1/6 Guards

When life throws you lemons, make lemonade? It sounds so simple, but being posted in Guards doesn’t allow you to sweeten things up.

It was a shitty day when vocation posting came out. The mocking from people who were posted elsewhere had an impact. Day 1 came and I realized the people there were comparable to the standard batch. With smokers and tattoos, it was a culture shock. What really struck me was the casual interaction between commanders and the “lao jiaos”– it was like seeing sergeant F carrying out normal conversation with us.

It was depressing especially with a turn out on the 2nd day. Being splashed with water, blindfolded, and walking with heads down for 3564575 minutes is no joke. Apparently it simulated the Japanese occupation as told by some people–what a way to start the GAIT.

It’s only 5 weeks before being official guardsmen, but it will be a long 5 weeks with 2km coastal swim, rappelling, field camp with additional weapons & load and a hell lot of shit.

I need to press on and hope for deliverance from this hell hole, but let me get the guards tab first!