Specialist Course Phase 1
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hey peeps.. i'm back from spec course le, finally though.. a tiring 4 days i must say.. shall get on to the entry..
Day 0:
Booked in around 1330h on Monday, took cabby down to HQ coz got to attend a rehersal for NCC Day Parade, super sian, coz i thought i was late, in the end the rehersal didn't manage to start until 2pm.. (The RSM was late..)
Went on down to Lower Parade Square, realised that it was pretty minimal for me to hold a flag for NCC Day, afterall i'm only a reserve. (kind of thought that RSM was bias during the selection coz he would only choose the supernumeries first, then non-supernumeries for such posts. *No offence to u khalisah but when u got chosen to be reserve for even just a Central Flag Bearer, i was kind of jealous as that time i was fighting with Azmi for the post, then when i didn't get the reserve post, kind of pissed*) In the end was wasting my time down there, going around platoon to platoon, and walking here and there.. Then rehersal ended around 5, went back to Central Office for briefing by OIC and DC for Spec Course which was to be on Tuesday, which would be at 6. Slacked around most of the time, and at the last minute realised my PC had been changed, from Fauzi to Nicholas from 44th. Knew him beforehand, as a pretty nice person to work with, which is very much true esp during the course. After which moved up to our bunks, thought to be at 425, but thankfully it wasn't but was at 246. Got assigned to do guard duties at guardhouse early in the morning the next day, to confiscate camera phones and other prohibted items from cadets, with Hamizah and Michelle. then slept pretty early for that day, coz was super tired..
End of Day 0
Day 1
Morning 6,45am, saw most instructors for Spec Course at office le, got all the materials ready, then went forth to the guardhouse with the 2 gals le.. Heez.. Was virtually chit-chatting with them, and asking cadets to fall in to march-in to camp. Super slack job for the morning, confiscated quite a few phones though, in fact a lot. Even had 1 N6230, which i kind of want it alot. Hahaha.. But that's when trouble came in after dismissal of cadets at night. (talk about it later) So later went to my platoon Alpha 3, at the 2SIR MPH.. introduced myself and all. Found 1 SSG from SJI attached to my platoon, saw him before during Orienteering Competition last year.. Lol..
Usual habit of mine, listed all my criterias and expectations of me towards the cadets, got a feeling the first impression of me from cadets wasn't really too good.. =X After which was AAR, GSK Revision and lunch.. During the marching towards of the cookhouse during lunch, found out that the drills of cadets was super atrocious, except for some which really got the standard. Eg, march as if he/she is like a part A/B cadet, can talk and adjust in a file.. etc etc.. the common problems mostly..
Next up was ice-breakers after lunch, initially the arrangement was chaotic, but got better. And worse still, Alpha company was behind schedule.. Next program up was ice-breakers. Basically interaction with cadets. Most platoons conducted one-way interaction with cadets la. Some conducted ice-breaker games, like mine.. =P Hahazz.. First round was asking cadets introducing themselves to each other, went quite a few round before some knew each other's names. =S Then started to play wacko, taught them a few cheers, like the 9-clap go-home cheer, and the 99-clap celebration cheer. Quite fun i must say. When you finally see the group that u r taking interacting, somehow got a sense of satisfaction. =)
Next brought them for dinner, same place, 20 SA.. allowed Alpha 3 & 4 to go for dinner first, since Alpha 1 and 2 went for their lunch ahead of the other 2 platoons. Went to check if the cookhouse is free for cadets to enter. Just then saw cadets talking, adjusting in a file. Was super pissed by then, somemore got my cadets. So sent them back to the company, ask them form up, let the other platoons go eat first. Scolded them quite a bit, simply acting like Part As. *No discipline, totally acting like a kid*
After everyone ate finish, sent them back to 246 for them to collect their bags, and ready for dismissal. Just then came that GESS CO, asking if his cadets could leave early, bo bian he's the CO, even before i could say anything, saw that cadets were already falling in seperately, then somemore never hear briefing. Sux right? Fine, whatever, let him do what he want, his cadets kena screwed also not my business. When cadets were dismissed, some came to get their handphones back. in the end there's 1 N3200 not collected back by cadets, bo bian, referred the case to S1.
