Soldiers of every creed and race.
Soldiers of Specialist we will become;
Leaders of six men we set the pace!
SISPEC warrior we are the warrior
SISPEC warrior with pride we will lead.
Fearlessly we lead with pride,
Training hard full of might.
Train to lead by day and night
We will strive for greater heights!
After my BMT phase, I got posted to SISPEC Delta Company, the most welfare company in SISPEC. To be honest, it is really due to the OC style of managing the company. We like to do things fast, cut all the red tape but not at the expense of safety. We were among the earliest company to book out. As what the OC always like to say:” We are one big happy family.” It is such a pity I got posted out to other units after my BSLC for if given a choice, Delta would be the best place to stay.
SISPEC training was very tough but manageable; given the thinking is right. From the moment you wake up and opened your eyes (0450am in the morning) till the time you sleep, you are always busy with stuffs. Of 24 hours a day, you must really make very good use of the 7 hours allocated for us to sleep. It is not surprising to book out at Saturday afternoon 1700pm and report back to camp on Sunday 2000pm. Halfway throughout the course, out of 10 people, 4 have already Out Of Course due to 1 reason or others. For the latter part of the course, my section was disbanded and we joined other sections for training because our numbers were too small. I was almost out of course too. I hurt my knee during the 4th week of the course and for the remaining time, I practically struggled to keep pace with the training. There were times when I thought other people suffer, I also suffered but why must I suffer twice they suffered with my knee condition? My knee hurts like hell during long hours of Topology exercises. There were times when I had to grab the railing of the stairs to lift my body up because my knee condition was so bad that they hurt like hell when they bent. I remembered I ran/limped the whole 7KM endurance run and the rest of the platoon were so far ahead of me, leaving me behind alone to complete the run but I didn’t give up. In fact, giving up and quitting wasn’t an option for me because I don’t wish to go through the course and waste my time again. It was pure willpower that kept me going on.
Our PC was the most “Garang” among the 4 platoon. He expects a lot from us but most often we always fail to meet his expectation. When he is humorous, he likes to use funny “Hokkien” anecdotes to crack jokes. When he is angry, his face will turn instantly black with both his eyebrows meeting each other. Outfield exercise was tough. Most often there is no time to sleep. It got worst when it rain. I remembered during 1 exercise it rained from 2000pm to the next morning 0900am. The tents were leaking and all of us were soaked wet. The wetness + the chilling temperature forced people to opt for desperate measures. I asked my fellow platoon mates for a cigarette and puff away just to feel “something warm rising up my body” (Sound erotic rite? Haha) There was another outfield exercise when we were required to dig fire trench (Where in fact most of us commented we were actually digging our own grave). We dug from evening 1700 to next morning 0630. Luckily, this time it did not rain or else you can imagine the soil transforming into mud which would have made our job one hell of a trouble.
The final test was the 32KM route march. Due to my knee condition, I was very worried if whether if it can withstand the long hours of walk. However, I was inspired by my OC again when he said “You don’t walk the route march for anybody else, you complete the road route because of PRIDE.” It was only during that time I understand the importance of personal pride. You have to show people you have the backbone, you have the ability, you will not bow head down to anyone and lastly you must be the Eh Gan (Can Do), not the Buay Gan (No Can Do). This lesson still applies to me till today. I tried to be positive in whatever things I do. Instead of telling yourself the journey ahead is difficult, I convinced myself that it can be definitely achieved with the “CAN DO” spirits in mind.
The route march was tiring. We walked from 1900pm to 0500am in the morning. But nevertheless, it was very satisfying to know I did not fall out. It was very satisfying to tell myself I completed the route march given my knee condition during that time. With that, my days in SISPEC officially end on the 101204 which is such a coincidence because it also belong to One True Love birthday as well as another person but I can’t remembered the hell who the fcuk is that person.
Didn't Bluff you right. It really stated there as 101204 but then again, It was only pure coincidence which don't mean anything at all.
SISPEC training may be tough, but it trains you to take hardship very well as well as improving you mental strength to make you tougher and stronger. From a “Blur Blur” recruit straight out of BMT, it can definitely transform you into a true soldier in a matter of 12 weeks of training.
SISPEC “ With Pride We Lead!”
PS: With that, I concluded the end of my SISPEC training days. Still got SSC days to go!
posted by Immortali @ 11:15 pm
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