Its pretty interesting how being in med puts me in such situations involving major dilemmas. The 1 SIR and guard duty fiascos were just two of the few, and well... Here comes another one.
So far what I've been going through is the Alpha Company UIP, supposedly the most xiong UIP out of the 5 branches within 8 SIG. Usually when people enter a new unit they'll first go through a battalion UIP, which we will be going through the next week. But since we came early, they made us do the company UIP first.
Heres where things start to get interesting. Although we've been doing company UIP, we can only be sorted out into our respective companies after battalion UIP. But because of my medicine apps (gah everyone there's calling me MO already) there is only a small possibility I'll be posted back to Alpha Company, which I've been studying about for the past week and a half. Thats because Alpha Company is the only 24/7 operationally ready company. If I leave halfway (by disruption), they'll face a manpower shortage.
So the dilemma is: Opt to go back to Alpha Company, and experience the xiongness for a couple more weeks? Or get posted to a new company, where I'll have to learn the ropes at a less xiong level all over again? And I still gotta consider the med stuff. Anyways, I think at this point of time its outta my hands. The only say I have is during express interest.
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This week was better than expected. On monday we played frisbee for morning PT, which was a surprise. Wednesday we had battalion cohesion, which means off from mugging for the evening and going to the officer's mess for dinner, pool, table soccer, air hockey. Which was even more surprising. Finally on thursday we had Workplan Seminar the whole morning, and got to understand more about the battalion. Also quite surprising that a military organisation is being run like a company. But cool in a way yes. Then we had forced leave for friday, so I spent my time at home.
So all of the above made for a slackier week than last week. And I think I'm going to thoroughly enjoy battalion UIP, cos its slackier than Alpha Company UIP by lots.
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Alpha weekend pictures coming up! Or maybe later... Next post.
So far what I've been going through is the Alpha Company UIP, supposedly the most xiong UIP out of the 5 branches within 8 SIG. Usually when people enter a new unit they'll first go through a battalion UIP, which we will be going through the next week. But since we came early, they made us do the company UIP first.
Heres where things start to get interesting. Although we've been doing company UIP, we can only be sorted out into our respective companies after battalion UIP. But because of my medicine apps (gah everyone there's calling me MO already) there is only a small possibility I'll be posted back to Alpha Company, which I've been studying about for the past week and a half. Thats because Alpha Company is the only 24/7 operationally ready company. If I leave halfway (by disruption), they'll face a manpower shortage.
So the dilemma is: Opt to go back to Alpha Company, and experience the xiongness for a couple more weeks? Or get posted to a new company, where I'll have to learn the ropes at a less xiong level all over again? And I still gotta consider the med stuff. Anyways, I think at this point of time its outta my hands. The only say I have is during express interest.
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This week was better than expected. On monday we played frisbee for morning PT, which was a surprise. Wednesday we had battalion cohesion, which means off from mugging for the evening and going to the officer's mess for dinner, pool, table soccer, air hockey. Which was even more surprising. Finally on thursday we had Workplan Seminar the whole morning, and got to understand more about the battalion. Also quite surprising that a military organisation is being run like a company. But cool in a way yes. Then we had forced leave for friday, so I spent my time at home.
So all of the above made for a slackier week than last week. And I think I'm going to thoroughly enjoy battalion UIP, cos its slackier than Alpha Company UIP by lots.
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Alpha weekend pictures coming up! Or maybe later... Next post.
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