Then came the first trouble for the night, a SJI cadet, whose name i shall not name. He came to me, asking to get his phone back,1 N6230. Just then i thought of that confiscated N6230 was passed to the East District. What's worse was the East DC wasn't around, and the confiscated items were in his office. Approached Ops Room for the key to East DC's office, but to no avail. Tried explaining to the cadet, coz things really can't be helped, then kind of attracted alot of attention from other CLTs. Then that SJI kena scolded by one senior. Can't be helped, approached Central DC fpr help, and the cadet called his parents. Seemed like matters got worse right? but anyway, got into a bad mood in front of many, and got pissed off soon after. Elaine was like wishing me Happy B'day, but kind of gave her the cold shoulder. Felt bad... *Sorry Elaine.. Thanks anyway* Well, matters were kind of solved though, thanks to DC. Hahaha.. Went thru the night's briefing, then slept early le, got to book out the next day morning. Hahaz..
End of Day 2
Day 2
Woke up at 6.30am, went out to office, to see if Hamizah and Michelle could cope, but got Fazli so it was ok.. In any case, realised Michelle couldn't find her beret, apparantly it was lost, since last night i think, and was even asking around if anyone saw any extra beret lying around. Since i need to book out for the day, so lent her mine.. Oh yah, forgot to mention i booked out to attend GL training, the last training before the FOC (Freshmen Orientation Camp) Sad right? lol.. was almost late for the training, met at 9am somemore, super early for one CCA training..
*touch on the training another time.. Lol...*
Went back home after training then straight to camp, went to 2SIR MPH after changing in bunk and booking in. Went there, the GSK test had just been conducted for Alpha company, was a pretty easy test with some crappy answers. then Alpha 3 was the last to leave the MPH after everyone to close the doors. Everything was ok until i had to punish them, by ask them to run to the back of the hall, and fall in back again in front of me near the stage. They were like taking their own sweet time, and was talking in a file, almost the same problem as Day 1, but worse sicne they repeated their mistakes. Again, that GESS CO.. stupid guy.. nvm.. always the same guy doing the same things.. went back to do my own stuff.. Went up to bunk to change out of my No 4. Then when i came down, just nice saw Geok Shan and Michelle appearing at 246, with a beret @ michelle's hand. So thought that she found hers already. But saw a very different expression on her face, those kind of pissed but yet disappointed look. Got to know that her beret had been tampered with, and her hair net lost. What's worse was her beret was soaking wet, with water being squeezed out. Well, can't be helped, try squeezing out excess water, then went straight to CLT Club le. Oops.. Wanted to play CS, but couldn't play coz the program simply wun start. oh well, heck le, then went on to plat CCG (COmmand and Conquer Generals) and online too.. Heez.. Stayed there till 12 plus, glad that michelle was feeling better when she came in to CLT club. Hahaz.. Then had supper @ central office. Was informed that the 'prata i ordered' was here, but too bad it didn't afterall i ordered from another person, lol.. (wrong order, *sobz*) But settled myself with one cup of noodles (courtesy of Nicholas) and mee goreng (courtesy of Kashing) Heez... Was pretty full. Then something bad happened to the group of people who went to eat prata, with the East DC somemore.. But glad that things got better..
Well, another unfortunate thing that happened was on Keith and Jia An. Seemed like they didn't book in with the permission of Central district, but through Training Cadre ppl. And the hierachy system cocked up as that message of staying in of the 2 at camp wasn't passed to the management level. Stupid right? So met them at bunk next door to spec course instructors. Talked to them la, just felt the need to, until like 3.30pm? hahaha, can't be helped, just need to tell them some things which i felt is impt la.
End of Day 2
Day 3
Early in the morning woke up, had to report to guardhouse again, this time only one phone got confiscated, thankfully but not wanted.. Lol.. Collected a few designs from the cadets of whom had made designs for a spec course shirt. Heez.. Talked to them a little. *From appraisals wrote by Alpha 3, seems like i'm the noisier one coz i like to talk to them alot* Morning was Army-NCC Badge IFC test, so thought them a few things and all briefly. super stupid, thought that they wouldn't be so rowdy and would be obedient when me and Nicholas are not around.. But apparantly it didn't, got complains from Geok shan and Michelle about my cadets. So after the morning's IFC test, while the rest of the Alpha company was in the shade, in the canteen, asked Alpha 3 to run outside the canteen, under the blazing morning sun, not say tekan them but to lecture them. Because to some extent, it was quite incorrigible, for cadets to play with CLTs though some may think they wouldn't mind.. Sigh...
Took the station of Cover and Concealment, Nicholas took the test results while i gave the instructions. Dunno why but every section that came to our station completed it fast enough, but not the last one, which was Alpha 1 Section 2, taken by the SSG of RGS. But just dunno why leh, everything was done, same as other sections.. Lol..
After the morning's activity, went to 20 SA for lunch, made them march on the spot, because their drills sux. sigh... Anyway, ration almost came up to be a problem but it was ok la.. So afternoon trainfire test for Army-NCC badge. Heez.. Love M16 the most, managed to do stripping and assembling station. Lol.. Love that station the best man.. progress was quite slow for my station, in the end only took 2 sections.. The first station was pretty ok, everything was done as fast as possible.. But the second one got a bit more complicated.
