this is it

well, this is the real thing. no more fooling around like i did few months back. it's all serious matter from now onwards. 6 guys with different personalities under my charge. am i afraid? hell yes. this is real. whatever it is, everything's going to be alright.

it has been almost a month since i was posted to 3Gds. the first 2 wks was all play and no work. then come gcc which was by far the most enriching thins i have ever experienced in my army life. Having been accepted into the guards family after being presented the khaki baret and guards tab, i felt a sense of pride. this is the very same feeling that many of those before me felt. and yes, because of that, i am so very proud to be a guardsman. an elite guardsman warrior.

and yesterday was one of the days that i looked forward to in my army life (besides ORD-ing). it marks the begining of commandship. after going through 2 weeks of the Unit Induction Programme (UIP), it ended with us going throught PT13. HAH! PT13 was the most shiong thing ever. just imagine, a solid 6 hours of PT. and on the final lap before the beach pt, most of us were dragged down by cramps on our calfs, all thanks to the 7 knoll station. however, we stuck together and did manage to enjoy the beach pt. well, it was probably because we didnt take it as a tekan session. instead, we just took it positively. besides, it's all mind over matter. and so we were doing beach pt when the battallion marched past. as soon as i saw the red flag belonging to bravo coy, i was ready to charge forward to meet my men. "Bravo commanders, are you ready to take over command?". "Yes Sir!". "GO!" All of us dashed towards our fieldpacks and LBVs, wore them quickly and ran towards bravo coy.

and so there he was, the 2nd year sect comd. i took the bayonet from him before announcing to the company, "BRAVO COMPANY, I 3SG Mustafa, from today onwards am in charge of Bravo Coy Plt6 Sect1. 3Gds Aei!"

here we go again.

4 days of summex. just 4 days. it's all in the mind baby.

migrate

migrate to uk? yes please.

welcome home!

the family's back! :):):)