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Five days and my first In-Camp Training later, I was wondering how much my hammies missed me:  (Mr. Robo) Oh, you were gone?  (Ms. Robo) Do I know you?  (Mr. Ham) Eh... hey, you're back. Butler, hide the champagne, will you? Verdict: Not that much. It went roughly as expected. Only recognized a handful of faces from my NS days, since my six-month deferment meant that I got posted to the next unit down. As I am simply not a people person - let us just accept that - making new acquaintances, and especially random small talk (not the programming language) is a drain, but all in all my new platoon mates are a bunch of decent guys. Having recognized my natural intuition towards social interaction as generally lacking, I made an express effort towards engaging the rest of my brain more, in particular towards remembering names. The Army does make it easier by having nametags sewn onto their uniforms, so that's one plus. I would have worked towards participating in group conversations, but first I have got to change my attitude towards them. I had always thought such discussion slightly pointless, as after a while most of the interaction can be broadly predicted, but I think I now understand that what is said is not especially important, and that many people just appreciate having something said. Look, I like you guys, but I'm just not a talker. Which reminds me, I should really start accepting offers of tidbits etc more often, as a refusal can apparently mean more than "I'm not peckish at the moment, but thanks". Speaking of uniforms, I got issued the new digital/pixelated uniform, replacing the ERDL pattern ones. Amusingly, the accompanying brochure tried to sell the supposedly improved camoflague abilities of the new pattern using soldiers in different poses/at different distances, which was not too convincing; what is true is that the new uniform does feel more comfortable, and having the rank insigna at the front is also a welcome common-sense change.  The camo seriously works too The second day saw an IPPT test, and despite being in the middle of bulking, my performance on most of the stations improved slightly. Spectacle hooks made a great difference for the shuttle run. However, I discovered that I had lost what little jumping technique I had, but somehow still managed to clear the broad jump despite feeling horrendously uncoordinated. I credit squatting for that. Can't say the same for the 2.4km run, but in my defence it was a sweltering hot day. Obtained my marksmanship badge (and the accompanying S$200) at the range with the new SAR 21 assault rifle, which was the main point of this ICT; while this is not a particularly notable distinction, with over 80% of the unit achieving it, it's still a nice experience. The protocol for range shooting in the SAF is not quite secret, with many forum postings in particular discussing it, so I feel at liberty to cover it here. What happens is that soldiers are given a simulation run (using electronic rifles of the sort found at arcades), and then a short familiarisation shoot (the entire process, involving the firing of a few dozen bullets, sadly takes up an entire day) After that, the actual assessment is in two parts - a day shoot and a night shoot. Each time, fifteen bullets are issued, and five individual targets are followed by a "combat shoot" where multiple targets pop up simultaneously, and the entire detail (usually five people) has to take them out. Marksmanship is obtained at the detail level, with an average score of at least 80% required. It really isn't too hard, between the new magnifying scope and laser sight (some seem to prefer the old M16 iron sights, I can't figure out why).  Prototype of the next generation of the assault "rifle" (Source: Somewhere on the Internet) While I'm no expert or anything, here are a few tips on shooting, mostly repeated from various sergeant(-majors) and web sources:
Other things I got reminded of: cookhouse food tastes surprisingly good when hungry, and army-issue blankets are great - where can I find one for home use? To sum up, ICT made me appreciate university life much more. Next: Bitcoins In Them Thar Hills
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