Hi Supremebull
Can you please briefly describe 2SIR AFV OPR - BX? Operating
Bionix in 2SIR? Need to go through a lot of shiong activities with
2SIR riflemen?
Roughly what to expect? thanks.
This is the first time I'm hearing of an SIR taking in armoured
vehicle operators, so it's a relatively new thing to me too. But
I'll try to answer to the best of my abilities.
Sounds like your new unit is going to be like the other armoured
units i.e. armoured infantry. I was from armoured infantry so I
guess it's going to be quite similar. When you go in the
infantrymen will go for their infantry training, while you will go
for your drivers' course (might be at Gedong or some other place).
Learn to drive, learn to do some basic maintenance, learn to do
something special things with your vehicle etc. Then afterwards,
when you complete your course and go back to 2SIR, then you will do
combined training with the infantrymen i.e. do all sorts of drills,
like how to drive and attack, how to hum ji and drive to escape
etc.
On the whole being a driver is much less physically tiring as
compared to the infantrymen. You don't need to walk or dismount at
all, as you just need to focus on driving. However, being a driver,
you have a major responsibility in taking care of the vehicle with
your commander, i.e. doing maintenance, taking care of all the
equipment, and washing and cleaning. However, taking care of the
vehicle is a section effort.
If you go overseas then good luck. Drivers typically have it bad
overseas because of the long distances they need to cover.
Also, depending on your new unit, you may or may not be
considered as combat personnel. If you are, then you need to clear
SOC IPPT Close Combat training ATP all that crap, so yeah.