Gunpowder & Mud

Hello... I'm finally back to civillisation, after 2 gruelling weeks in Tekong. Time really flies, although I'm not really enjoying myself that much. Another month and I will pass out from BSLC.

I was taught lots of things, as we started to really hit the jungle with lots of blanks. Things like how to lead a section through various types of fire movement.

Highlight of the 2 weeks has got to be Ex. Wanderer. In this final test of our navigation skills, we were broken into teams of 4 to 5. I really enjoyed it, finding checkpoint after checkpoints in the jungle. It was all about knowing how to read the map and trusting your compass.

I was caught one morning with my boots not polished... I had my name taken down, together with a few others. Then the seargent told us that we will be slotted into guard duties if there were a shortage... I was already preparing myself mentally to be called up for guard duty. Anyway, I will be having a long break till Thursday. I was praying very hard, full of suspense as our Company Routine Orders were read to the whole company before we booked out to freedom. It was very intense, because there were 4 days of guard duties to be filled. For every name read out that isn't my name, I prayed even harder.

I never heard my name. Hahaha... I was super relieved. Because we were all rushing to the ferry leaving for mainland, we were running to the tonners that brought us to the ferry terminal. Morale was super high. I was smiling all the way home, thinking of all the things I will be doing during my long break.

I should be posting more often these few days, so stay tuned. Peace.