National Service in Singapore

[TangoCharlie]

  On 9/2/2023 at 3:02 PM, Ender said:

AM or PM? I was there in the morning. Has your son got his posting yet? My son doesn't know where he will be posted to. 

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Oh, PM session. Posting will only be known towards end of block leave. 

[13177]

  On 9/2/2023 at 2:44 PM, Ender said:

Today my son's passing out parade at Our Tampines Hub.

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Now passing out parade default would not hold inside army camp liao? Last time was at floating platform.

[therock]

  On 9/2/2023 at 2:36 PM, Playtime said:

Wah... what unit?

Slow march ah?

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Eh, this is a pretty famous tune adapted to the local context - My Rifle, my buddy and me... pretty sure you would have sung it, in BMT, as a Guardsman, Commando or most other units...

[Tohto]

  On 9/2/2023 at 3:00 PM, TangoCharlie said:

Wah, I was there too....

 

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No more 24km road march to floating plateform. 

[Tohto]

  On 9/2/2023 at 3:05 PM, 13177 said:

Now passing out parade default would not hold inside army camp liao? Last time was at floating platform.

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Last last time only at Tekong... no parents invited. Parents only visited me on the 2nd confinement weekends. 

[TangoCharlie]

  On 9/2/2023 at 3:40 PM, Tohto said:

No more 24km road march to floating plateform. 

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It's a better arrangement now.... having a sibei siong march before pop is unnecessary.

My time I siam because I volunteer for 10k run, his bro siam because of covid. So he very happy he was the only one in family to have done it. 😄

[Playtime]

  On 9/2/2023 at 3:18 PM, therock said:

Eh, this is a pretty famous tune adapted to the local context - My Rifle, my buddy and me... pretty sure you would have sung it, in BMT, as a Guardsman, Commando or most other units...

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Never heard of it...i old liao, probably different era.😅

Maybe today one sing Rihanna  Umbrella when marching 🤣

[Lala81]

I had fever like 1-2 days before POP. Attend C. Missed POP. Book in again for remarch but still on attend b. So Siam it. 

Not keng one. I was really quite sick. Lost about 3kg. 

Paid it all back with the sispec 32k route march which was really a bitch. Trudging around tekong training area reclaimed land at 3am with a sandy trail. Did another 24km again at mocc which was also a bitch. 

Edited September 3, 2023 by Lala81

[Lala81]

Didn't know it's no longer held at tekong Parade sq. 

[TangoCharlie]

  On 9/3/2023 at 2:29 AM, Lala81 said:

I had fever like 1-2 days before POP. Attend C. Missed POP. Book in again for remarch but still on attend b. So Siam it. 

Not keng one. I was really quite sick. Lost about 3kg. 

Paid it all back with the sispec 32k route march which was really a bitch. Trudging around tekong training area reclaimed land at 3am with a sandy trail. Did another 24km again at mocc which was also a bitch. 

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Don't remember my time at safincos has 32km route march

[Lala81]

  On 9/3/2023 at 3:26 AM, TangoCharlie said:

Don't remember my time at safincos has 32km route march

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Maybe it started later. Haha u guys in your 50s already. It was part of BSLC then. Basic section leader course. 

Edited September 3, 2023 by Lala81

[Playtime]

  On 9/3/2023 at 2:29 AM, Lala81 said:

I had fever like 1-2 days before POP. Attend C. Missed POP. Book in again for remarch but still on attend b. So Siam it. 

Not keng one. I was really quite sick. Lost about 3kg. 

Paid it all back with the sispec 32k route march which was really a bitch. Trudging around tekong training area reclaimed land at 3am with a sandy trail. Did another 24km again at mocc which was also a bitch. 

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I tot u MO 😆

[Tohto]

  On 9/3/2023 at 3:26 AM, TangoCharlie said:

Don't remember my time at safincos has 32km route march

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Same.. no 32km route March at 1992.

[Mkl22]

  On 9/2/2023 at 3:42 PM, Tohto said:

Last last time only at Tekong... no parents invited. Parents only visited me on the 2nd confinement weekends. 

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Tekong? So far never set foot here yet. 🤣

although smlj area A-G…H. Was my backyard. 

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[therock]

  On 9/3/2023 at 5:31 AM, Playtime said:

I tot u MO 😆

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Before being a MO, you would have enlisted and done whatever typical 19 year old guys do including NCO courses or OCS  

if you are allowed to disrupt for medical school you return after medical school then you do MOCC

then serve the remainder of your NS liabilities as a MO. 

[Victor68]

  On 9/3/2023 at 12:44 AM, TangoCharlie said:

It's a better arrangement now.... having a sibei siong march before pop is unnecessary.

My time I siam because I volunteer for 10k run, his bro siam because of covid. So he very happy he was the only one in family to have done it. 😄

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It was once you run full pack from tekong jetty to camp 2 for the firing range hor. But someone here says join scout can liao. 😆

[TangoCharlie]

  On 9/4/2023 at 1:49 AM, Victor68 said:

It was once you run full pack from tekong jetty to camp 2 for the firing range hor. But someone here says join scout can liao. 😆

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You know me? 😅 I don't remember that. Anyway mine is camp 1, foxtrot company... Wooden bunk. 

[Victor68]

  On 9/4/2023 at 2:31 AM, TangoCharlie said:

You know me? 😅 I don't remember that. Anyway mine is camp 1, foxtrot company... Wooden bunk. 

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I mean once upon a time, NS boys. Not you lah. 😆