Last week of BMT

Yahoooooooo! At last I have reach the pinnacle of the BMT course. Having completed the 9 weeks of BMT, I have come to the end of the course. Even though the training was tough initially, but I managed to pull through and graduate next Tuesday in the POP (Passing-Out-Parade).

Monday
IPPT – One of my best results attained in BMT. Below are my following results:

Sit-Up – 41 (Score: 5)
Standing Board Jump – 239 (4)
Chin-Up – 10 (4)
Shuttle Run – 10.1 (5)
2.4KM Run – 9:48 (5)
Awarded Silver

The most heart-broken station is 2.4KM. 3 seconds off from my timing, I would have attained Gold. But nevertheless, it was a huge improvement from my personal best of 10:13.

Tuesday
Live hand grenade throw, drills & marching. We had drills and marching for the whole morning by the sergeant major. In the afternoon, we had our live hand grenade throw. In total we had 2 types of throw. The first is the practice throws which will produce a loud sound only. Next is the live grenade throw. They mentioned that it was only once in a lifetime throw. The sound produced was much louder than the firing of rounds from the M16. U can even feel the blast of the live grenade. It was great!

Wednesday
Had graduation parade rehearsal in the morning. But the most grueling event of the day is SOC (Standard Obstacle Course). The pressure is on the timing itself. We must complete the whole course under 10:30. Low rope and the low wall were the one that posed the most problem for me. 700m run from the start, 200m obstacle and 600m run down to the end. In the end I achieved 9:37 for the course. Yeah!

Thursday
Recruit Night in the evening also known as Party @ the Square. We had performance from the recruits as well as people from the SAF Dance & Music Company. DJs from the Dongli 88.3 also entertain us with 5 babes that participate in the Beauty contest. F10 lool the most mature and had the sporty look. After that, it was dancing in the moonlight for everyone in the parade square.

Friday
24km Graduation Road March for the whole of BMTC School 2. The weather was bad in the early afternoon. The weather change at 1600hrs and we begin the school level warm-up. After that, it was off to the 24km road march. Every 2km, we had a short rest & every 4km we had a extended break. By 12km end point, the sky had turn dark and it was 1900hrs. We had a 1 hr break and had dinner before we carry on with our road march. By 20km end point, we had reached the entrance of SISPEC (School of Infantry Specialists). Our spirit and morale were extremely high as 4 more click and it will be over. During the road march, we sang mandarin and English songs compared to other company, which stick to the army songs. By 2330hrs, we had completed the road march and were cheering for our company slogan. Had lots of back, shoulder aches as well as blisters in both of my feet.

The grand finale is on 6 September where we will be tossing our cap high into the air in front of the PM Lee. Celebration Time!

3 More days to (POP) Passing-Out-Parade…

Cheers!

Requirement to passed BMT
1) Live Firing (Passed)
2) Field camp (Completed)
3) IPPT (Passed)
4) SOC (Passed)