SIAN HALF!!!!
cos its still a combat vocation after all, NOT a 9-5 job, and SO i'll be locked in for the 5.5-week.
And, being in the navy now, all of us MUST be VERY proficient in swimming.
How is that ensured? Well.. 2 sessions of swimming everyday, and 20 laps each i believe. And we'll have to pass the swimming test, conducted every week, and that includes treading water, making a float out of the HEAVY cover-all uniform, AND jumping off from a 3 or 5m height. Wow. My height phobia has to be overcome huh.
But i'll work towards passing the test. Cos...
IPPT Silver+ Pass Swim Test = Friday evening book out.
IPPT GOLD+Pass Swim Test = Room for discussion on DAILY book out. Gosh this is mouth-watering man!
But all that only applies to the first 5 weeks la, which is someting like bmt..
then comes 2 weeks of course.
then comes 8 weeks of hell.
then comes 16 weeks of vocational training.
then comes another posting, where i'll be put onto ships.
So i wont be seeing GREEN anymore. ANd i'll be getting the navy no.3 uniform, which will look better than wearing leaves.
And oh, no standby beds for us too. And we can bring anyting we want, from mp3 players to handphone chargers. And there's no training after dinner. Which means i'll have to bring in books to ward off boredom.
And another difference is, everyone must be properly dressed inside the camp. (Note: even singlets are NOT allowed.) Yes, even in the toilets, in cabins (we dont call them bunks in navy), or even in corridors. WHY? Cos there are many females here as well!! Did i mention the person in charge of all 82 of us is a female?
So much for all that. Life wont be as good as it was in bmt, and i muz learn to live with people who are "from the other world out dere"... but i'll be out on wed and fri, to go for interview...
i haf to pack up now... byebye.
人生是黑白的.
6:59 PM <3
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