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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
From Ah Boys to Men
serving two years
for our nation
our country
with blood, sweat and tears
We'll be marching on
with Pride and Glory
from BMT
to POP
to ORD
It's a damn good movie, I swear. No movie has made me bring back so much wonderful memories. Even though the CGI effects in the movie about war time like bombs, aircrafts, etc were kind of fake and lame, it all made me wonder if I really could protect my country in times of war. And the answer would be, no.
Even though many people have tried to convince us (or maybe brainwash) us since the start of our enlistee lives that our army will be able to protect our country in times of war, I don't see any concrete evidence that they could actually do that. I'm not trying to talk bad about the army, it's just that I really don't see how we could actually win a war. I certainly have confidence in the army's technology, but our population is so small, can we really win?
If one day I'm activated to fight a war, I think I would have forgotten all the wartime operations like scanning/clearing rooms and other stuff as shown in the movie. The last time I did that was when I was in SCS I guess haha.
Questions aside, the movie really brought back wonderful memories during BMT. From the time I bade goodbye to my family in Tekong, I was determined to make my life in NS a memorable one. Indeed, it is, so far. I was reminded of how I spent those crazy times with Gryphon Platoon 4 Section 3 in the bunk. We were all strangers from Day 1, and gradually we got to know one another, helping out each other, encouraging peers and talking cock. The 9 weeks just passed like that in a blink of an eye. It just, wow, I will never be able to forget how we chiongsua and even chiong for the most desired IPPT Gold and ended up being the Platoon and Company with the most IPPT Gold. Those crazy-ass moments like birds invading into our bunk, horror stories, tekan sessions, night PT sessions, fieldcamp etc are damn memorable. I wished I could enjoy them once more, but I really do not want to experience the moments when I first enlisted. The feeling kind of sucked. The idea of leaving your family and friends behind and go into an island with hundreds of other strangers and living with them is just too turn off.
Of course I wouldn't forget those tear-jerking moments when everything was too tough for myself to handle, falling sick in camp but didn't dare to report sick because I was afraid of missing something important (see, I don't chao geng at all) and then calling back home to seek refuge in my heart. Other than that there were also psychological barriers that needed to be broken through like acheiving Gold timing for 2.4km run, overcoming the stress from peers, enduring pains and aches from PT sessions and route marches, striving to enter Command School etc. It just part and parcel of being a recruit seriously. I'm certain that I've grown in some way or another during this period of time, even though I may still seem to be childish in the way I act or speak.
Nevertheless, it's up to one to decide whether the 2 years is a complete waste of time, or a good time where he learns and picks up essential interpersonal skills and the tough mentality that will be needed when he steps out and enters the workforce in time to come. I still have one more year left in service, and obviously I can't wait to ORD, but at the same time I really hope to learn more and also get to know more awesome people like my MP and current camp mates.
Alright enough of reminiscing the recent past, I haven't even ORD-ed yet and I'm already talking as if I did haha. Ciao.
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