fire (need alot of brain power and planning, calculate wind direction etc), ship fire fighting, 2 room fire, 3 room fire, underground rescue mission, ktv fire, flashover, Chemical Agent incidents, Mass casualty, Suicide, Flashover.

the skills you'll pick up are:

how to carry 3 lengths of hoses, how to lay hoses, how to recover hoses, how to operate hydrants, how to set up BA, how to use the hose sling, how to operate rescue equipments, how to transport casualties, CPR, how to bandage wounds, how to use medical equipments, how to set up ladders, how to operate the pump and primer, and other vehicles, impulse gun., long layon, rappelling. etc.

Basic Task Manual (BTM): various drills, you'll hear S1W3 alot. Wink

How to tackle Flashover fire (the most exciting experience), the fire is 1000 degrees.

Very exciting I tell you. Twisted Evil

We will dance where the devil lives...

joe_cole SG

Originally posted by dumbdumb!:

well, truthfully, not everyone pass out. there will be ppl who drop out, who gets injured along the way and have to ooc, some die, some fail ippt or the final exercises..

there will be a few major milestones to overcome.

[b]Presentation Skill - just presenting any topic u want for 20 mins. I taught the class how to play a guitar.

Footdrill Commands - how to give basic footdrill commands. turn left, turn right, turn back, turn front, U-turn, march here, march there..

IPPT - minimum Silver (I so proud to have attained it, because I never passed IPPT b4) Embarassed

SOC - A pass of completing it in 09:30 mins.

BAPT - Doing some gym exercises (pulling weights, brisk walking, cycling at a certain speed, and endless ladder) while wearing the full fire fighting gear , and the BA set (got time limit to wear everything, or else fail). then going through a rat maze filled with traps in the darkness and smoke, to find your way out before your air tank whistle blow (which means u left 10 mins of air). So even if you're totally tired, you have to force yourself to control your breathing, so you won't consume too much air.

Final Exercise - You have to take on the role of either first Sect Comm, Intelligence(I forgot the proper term for it) or DO, and use whatever you learn to lead your 40 fire fighters to fight fires in different scenarios. There's oil tank fire (need alot of brain power and planning, calculate wind direction etc), ship fire fighting, 2 room fire, 3 room fire, underground rescue mission, ktv fire, flashover, Chemical Agent incidents, Mass casualty, Suicide, Flashover.

the skills you'll pick up are:

how to carry 3 lengths of hoses, how to lay hoses, how to recover hoses, how to operate hydrants, how to set up BA, how to use the hose sling, how to operate rescue equipments, how to transport casualties, CPR, how to bandage wounds, how to use medical equipments, how to set up ladders, how to operate the pump and primer, and other vehicles, impulse gun., long layon, rappelling. etc.

Basic Task Manual (BTM): various drills, you'll hear S1W3 alot. Wink

How to tackle Flashover fire (the most exciting experience), the fire is 1000 degrees.

Very exciting I tell you. Twisted Evil

We will dance where the devil lives... [/b]

wow... sounds damn cool.. but it seems that there are sooo many tests to go thru.. wonder if someone like me (if i get ERS) will ever get to pass all these test... seems like a true test of character..

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