Tag: Army

Didja know that HIV screening is mandatory for NSmen who have trained overseas? I do now. My battalion got sms-notified to report for ‘duty’ two weeks from now, so they can screen us three months after returning from the Queensland bush. iTunes is playing an illegal copy of World by Irma Thomas of which I…

During my ICT in Queensland, we wore uniforms which were treated with permethrin, a vial of which was given to us by the Army before the trip for to soak our uniforms ourselves. I soaked the combat fatigues (No. 4s), but not our grey vests, shorts and socks. Permethrin is a nerve agent which is…

Total recall? Hahahahaha Servicemen from units assigned the following codewords are to report to their mobilisation centres immediately: “FAMOUS PIANIST”… But seriously though, I am sorry Melvyn Tan has had to defer [not my choice of word] his performance at the Esplanade. Technorati Tags: army, nationalservice, melvyntan, singapore

I got to out-Gonzo the “Gonzo” Journal in this week’s column, even though I’d rather not have: Removed postings restored after storm in a teacup over writings on army life THIS week, I received calls from concerned friends and relatives who wondered if I had gotten myself into trouble with the authorities because of —…

Greetings, new readers who are here via my favouritest newspaper in the whole wide world, The Sydney Morning Herald, which said this morning: Singapore has barred servicemen from posting unauthorised accounts and pictures of military life on the internet in a further tightening of restrictions on the growing blogging community here. The new rules, made…