Then smart ass was a blundering teen, 17 years into his life and fresh out of secondary school routine which he finally began to like(just transfered into a co-ed from an all-boys school). No one would have expected him to take such a drastic decision as joining the army for in school smart ass wasn't known for his athletic powress or his patriotism. His parents where shock to hear his decision, his relatives were laughing their ass off and his friends were in total blank mode..=.="
But smart ass ignore the taunts and discouragement. He didn't give a damn about it all and joined the army he did. After passing the interview in Kedah, he was given a week of to prepare before reporting at the K.L base. Thus began smart ass's service as a government slave. The first 6 month or better known as the induction period was crap(unlike his current batch of juniors>>3 farkin days..WTF?) and in the first week itself, smart ass lost 4kg of pure body fat. Physical training was hardcore and marching sessions at 2pm were taken by sadistic instructors. In no time smart ass skin tone was as dark as the macha beside him....O.o
Enduring his first year wasn't fun. With the regular harassment by seniors, instructors and officers, smart ass has only 2 words for it..LIFE SUX....Living quarters were cramp, food=crap, and the occasional outing was rare. Learning to cope with his studies and military lifestyle at the same time was not easy. But that was only the tip of the iceberg...
"In your lifetime as a military personnel, you are bound to indulge in some body gratification" says smart ass. This little bit of information unfortunately wasn't in the contract they provided smart ass with(not even in small print securely hidden in some nook/corner). He learn it the hard way, during his first lkpt(latihan ketenteraan perkhidmatan tunggal). What a wonderful surprise.
knuckle on hot tar....(among the many must have decoration)....
Other fun activities smart ass manage to come out alive was the regular/annual iron hill run, obstacle course race and of course the long march competitions, and finally the latest and most interesting of them all, his second installment of lkpt. 2 months have pass since that shit load of grueling military training. Smart ass brain is finally ready to recall the shit he had went through...For all of you civies(including national service trainees>>pussies) out there, be bloody grateful you don't have to put up with the crap smart ass have undergone. It's not that smart ass here regret joining the army, life is tough yeah but the sense of accomplishment, brotherhood and invalueble experience gained is totally worth it(bullshit)...
During lkpt-2, smart ass daily routine daily activities begin at 0600H(maintaining personal hygiene and breakfast not included in the schedule>>he had to allocate time for that) with physical exercise(12kg pack included) which last for about 90 minutes if the trainers are feeling lazy. Then they begin classes in conventional or counter insurgency warfare which last till noon. Fry your brain with another 2 hours of lectures after lunch and at 1530H smart ass and gang begin their evening exercise(from swimming to fitness evaluation..etc) that last till 1830H. They then have dinner at the cadet mess(regimental style) and after that are given time to prepare for the next day activities (depending on situation, it could be river crossing or compass marching..etc). At 2200H sharp they have their role-call. Thats when the fun begins. Smart ass call it hell-time. Officers and nco alike take turn to impart knowledge onto them. On a generous night, smart ass reckon he gets to rack up at least 200-300 push-ups, 1000-2000 jumping jacks, 200-300 squat jump and 200-300 of his all time "favorite" star jump...All this night time activities are necessary to get them sweating just enough to be grateful for the upcoming water drill(drinking 1.5l of water in 1 min) for dehydration prevention(WTF..if you don't sweat in the first place...)...
For those lucky few who get caught with an empty bottle, they get to drink 4.5l the next afternoon(after some 'light' exercise). The scene of smart ass's comrades drinking till water spurt out of their nostril and puking out the lunch they just ate was so cool that smart ass had to join them. And join them he did..twice..XD
lock and loaded..;P
The best part of all this was of course the weapon training. Smart ass get to play with m16, styer aug 5.57mm, m203 grenade launcher, 5.57mm minimi, gp 7.76mm machine gun, law c90, 60mm mortar, claymore mines, grenades and plenty of things that go boom...Other activities include O course, map reading, usage of military comm., 5,8 and 12km of 'jalan laju'(fully equipped with 10+4kg of pack and weapon) and also SLTT(sistem latihan tembak tempur)..
To round up everything, smart ass went for 1 week jungle training at N9, which really open his eyes to what army life is all about(when he say eye opening, he meant that those lucky few that manage to get an average of 6 hour sleep during the whole time in the bloody jungle)...smart ass was on 24 hour stand-to, digging trenches, sent on scouting/recon mission, avoiding enemies(bastard trainers,S.O.B all of them), practicing ambush, being ambush, attacking enemy bases..etc...Ration given to smart ass sucks and his feet were wet the whole time...By the time smart ass came out of the jungle,the sole of his feet came of as well..''=.=
Smart ass think he will leave it at that for now. Latest batch of juniors just came in and smart ass have his duty as a senior to attend to..XD....By the way, a few fun experience have been left out so as not to discourage you from joining the army and experiencing it yourself..;p
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Kewl gun n ammos!!!
Juz like the movies xD
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