KARTer 2nd Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 Newspaper said there's a soilder tried to escape from tekong (presumably) by swimming from the island towards mainland. Is the training so bad he had to escape? or life is too boring there he decided to get away? Maybe he trained hard swimming before enlistment, BMT has no swimming training, he siang and wanted to come back to continue his previous training? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whathefish 5th Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 Actually i think those who try to run away from army or commit sucide sibei weak.... just 2yrs and am sure now cant be as bad as before.....run away end up go DB even worse... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 13, 2011 Author Share July 13, 2011 (edited) Actually i think those who try to run away from army or commit sucide sibei weak.... just 2yrs and am sure now cant be as bad as before.....run away end up go DB even worse... quite true, especially nowadays the training is not worse than say 10-20yrs ago.... these are weak minds but otherwise 'good' characters i have met such people before and when they finished NS and entered the working world, they did show some lack of determination to overcome other difficulties in life/work. Sad but true Edited July 13, 2011 by KARTer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Hypersonic July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 Escape from BMT training in Tekong by swimming?! Does the person know how far the distance bo? Agreed, nowadays army training consider very relax lo, dont understand how come these people cannot take it?! Furthermore, the ns already cut fro, 2.5 years to 2 years! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTan 2nd Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 If all issues can be solved...then there will be no suicide or great escapes. Do the debts, emotion, stress, etc easily solved? We can call them weak mentally. But from another point of view....this recruit is trying hard to be there and solve the issues he faced. So to me...he is blardy brave to swim and intention to settle the matter ASAP!! Respect..2km swim in rough sea........no joke leh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaweed 1st Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 if he so fit and so hiong to swim back !!! what is BMT to him ??? maybe he just too boring there and the training too relax...he only want swim to changi pt eat some nasi lemak then swim back again ??? [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmore Supercharged July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 The training is tough. But with proper conditioning, an able man should be able to take it at any rate. But the environment in which recruits are in are so much better as compared to when it was 10 years that. And that should really moderate the 'hardship' during NS. If this story is indeed true, this bugger is certainly more then capable of going become a commando. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whathefish 5th Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 quite true, especially nowadays the training is not worse than say 10-20yrs ago.... these are weak minds but otherwise 'good' characters i have met such people before and when they finished NS and entered the working world, they did show some lack of determination to overcome other difficulties in life/work. Sad but true totally agreed...i think my time abt 15 yrs ago is so much better than those before me...sian , fark up n siong i got to agree but not to that extend of running away or want to die...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 13, 2011 Author Share July 13, 2011 The training is tough. But with proper conditioning, an able man should be able to take it at any rate. But the environment in which recruits are in are so much better as compared to when it was 10 years that. And that should really moderate the 'hardship' during NS. If this story is indeed true, this bugger is certainly more then capable of going become a commando. maybe he volunteered to join the commando/navydivers but got turned down... so he tried swim to changi commando camp or naval base (if they are still around there)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 13, 2011 Author Share July 13, 2011 if he so fit and so hiong to swim back !!! what is BMT to him ??? maybe he just too boring there and the training too relax...he only want swim to changi pt eat some nasi lemak then swim back again ??? [laugh] possible........... he might have done that many times before but this time suay and kena caught Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relagsingh 4th Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 Newspaper said there's a soilder tried to escape from tekong (presumably) by swimming from the island towards mainland. Is the training so bad he had to escape? or life is too boring there he decided to get away? Maybe he trained hard swimming before enlistment, BMT has no swimming training, he siang and wanted to come back to continue his previous training? I admire his bravery. Cuz he's swimming across one of the busiest channels in Southeast Asia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear July 13, 2011 Author Share July 13, 2011 If all issues can be solved...then there will be no suicide or great escapes. Do the debts, emotion, stress, etc easily solved? We can call them weak mentally. But from another point of view....this recruit is trying hard to be there and solve the issues he faced. So to me...he is blardy brave to swim and intention to settle the matter ASAP!! Respect..2km swim in rough sea........no joke leh. for being brave and innovative to solve his problems (whatever they are), he deserves at least some form of recognition. Imagine he pulling some other tricks in times of wars and save not only himself but his army mates, or the nation!? this is another way of looking at him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk65 1st Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 (edited) he wanna join NDU ma... but never select for interview, so he must chut pattern to impress ( i am joking of cos... ) Edited July 13, 2011 by Sk65 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion Turbocharged July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 it's about 3.8km from tekong to mainland... maybe it's not due to the physical trainings but abuses from instructors? good thing is he din lose his direction and swim to JB instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 If he is smart, he should swim to the kelong 1st n then slowly swim back to shore. But with the busy sea traffic, he is certainly brave to attempt to swim across. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahtong 1st Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 EDMW rumours claim he is from RJC A RECRUIT from the Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) on Pulau Tekong, said to have been having problems coping there, attempted to swim back to mainland Singapore last December. Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) confirmed that the recruit 'attempted to swim out of Pulau Tekong towards the main island of Singapore'. He was, however, spotted and picked up by the Police Coast Guard and handed back to the authorities in BMTC. Mindef spokesman Desmond Tan said the young man was found on the Kechil Land Link, a strip of land linking Pulau Tekong and Pulau Tekong Kechil. The incident is believed to be the first time someone has tried to swim out of the island since the 1980s. Pulau Tekong lies 2km from the mainland at its closest point; the distance from its jetty to Singapore is 3.8km. Former military psychologist Stanley Chua, 33, said he hoped this incident would not spark talk that today's enlistees are softer or that national service (NS) is easier than before. The former major in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, who now runs private consultancy N.S. Formulas, said the recruits today 'have a harder time' making the transition into military life and coping with the mental and social demands NS makes of them. He added that it is not the Singapore Armed Forces' job to prepare young men for NS: 'The BMT commanders and buddies will only know the recruit for a few weeks... The onus is on parents, who have brought up their sons and should know better how they cope with difficulties or stress.' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaweed 1st Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 wah lao eh....with this kind of military psychologist...sure we expect this kind of recruit lor... """" the recruits today 'have a harder time' making the transition into military life and coping with the mental and social demands NS makes of them. """" So only two conclusion mah....either 1) Now the training more "siong" than the israelist time !!! 2) Our upbringing got problem.... or the alternate....everyone go geylang eat frog leg porridge but certain pple feel the pressure !!! [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good-Carbuyer 1st Gear July 13, 2011 Share July 13, 2011 Missed his maid/father? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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