Again Alpha 1 section 2.. Hahaz.. First was most of the section didn't know how to strip a rifle or are not sure of what to do. In any case, showed 2 demos in total. and on average each cadet in that section did at least 4 practices if i'm not wrong.. Can't blame cadets for forgetting what to do, after all their last trainfire session could be as long as 2 years ago when they were just part A cadets. Oh well, many people had difficulties stripping the rifle, or slow in assembling the rifle. Reasonable i guess.. then first section that i came across that wanted a re-test, mainly because they felt they could have performed better in the test. Well, there was one SCGS cadet cried because she felt that she didn't do well in the test, good enough to her actual capabilities. But luckily she was talked round by Geok Shan.. Lol.. ask her to come look for me if she dun get 2nd Sgt, since she really performed as well as other people..
For the trainfire test, things ended pretty quickly, so did some sharings with Alpha 3, and also relating to them. Hope those quotes i gave them would come into good use, as long as personal experiences. Next was gaming session.. Haha.. PLayed Hamizah's favourite game, Body parts, quite stupid but a fun game.. All the fun lasted till about 5 plus, and the whole lot proceeded for dinner.. Well, things weere the same for dinner la, nothing's changed..
In any case, we were given 2 hours free time to book out from camp, took some stuff home to wash in case my bag get too heavy on the last day, and also to get my No 3 boots to camp. Took Elaine's mum's free ride out to AMK central.. Once done at home, met up with Michelle and Soon Yee plus other ppl.. Well, took cab to HQ, coz we were almost running late for debrief, but it appeared the debrief only started at 11pm on that night. Shit man, fell asleep othroughout the whole briefing. Lol.. *didn't have too good sleep for the last few night, though i slept pretty long.. *
Went on to bunk, and sleep..... ZzzzzZzz... =P
End of 3rd Day
Day 4 ah.... tomorrow then add in la, plus what happened for GL training.. and some interesting facts about my cadets too. Lol.. too much things to write la, the time now is 9.50pm, 2 hours of typing, can le la... eyes sore liao..
take care ppl.. have a fun time in what u do.. will cont to update tomorrow.. Bye peeps..
hey peeps.. i'm back from spec course le, finally though.. a tiring 4 days i must say.. shall get on to the entry..
Day 0:
Booked in around 1330h on Monday, took cabby down to HQ coz got to attend a rehersal for NCC Day Parade, super sian, coz i thought i was late, in the end the rehersal didn't manage to start until 2pm.. (The RSM was late..)
Went on down to Lower Parade Square, realised that it was pretty minimal for me to hold a flag for NCC Day, afterall i'm only a reserve. (kind of thought that RSM was bias during the selection coz he would only choose the supernumeries first, then non-supernumeries for such posts. *No offence to u khalisah but when u got chosen to be reserve for even just a Central Flag Bearer, i was kind of jealous as that time i was fighting with Azmi for the post, then when i didn't get the reserve post, kind of pissed*) In the end was wasting my time down there, going around platoon to platoon, and walking here and there.. Then rehersal ended around 5, went back to Central Office for briefing by OIC and DC for Spec Course which was to be on Tuesday, which would be at 6. Slacked around most of the time, and at the last minute realised my PC had been changed, from Fauzi to Nicholas from 44th. Knew him beforehand, as a pretty nice person to work with, which is very much true esp during the course. After which moved up to our bunks, thought to be at 425, but thankfully it wasn't but was at 246. Got assigned to do guard duties at guardhouse early in the morning the next day, to confiscate camera phones and other prohibted items from cadets, with Hamizah and Michelle. then slept pretty early for that day, coz was super tired..
End of Day 0
Day 1
Morning 6,45am, saw most instructors for Spec Course at office le, got all the materials ready, then went forth to the guardhouse with the 2 gals le.. Heez.. Was virtually chit-chatting with them, and asking cadets to fall in to march-in to camp. Super slack job for the morning, confiscated quite a few phones though, in fact a lot. Even had 1 N6230, which i kind of want it alot. Hahaha.. But that's when trouble came in after dismissal of cadets at night. (talk about it later) So later went to my platoon Alpha 3, at the 2SIR MPH.. introduced myself and all. Found 1 SSG from SJI attached to my platoon, saw him before during Orienteering Competition last year.. Lol..
