My new posting, that is.

Still am a trainee for the next two months.. which means we're the lowest lifeforms around MPTS (the SCTs are higher ranked though they're trainees as well..), just like during BMT..

Yet trainee life here is not as bad as recruit life on Tekong. Compared to what others experience in other vocations (argh heard that the combat engineers are one thoroughly unlucky lot.. with eight men carrying 180kg boat and two carrying 80kg motors.. and with a whole gang of tattooed regular dropout commanders taking a bunch of HC/RJ people)

Since Mowbray is a damn small camp, we have our meals at Kranji - more specifically the HQ 4SAB cookhouse (there's another one deep inside the camp which looks.. not as nice as ours). The cooks there seem to have a penchant for oil - serving all kinds of fried food imaginable. And there's seemingly free flow of meat as well.. not just one type but TWO, along with two other sides, the soup and dessert. Then again as our commanders told us.. the food poses a grave danger to our IPPT results.

Feels like I'm back to school once again due to the heavy emphasis on knowledge over fitness. Days are filled with lectures without much PT (this week we only had an Orientation Run, some static right after and a rather drab AGR/Speed on Friday). Must fight hard not to fall asleep, as this will result in one extra weekend guard duty if caught.

And speaking of extras, we can get them for almost every mundane mistake possible. Long hair, falling in late, not paying compliments, not observing lightsout timing, sitting on bed when its not lunch or dinner, sitting on the bed with footwear on, not doing a thorough enough area cleaning, screwed bearings etc etc. Not training to be MPs for nothing eh?

Not a lot of commissioned officers around as well, as MP Command opts more for experience. Hence a bucketload of Warrants and Staffs, making it a headache trying to recognise every single one of them and paying the appropriate compliments, as failing which.. we sign our Sats and Suns away.

ATP at Pasir Laba on Monday, 4km route march on Wed and an IPPT on Thursday. Cool.. packed week ahead. Ok, don't compare to OCS/Sispec - we don't have morning runs at all.

Ok, we are expected to be much more disciplined than them though. No such thing as ba long long do whatever you like as long as can meet timing. Drill-wise as well. Cannot take shortcuts anymore. Things my platoon did in BMT like 'autopilot' and doing nonsense while marching are strictly out of the window. Lol.

Booking in at 2100 hrs tonight because of range the next day.. Which will start in the morning and end at midnight -.-

Passing out on the 22th of June, a Tuesday. Take leave come lehhhhh

Or maybe not cos I'm just not a good enough friend >.<
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I am a Military Policeman in the Singapore Armed Forces
I serve my country with Pride, Discipline and Honour.
With Pride, I will always discharge my duties
Firmly and fairly, honestly and without fear or favour.
With Discipline, I will always strive for the highest standards of soldiering.
With Honour, I will always accomplish my missions courageously, loyally and decisively.

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