Sunday, July 17, 2005
SIGNAL INSTITUTE
Have just completed my first full week at SI. A couple of things i have noticed since i started my Pro Term as a Signals Officer Cadet:
1) Stagmont Camp is not too far from my house
2) Signallers in general have a far easier life than those from other vocations
3) There is a helluva lot of studying to do as a Signal Officer Cadet!! (Dun recall cramming so much into one week ever... not even in uni.)
4) The food at SI is good
5) Stagmont Camp has a 5 day work week!!! Friday bookouts!
6) I have a part to play in any team-based activity
So that's it in a nutshell so far. I am still getting used to the amount of studying in Stagmont. But life in general is treating me well. This past week has seen more people asking me why i hadn't signed on. it's not that i have something against our army. it's just that to date i am not entirely convinced i will enjoy my life as a regular. even if i did sign on it would probably be the short term 3 yr contract. lots of contemplating to do.... sigh....18 more weeks till the end of my course. and 21 weeks left till commisioning. for some reason that seems an awfully long way off. but oh heck, i've heard life as an officer sometimes can be tougher than life as a cadet (at least in terms of responsibilities), so i guess i should just be grateful for whatever i have.
Have just completed my first full week at SI. A couple of things i have noticed since i started my Pro Term as a Signals Officer Cadet:
1) Stagmont Camp is not too far from my house
2) Signallers in general have a far easier life than those from other vocations
3) There is a helluva lot of studying to do as a Signal Officer Cadet!! (Dun recall cramming so much into one week ever... not even in uni.)
4) The food at SI is good
5) Stagmont Camp has a 5 day work week!!! Friday bookouts!
6) I have a part to play in any team-based activity
So that's it in a nutshell so far. I am still getting used to the amount of studying in Stagmont. But life in general is treating me well. This past week has seen more people asking me why i hadn't signed on. it's not that i have something against our army. it's just that to date i am not entirely convinced i will enjoy my life as a regular. even if i did sign on it would probably be the short term 3 yr contract. lots of contemplating to do.... sigh....18 more weeks till the end of my course. and 21 weeks left till commisioning. for some reason that seems an awfully long way off. but oh heck, i've heard life as an officer sometimes can be tougher than life as a cadet (at least in terms of responsibilities), so i guess i should just be grateful for whatever i have.
yeongest 9:45 am