sorry for the double post...

just read amoo's blog and her tekong experience... i would have to agree that the whole notion that the idea of the gf or the spouse was a really big thing in the SAF. all everyone talked about was your gf/wife... all your support back home came from your gf/wife and it is even shown in the first banner that you see before going into the fastcraft. if i could only find that poster... basically it's a picture of a guy (still with long hair) touching the face of his gf before he leaves for tekong. that means it's his first day there... something about leaving important things behind to do greater good... whenever i see that, it makes me laugh because i imagine the moment he steps into the fastcraft, the gf/wife suddenly realises how "free" she is... bringing about the general paranioa that your girl is going to find someone else outside... it happened to my both my buddy's in BMT and OCS... well, it's true that not many relationships last through NS. i know that from experience.

basic facts that come off my head as i think about NS and to let people know how i sort of got my injury.
Articulator = 160kg 4 people
Floorboards = 7(?) kg
Bridge deck = 200kg 6 people
Coupling Pins = 2.5kg 8 per person
Railings = 0.5kg 4 per person
Flotation device = 240kg 6 people
Ramp = 5(?) kg
OBM = 25kg 2 people
fuel tank, accessories and others


4 articulators, 6 flotation devices, 4 bridge decks, 2 floodboards, 8 railings, 2 OBM's, 4 ramps, 2 anchors, many coupling pins = smallest raft ever = 3000kg

now imagine building a bridge with that. 6 of those rafts could kill.