Usual habit of mine, listed all my criterias and expectations of me towards the cadets, got a feeling the first impression of me from cadets wasn't really too good.. =X After which was AAR, GSK Revision and lunch.. During the marching towards of the cookhouse during lunch, found out that the drills of cadets was super atrocious, except for some which really got the standard. Eg, march as if he/she is like a part A/B cadet, can talk and adjust in a file.. etc etc.. the common problems mostly..
Next up was ice-breakers after lunch, initially the arrangement was chaotic, but got better. And worse still, Alpha company was behind schedule.. Next program up was ice-breakers. Basically interaction with cadets. Most platoons conducted one-way interaction with cadets la. Some conducted ice-breaker games, like mine.. =P Hahazz.. First round was asking cadets introducing themselves to each other, went quite a few round before some knew each other's names. =S Then started to play wacko, taught them a few cheers, like the 9-clap go-home cheer, and the 99-clap celebration cheer. Quite fun i must say. When you finally see the group that u r taking interacting, somehow got a sense of satisfaction. =)
Next brought them for dinner, same place, 20 SA.. allowed Alpha 3 & 4 to go for dinner first, since Alpha 1 and 2 went for their lunch ahead of the other 2 platoons. Went to check if the cookhouse is free for cadets to enter. Just then saw cadets talking, adjusting in a file. Was super pissed by then, somemore got my cadets. So sent them back to the company, ask them form up, let the other platoons go eat first. Scolded them quite a bit, simply acting like Part As. *No discipline, totally acting like a kid*
After everyone ate finish, sent them back to 246 for them to collect their bags, and ready for dismissal. Just then came that GESS CO, asking if his cadets could leave early, bo bian he's the CO, even before i could say anything, saw that cadets were already falling in seperately, then somemore never hear briefing. Sux right? Fine, whatever, let him do what he want, his cadets kena screwed also not my business. When cadets were dismissed, some came to get their handphones back. in the end there's 1 N3200 not collected back by cadets, bo bian, referred the case to S1.
Then came the first trouble for the night, a SJI cadet, whose name i shall not name. He came to me, asking to get his phone back,1 N6230. Just then i thought of that confiscated N6230 was passed to the East District. What's worse was the East DC wasn't around, and the confiscated items were in his office. Approached Ops Room for the key to East DC's office, but to no avail. Tried explaining to the cadet, coz things really can't be helped, then kind of attracted alot of attention from other CLTs. Then that SJI kena scolded by one senior. Can't be helped, approached Central DC fpr help, and the cadet called his parents. Seemed like matters got worse right? but anyway, got into a bad mood in front of many, and got pissed off soon after. Elaine was like wishing me Happy B'day, but kind of gave her the cold shoulder. Felt bad... *Sorry Elaine.. Thanks anyway* Well, matters were kind of solved though, thanks to DC. Hahaha.. Went thru the night's briefing, then slept early le, got to book out the next day morning. Hahaz..
End of Day 2
Day 2
Woke up at 6.30am, went out to office, to see if Hamizah and Michelle could cope, but got Fazli so it was ok.. In any case, realised Michelle couldn't find her beret, apparantly it was lost, since last night i think, and was even asking around if anyone saw any extra beret lying around. Since i need to book out for the day, so lent her mine.. Oh yah, forgot to mention i booked out to attend GL training, the last training before the FOC (Freshmen Orientation Camp) Sad right? lol.. was almost late for the training, met at 9am somemore, super early for one CCA training..
*touch on the training another time.. Lol...*
Went back home after training then straight to camp, went to 2SIR MPH after changing in bunk and booking in. Went there, the GSK test had just been conducted for Alpha company, was a pretty easy test with some crappy answers. then Alpha 3 was the last to leave the MPH after everyone to close the doors. Everything was ok until i had to punish them, by ask them to run to the back of the hall, and fall in back again in front of me near the stage. They were like taking their own sweet time, and was talking in a file, almost the same problem as Day 1, but worse sicne they repeated their mistakes. Again, that GESS CO.. stupid guy.. nvm.. always the same guy doing the same things.. went back to do my own stuff.. Went up to bunk to change out of my No 4. Then when i came down, just nice saw Geok Shan and Michelle appearing at 246, with a beret @ michelle's hand. So thought that she found hers already. But saw a very different expression on her face, those kind of pissed but yet disappointed look. Got to know that her beret had been tampered with, and her hair net lost. What's worse was her beret was soaking wet, with water being squeezed out. Well, can't be helped, try squeezing out excess water, then went straight to CLT Club le. Oops.. Wanted to play CS, but couldn't play coz the program simply wun start. oh well, heck le, then went on to plat CCG (COmmand and Conquer Generals) and online too.. Heez.. Stayed there till 12 plus, glad that michelle was feeling better when she came in to CLT club. Hahaz.. Then had supper @ central office. Was informed that the 'prata i ordered' was here, but too bad it didn't afterall i ordered from another person, lol.. (wrong order, *sobz*) But settled myself with one cup of noodles (courtesy of Nicholas) and mee goreng (courtesy of Kashing) Heez... Was pretty full. Then something bad happened to the group of people who went to eat prata, with the East DC somemore.. But glad that things got better..
