Monday, June 21, 2010

My Journey to Officership!

After 9 long months of having all the tough physical, mental training and certainly being in the best leadership school in Singapore i'm now finally an Officer of the SAF!

Looking back....I started my journey from LEOPARD COY of BMTC...and step into a whole new life in OCS!!! I still remember the huge culture shock i had! And the tough times adapting in the first 3 weeks of confinement as I entered Tango Wing!

Where i got my Freshmen 1 white bar (2 weeks in CLM)....
Stayed on in Tango wing for my 2nd white bar (Service Term)...
And after 12 weeks!!!!.....
Got my 3rd white bar and than left for Signal Insitute (SI) where we undergo the Signal Officer Cadet Course (SOCC) (21 weeks in Professional Term) ...
After all the intensive studying and exercises in Signals in pro term!
....
Headed back to OCS to reunite with my old mates from TANGO!
This time stayed in Golf Wing (3 weeks) (Joint Term) ...

19 June 2010!!!.... SAFTI PARADE SQUARE, where i remember having dreams of for this very day for the past 9 mths...where right now i finally got my hard earn 1 BLACK BAR! =)


First 2 weeks in OCS....

(CLM-The good friends i met in Tango!!! See we still had the first freshmen white bar!) The next 12 weeks in Service Term...

(SERVICE TERM- The change of appointments! I was than the Cadet Wing Welfare IC
Next 21 weeks in Professional Term (Signal Institute)...

(77/09 Signals Officer Cadet Course (SOCC)!!!
SPEED THROUGH SKILLS!!!!)

3 Weeks of Joint Term! Back to OCS!...

19 June 2010! 7709 OCC COMMISSIONING PARADE day!





(The LOUDEST & MOST HEARTFELT OFFICER'S CREED we said in 9 mths!!!)

The OFFICER'S CREED!
I am an officer of the Singapore Armed Forces.
My duty is to lead, to excel, and to overcome.
I lead my man by example.
I answer for their training, morale and discipline.
I must excel in everything I do.
I serve with pride, honor and integrity.
I will overcome my adversity with courage, fortitude and determination.
I dedicate my life to Singapore.


(I still remember how i was trying to contain the HUGE EXCITEMENT before i threw my peak cap!)

(My parents!)

(My good friends since St.gabriels pri and sec days!)

(My lovelyyyy friends from Church!!! God's Clay, Crosstrainers and GAP!!!)

(OUR SIGNAL CONTIGENT!)

(Commissioning Dinner...Table 13 with me (SIGNALS!),our Table Host COL Leong(Pilot)(HD Curriculum/DY COMDT SAFTI MI)! 2LT Mark (GBAT), 2LT Aloysius (Commando))



(2 LT Benjamin Lau!)

(The journey to that first Chocolate bar after tasting 3 types of milk bars in the past 9 mths!!!)

Sunday, June 13, 2010

ACPC!

Photos Courtesy of George!


(the day we got our swords! ... after 9 mths in OCS....finally i really
feel prepared to be an Officer of the SAF!)


(My buddy and me!)

(The BEST BUNK 7 IN SOCC!!!! SOH,SOM,BEST PT, BEST KNOWLEDGE!! a bunch of IPPT GOLD medalist! SISPEC COY BEST! NP GOLD MEDALIST!!!)

(SOCC 77/09)

(The first time i ever saw my rank change! =)... no more the OCT that i saw for the past 9mths)

Saturday, June 05, 2010

JOINT-TERM!!!

After 8 loooooooong mths! Going through 2 weeks of CLM, 3 mths of service term in OCS and 5 mths of Professional term in Signal Institute! And FINALLY now i'm in my final stretch of Joint-term and back to OCS again!!! It sure was nice catching up with old wing mates from my Tango wing days and even some from my Leopard days in BMT! Looking back on hindsight really makes one wonder how we actually survive all the physical and mental training one had to go thru before getting to this final term! As 2 weeks time draws nearer till the actual commissioning parade on June 19 at Safti Parade Square, i still wonder what life will be like a young 2LT in the SAF! Really pray that God has that great purpose for me in my new unit right after i commission! =)

Anyways besides all this sign up for the 42.125km Standard Chartered Run on Friday at my friend bunk! And i was really the LAST ONE in SINGAPORE to SIGN UP! As my buddy jeremy cldnt sign up after me!!! OH wells, can now finally fulfill my life long dream of doing one full marathon at least once in my life! =)