2nd June marked the day we officially graduated from our respective vocation training and it was definitely an eventful day. It was like a dream come true for me to get my very own sword with my name engraved on it. What's worth it was that it was through a lot of hard work that the sword was earned, and not just bought off a shelf.
Also, now I can don the AWO wing! Somehow at times I still feel like I'm dreaming. Have I really gone this far? It seemed like just yesterday that I went to an open house as a civilian and admiring all the blue no4 uniforms. Now I'm part of the big RSAF Tribe!
Come this Sunday 26th June, I'll be back at the SAFTI MI parade square for the commissioning parade. I always love watching the RSAF news and watching the parades, batch after batch, year after year. I never thought I'd really be there, marching in as part of a contingent. But here I am, through with all the parade rehearsals and ready for this Sunday as the batch of 101/15.
Parade rehearsals are definitely tough, standing still for ages under the hot sun. Perfecting and executing sharp drills and making sure not only my contingent does the drills together, but the WHOLE 101/15 batch. A relatively large and heavy 4 kg SAR 21 on one arm is also a huge challenge, Counterpain does the post rehearsal remedy :)
I'm still on this journey though, understanding what it means to be an Officer in the RSAF. Wearing the rank doesn't make me automatically a leader.