Well, another unfortunate thing that happened was on Keith and Jia An. Seemed like they didn't book in with the permission of Central district, but through Training Cadre ppl. And the hierachy system cocked up as that message of staying in of the 2 at camp wasn't passed to the management level. Stupid right? So met them at bunk next door to spec course instructors. Talked to them la, just felt the need to, until like 3.30pm? hahaha, can't be helped, just need to tell them some things which i felt is impt la.
End of Day 2
Day 3
Early in the morning woke up, had to report to guardhouse again, this time only one phone got confiscated, thankfully but not wanted.. Lol.. Collected a few designs from the cadets of whom had made designs for a spec course shirt. Heez.. Talked to them a little. *From appraisals wrote by Alpha 3, seems like i'm the noisier one coz i like to talk to them alot* Morning was Army-NCC Badge IFC test, so thought them a few things and all briefly. super stupid, thought that they wouldn't be so rowdy and would be obedient when me and Nicholas are not around.. But apparantly it didn't, got complains from Geok shan and Michelle about my cadets. So after the morning's IFC test, while the rest of the Alpha company was in the shade, in the canteen, asked Alpha 3 to run outside the canteen, under the blazing morning sun, not say tekan them but to lecture them. Because to some extent, it was quite incorrigible, for cadets to play with CLTs though some may think they wouldn't mind.. Sigh...
Took the station of Cover and Concealment, Nicholas took the test results while i gave the instructions. Dunno why but every section that came to our station completed it fast enough, but not the last one, which was Alpha 1 Section 2, taken by the SSG of RGS. But just dunno why leh, everything was done, same as other sections.. Lol..
After the morning's activity, went to 20 SA for lunch, made them march on the spot, because their drills sux. sigh... Anyway, ration almost came up to be a problem but it was ok la.. So afternoon trainfire test for Army-NCC badge. Heez.. Love M16 the most, managed to do stripping and assembling station. Lol.. Love that station the best man.. progress was quite slow for my station, in the end only took 2 sections.. The first station was pretty ok, everything was done as fast as possible.. But the second one got a bit more complicated.
Again Alpha 1 section 2.. Hahaz.. First was most of the section didn't know how to strip a rifle or are not sure of what to do. In any case, showed 2 demos in total. and on average each cadet in that section did at least 4 practices if i'm not wrong.. Can't blame cadets for forgetting what to do, after all their last trainfire session could be as long as 2 years ago when they were just part A cadets. Oh well, many people had difficulties stripping the rifle, or slow in assembling the rifle. Reasonable i guess.. then first section that i came across that wanted a re-test, mainly because they felt they could have performed better in the test. Well, there was one SCGS cadet cried because she felt that she didn't do well in the test, good enough to her actual capabilities. But luckily she was talked round by Geok Shan.. Lol.. ask her to come look for me if she dun get 2nd Sgt, since she really performed as well as other people..
For the trainfire test, things ended pretty quickly, so did some sharings with Alpha 3, and also relating to them. Hope those quotes i gave them would come into good use, as long as personal experiences. Next was gaming session.. Haha.. PLayed Hamizah's favourite game, Body parts, quite stupid but a fun game.. All the fun lasted till about 5 plus, and the whole lot proceeded for dinner.. Well, things weere the same for dinner la, nothing's changed..
In any case, we were given 2 hours free time to book out from camp, took some stuff home to wash in case my bag get too heavy on the last day, and also to get my No 3 boots to camp. Took Elaine's mum's free ride out to AMK central.. Once done at home, met up with Michelle and Soon Yee plus other ppl.. Well, took cab to HQ, coz we were almost running late for debrief, but it appeared the debrief only started at 11pm on that night. Shit man, fell asleep othroughout the whole briefing. Lol.. *didn't have too good sleep for the last few night, though i slept pretty long.. *
Went on to bunk, and sleep..... ZzzzzZzz... =P
End of 3rd Day
Day 4 ah.... tomorrow then add in la, plus what happened for GL training.. and some interesting facts about my cadets too. Lol.. too much things to write la, the time now is 9.50pm, 2 hours of typing, can le la... eyes sore liao..
take care ppl.. have a fun time in what u do.. will cont to update tomorrow.. Bye peeps..
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