Don't know if this is considered a mission, but there sure was a
cockup - by PTIs during my ICT in mid-80s (a few years after my
ROD).
Anyway, we were in ARTC Amoy Quee Camp for IPPT during ICT and at
our last station, the 2.4km killer (at least to me - after a few
years of sedentary civy life). At the end point, a whole BIG group
of us were bunched up running towards a PTI who was issuing number
tags corresponding to the timing for the run. Another PTI had a
timesheet with serial number on a column and he was supposed to
write down the time in another column when the PTI who was issuing
the tag say "Up". After all participants completed, we were
supposed to take the tag and report our names to the PTI.
When the bunch reached the end point, the PTI could not issue the
tags on time, and out of desperation, threw the tags on the ground
leaving the participants to pick them up themselves. (It could be
that he dropped the tags accidentally). As you can imagine, the
numbers were no longer in sequence. I was one of those guys at the
end of the bunch and I got a number that was earlier than someone
way in front of me. I knew that I failed because I was keeping time
myself.
Because of the cok-up, many who passed had number tags with big
numbers. Of course there was much protest that they should be
passed - including me and a few who failed :-)
Anyway, good news for all of us - nobody failed because of the 2.4.
Heng ahhh, otherwise had to spend time in RT.
