The long awaited day, 26th June 2016, came and our batch of 101/15 finally commissioned! The parade training has been tough with long scorching days and aching arms. When it was time to march onto the parade square, everyone was really excited and the thought kept running through my mind, "Is this really it? Is this for real? Finally 9 months long of training is concluding on this parade square.." Next thing I know, we are marching onto the parade square with thousands of spectators on the grand stand and SHIT JUST GOT REAL... I'll never forget the moment though, when my mum and dad looked so proud and pinned on the rank for me. My dad rarely smiles but let alone see his teeth when he smiles.. I'm glad that my family supported me in my decision to sign on and they're proud of me coming this far :)
So right now, 2 months on, I'm in squadron and back to being a trainee >< The transition from simulated to live is another steep learning curve coupled with numerous secondary tasks to attend to. Well, thing's cant get any worse so I'm sure in due time things will only get better :) In the mean time, my hard-earned officer sword on display at home will remind me everyday to just keep pushing on and why I'm training so hard in the first place :D
