2 weeks into OCS and I am feeling the pinch of training to be an officer. Training for it is no easy stint. 2 weeks in and I can sense the high expectations laid out by the commanders in OCS. I wouldn't know how to put it, but I think dogs are sometimes better cared for than Officer Cadets there. I wish there would be a better way to put things across but it just seems that way. Nonetheless, there are many experiences that I gathered, I doubt I will forget.
It seems that the world has changed so much from the days that my parents were living in only a mere 20 years ago. The world of the internet has brought to its people the freedom of expression and showmanship to the world in record speeds. With that there comes the threat of confidential information spilling to the outside world, letting terrrorist obtain vital information of a country's security.
The information above must have been but one of the many things I learnt in OCS, realising the importance of responsibility on freedom of expression on the internet. Being in OCS i must say has slowly begun to evolve my perspectives of life and my surroundings. It's a crazy world out there I suppose, but never did I realise the consequences could be so real in Singapore's context.
Moreover, time away from home really made me realise how important family is to me. I was extremely happy to see them for the famliy visit earlier in the day. It seems it is only now that I do not take my family for granted. I really do love my parents. It just makes me cry thinking of them in my bunk at times.
36 more weeks of training and I will be done. I already see myself with the black bar on my shoulder, in the commissioning parade. I believe it and I see it. Its all a matter of the mind. I know it! Press on Saffy, press on!
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