Charlie Battery Commander

Now i truly understood what it meant when soldiers can actually look forward to reservist.... Though i may not be doing my operational Air traffic controller job yet, it is a good break away from my monotonous trainee life. I am one who doesnt like the green, yet i love to see familiar faces donning green, some whom cant fit into their uniforms and SBOs anymore.

I began to feel the effects of ageing this in-camp. Not because i choose to think i am, but those impish mischievous gunners whom i used to serve were a much mature lot.( note: the officers serve the men in my unit hahah )

I remembered Julian for being forever an a**hole, trying to test my patience in taking MC; I tot Hamster and Fitman would conjure up against me and my bsm, but i was so wrong. Even our dear aussie jockey returned a grown up man.

Seeing those guys for the past 5 days really hit me with mixed feelings. There were times during 20sa( 5 years ago )which i wished i could take a rifle and gun some of these "indian chiefs".

But right now i'm so glad to see many of them taking time off to serve.

I guessed this in camp gave me an opportunity to exercise some ownership over these boys. That wasnt the case 5 years back. When i first stood on the grounds of Amoy Quee Camp, i felt completely naked, not knowing how to handle my future gunners. Sometimes being an officer was so hard. I was afraid, not because of my technical competency, but was apprehensive over my capability to deal with those 'hokkien' soldiers.

When i out-processed today, i cant help but feel glad that i did what i chose to do 5 years back. Leading those boys certainly require alot of attention and heart, even till today. Some how i'm blessed with very cooperative specialist and fellow officers to work with.

Being a battery commander is nothing about being an individual siao onz garang officer .... It is anything BUT that.