finally. after 18 weeks. I AM A SERGEANT!
to say the truth, it was mixed feelings for me. it wasnt that kind of happy-yet-sad kind.. just a mixture of feelings. a feeling of accomplishment, relief and jubilance together with anxiety and a tinge of sadness that i m going to leave my buddies who were together with me for the long and tiring 18 weeks of the course.
nevertheless it's over and to tell you guys the truth, im still not very looking forward to going to a unit and live life as a sergeant, as a commander. it just feels so different. i spent the first 10 mths of my army life being a trainee. being someone who has been led and not leading people. and now im expected to go to a unit and lead 7 men who are going to look up to me. im not very sure of my leadership ability loh. even staff ken says that i need to polish up abit. sighs.
anyway. in retrospect the AISL course was really one that was considered pretty tough in my army life (considering that i was from hawk in BMT and golf in sispec). and of course i had the prestige to be in platoon 4 section 1, aka STAFF KEN's SECTION. it's thanks to him that my mental and physical strength was stretched to the limits. it's the 1st time that i cleared my SOC. and who can ever forget all the pushups that the section had and all the flying CVC helmets that we encountered during our section training? hah!
i really want to thank my section mates for pushing and guiding me during these 18 weeks. all those stupid quarrels and fights and all the talkcock sessions were really unforgettable. the friendship that we have forged is unbreakable. may us remember the teachings of staff ken and bring them on when we go into our unit.
and to lau and shijin: congrats on getting your golden and silver bayonets respectively! :)
of course.. i hav made more buddies here than in anywhere else. it's just so different. the 2 plaoons stay at the same floor and we get to interact with each other. it's different from the rest of the courses where only 1 platoon lives on 1 floor and then everyone only bothers to interact with their own platoon. and not to forget, 18 weeks really allows one to know others much much better.
AISL.. unforgettable :)
photos!
with our loudhailer
BEN!
with shijin
staff ken's section! (with the lady in black.. extra)on maf:
it's great to be back in hwachong again. to see the familiar faces all around me. to keep in contact with others, not just my classmates and my CCA friends. to be part of the hwachong FARMERLY again. too bad i missed the lightup. but hey who really gave a damn abt the lightup! what's more impt was the dance and songs session. the whole class basically went mad dancing and singing; we formed circles and swayed with the music. and doing stupid stunts like turning around and around when the cirlce was formed by around 30+ people. everyone nearly fell down! but it was still fun.
the turnout was good compared to last year. 20 pple turnup! yea!
扬起心旅的风帆
朝着梦想起航
旭日暖意陪伴我
歌颂黄城的动人
转瞬间心灵的交错
闪眸映出真心你我
哪怕路多长(hoi!) 浪多高 (hoi!)
我们不曾动摇～
多少次的热泪满眶
总有你陪在我身旁
时光于此 化为永恒
啊～ 永恒
i love hwachong :)