Life.Recollections.
Its has been an eventful and meaningful 2 years of my life i spent in the army, walking down the battalion square for one last time as i watch the troops march with pride and dedication i felt the sense of achievement just like when i graduated from command school a year ago.
For the past one year, i would wake up in the early hours to the stamping of boots, timings of the soldiers doing their morning exercises and loud, clear command given by my peers from downstairs. i would look out of my corridor and waved as they greeted me.
It wasnt at all an easy journey for everyone of us, doing the things that we would not have imagine ourselves do a few years ago, and maybe, as i look back in years to come, i couldnt believe myself that i did those things too. i remember one thing i always like to tell my guys, especially those who are physically and mentally weaker is that, no matter how tough the objective is and how tiring it might get, do not give up cause eventually we will definately finish it (because this is SAF and every training is pre-planned) and when you look back at the end of the day, you will still feel the pain but the pride in you and this chapter in your army training will follow you a lifetime.
honestly this is one day i’ve been really counting down to so deligently, it feels really great to be out of a soldier’s outfit and embrace the civilian world. there are many things that left me very deep impressions throughout the two years and apart from the friendships that are made, the trainings and the funny things that we do out in the field when no one is looking will definately have a lasting impression on each and everyone of us.
in these two years, we slept in countless locations in weird jungles, crawled in mud, crossed rivers after rivers, scaled several mountains overseas, flew in the choppers, stormed bulidings, assulted objectives, nevigated in freak terrains, covered unimaginable distances on foot and we braved all weathers together.
i wont say i love my nation more after this but i just feel that we have really done our part as a singaporean and if i have a choice to do all these again, my answer will surely be- no thanks.
as i hand over the guys to the next batch of commanders taking over them, i remember saying something that made me felt damn proud of these boys. exactly what i said to the new commanders, ‘these boys fought alongside with me for the past one year, they are the best that anyone can receive and im handing them over to you’
im proud of all of you and its my honour to be able to command you guys, all the best,
6SIR 13th MONO A COY
