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PTE Hubert
In BMT, one of my section mates worried a lot about everything. A lot of people disliked him at the start, because he usually says things without a second thought, or did things too hastily, and often times he'd get us into more trouble afterwards. But really he only worried so much because he cared a lot more than everyone else. I remember being up really late after everyone had gone to sleep, telling him to stop helping everyone pack their rations, and go to sleep. Another
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3SG JYE TRUDEL
Even though I’m currently writing this as a second-year soldier, it would have been a lie to say I wasn’t nervous when I enlisted. I had dreaded serving my NS term since I was a teenager, always dismissing the stress because the day hadn't arrived yet. When it finally came, I was thrown into a world I had never experienced before: the way people spoke, the way people lived - it was all new. Honestly, I had a hard time grasping how to talk to people, a skill I’m usually incred
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3SG LUCAS LEO
I didn't like the army. I hated the idea of wasting 2 years of my life on something that could at most be translated into a mere "thank you for your service", much less garner respect from strangers and family alike. Coming from an environment where we were challenged academically (and portfolio-ly), I didn't want to stagnate during this time and I lamented about it to almost everyone I knew. Thus began my own very un-eventful NS journey. BMT felt like a blur of pushups and l
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Outfield Experience- Corporal First Class Jun Wei
Before going for outfield, I thought about all the stories and experiences I had heard from my relatives and friends about how it was a waste of time and how I should try my best to chao keng my way out of it. However, I felt that since this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a wartime simulation, I should be a real man and go through with it. In the end, it turned out to be one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life. We had to set up tents with our bu
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Asthmatic Trainee- Lance Corporal Shawn
NS had been the bane of my existence ever since I was a young boy. Hearing stories about people getting injured severely or even dying constantly frightened me. Being asthmatic made this even more scary for me. Strolling into Tekong with my family, I realised all the 5 star reviews on google were too good to be true. Yet, I decided to tackle this challenge head on instead of just running away from it. The first 2 weeks were challenging since we had to stay in during that whol
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