You know you are getting old, if during your NS days...

[flowerpot]

now NS is like ECA or CCA which is now call i think... the young soldiers still complaint like very siong...

cannot do this cannot do that... if training is dangerous still can feedback and complaint...

the old days is pure tekan and learn nothing.. now its really lesson and no tekan... no wonder so many run and die suddenly... think eat and sleep too good liao...

 

[petetherock]

Guys, I have to ask, anyone was in the same batch when Madeline Chu came to visit her friend in Tekong?

 

[melvin]

And Monkey God.. no less... :bsmilie::bsmilie: :sweat:

2353535?:think:

 

[shojibake]

Butt parties!
hehehe yeah quite fun what. And nowadays duffel bag got wheels meh? And if there's no safety pins, what are they using now? Fitted sheets? :think: :thumbsd:

 

[sbs99]

Still remember the short malay PTI who tortured us during log and rifle PT.

PTI Muhamad (not sure the spelling of his name)

:bsmilie:

When Marsiling was village farmland with low hills to charge up.
And you actually saw the real Mei Lan of the famous Mei Lan drink stall.

this one?

link story

 

[Stratix]

my unit is still using AR15 for range and other daily activities...

 

[coolsigg]

Still got

41) Night snacks were served out of large rectangular metal rice containers...
42) last platoon of last coy to eat in cook house kenna swill party...
43) U r the most unlucky cadet if u kenna 84mm gunner role during Mt Biang exercise...
44) During defence exercise, fresh rations were served in doggy bags...

the good ole days...;p

 

[zac08]

That PTI with big ears who tortures during PTs????

yup... heard he ever got charged for over punishing recruits

 

[zac08]

2353535?:think:

We had worse...

He asked us to go for the other pizza number... 7484848 :sweat:

 

[denniskee]

ur no.4 is only 1 color, green.

 

[roygoh]

To add to the list...

• You have to return your broken socks to exchange for a new pair at the clothing store, and have to sign on your kit exchange form (1204?).
• You know what a 1206 is.
• Your non-muslim combat ration has canned braised pork, canned baked beans, lemonade power, chocolate bar and the dog biscuit. I donlt remember what the muslim version contains....probably curry chicken?
• You know what Temasek Green is.
• You saw 2 kinds of boots in use...the older kind with the shiny toe cap and the newer kind with the same texture all over.
• You S1 office has an "instant messaging" machine called the Teletype
• The "state of the art" PC systems used in the various battallion offices are IBM PC XT or AT (8 or 12 MHz in turbo mode) with 20 MB hard drives, uses external Bernoulli drives for data backup and 9 or 24 pin dot matrix printers.
• You have see carbon copy paper.
• After you ROD you become a "Reservist".

One thing will probably not change, regardless of your year of service...you keep hearing more senior people telling you how much more "siong" army is in their days.

 

[laokayu]

You understand that "starch" is not just another carbohydrate food component. It is used to make your parade Number 3 and pants could stand up straight without you wearing them !

 

[roygoh]

You bought duty free beer from SAFRA.

 

[wailintang]

Ha! I experienced most of them too. Life in army did change a lot now. To be honest, I’m starting to enjoy my reservist now but sad to say that I’m going to ROD soon

 

[raptor1988]

wah! all the lao jiaos!! haha.. i enlisted in Dec '07. many of the things listed on page 1 still quite relavent leh.. :bsmilie:

 

[ortega]

anyone remember the rubberbands for breakfast
i think they called it mee siam

 

[sbs99]

anyone remember the rubberbands for breakfast
i think they called it mee siam

i had it once, the instructors say its a special menu. I fed it to the dog in the canteen while nobody was looking... it's just some rubbery mee siam plus cold gravy. :bsmilie:

 

[anttz]

my unit is still using AR15 for range and other daily activities...

Same here. Are you fr RSAF?

 

[ortega]

sometimes we kept extra night snack and skipped breakfast

 

[sbs99]

sometimes we kept extra night snack and skipped breakfast

yahhahaha... and those unfortunate ones who bring yummy snacks/cookies, sure kena plundered with 15mins of snack news breaking out while in the bunks. :bsmilie: