was once a cute chubby boy back in his secondary school days. Until the day he was brought into army. His BMTC in Ninja Company (2006) and 35SCE Survey Platoon (2006-2007) brought
about a transformation (and a little quirkiness) in him. He obtained superhuman powers and is now called, the Super Pioneer! By day, he is a lazy bum who slacks around at home,
blogging and doing useless things. By night, he turns into Super Pioneer, doing the relentless works that is given to him. After the defeat of his Arch Nemesis, The Brain,
Super Pioneer Daron is moving on with his life and onto the next villian, the NUS Monster.
Friday, November 30, 2007
A canadian bull is not an animal
Common Misconceptions between the world and army...1. Magazine
World
Army2. Foxhole
World
Army
3. Canadian Bull
World.. moo..Army... A Target shaped like a inverted U used for zeroing the M16.
4. Clear the Butt
World... Think anal..
Army... An order issued that the live firing area must be evacuated.
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Jokes aside, this week was my 2nd year of ATP. For those who are unfamiliar with the abbreviation's ATP, i have no idea what it stands for either. What I do know for certain is that it is a shooting test a soldier must take in order to qualify being a soldier. Incentives are great; for being a marksman(scoring 22/28), you'll get a funky badge sewn on your uniform and $200 in your pocket. Score badly and you'll have another re-shoot waiting for you in a few weeks time.
For some army people out there, going to the range is just like another Time Crisis game to them. They pick their rifles like they are laser-emitting guns that are used in arcades, go in there and clinch their marksman. For most army people, going to the range is a bloody waste for 2 days, especially since its ultimate sai kan to go and pick empty cartridges, clear up the training shed, filling up sand bags etc. and the rest of the whole day slack in the training shed until its your turn and then after the shooting of 15 mins, continue to slack on till the night. For the minority of army people, going to the range is a nerve-racking experience. They would always sit at a corner, thinking of the possibilities of failing. These people are labelled as "Bobo shooters" Dont ask me how the term bobo shooter come about, perhaps from some Star Wars Movie whereby Boba Fett just cant seem to kill with his laser guns.
I fall in the last category of army people. Being a really bad shooter, I have recounts of near-reshoot experiences throughout my whole army services. Ever since BMT, i had officers threatening me to pass the computerized test of shooting(IMT) due to one particular part of IMT whereby the target was just too small for me to shoot. In February this year, during my 1st ATP, I had failed the day shoot with only 5 shots on target. Thank God I eventually passed my day shoot on 2nd attempt.
So when I was able to fire rounds accurately on the Canadian bull target, I was thinking maybe I can get a marksman after all, since my zeroing was close to perfect. HAHA.. for a bobo shooter to actually entertain such a thought was certainly quite amusing. Its like an ikan bilis comparing its swiftness in the water with a salmon.
In the end, as it is known for a range test to happen all at once, I was too slow in preparing my firing position, resulting in average shots of 10 in the day, and 5 in the night . But since 10 + 5 = 15, meaning I have passed my test!!! (speculated as the results have not been announced yet)
I am just glad that the scary ordeal of firing is finally over, it being my of my major obstacles before I can ORD in peace. Now that it is done, all that is left is my major exercise.. BRAVO ETEP O_O
The end is near, and the warrior awaits the rest that has been ensured to him..
Up, up and away says Super Pioneer Daron.
11:15 AM.
11:15 AM.