In this post, I am going to talk about my experience while
serving national service. Going through national service is indeed the toughest
phase of my life because of my introvert character. To do well during national
service, one needs to be outspoken and have the hunger to perform and show his
leadership. However, I lost out in these aspects as I prefer to be led than
lead. Furthermore, I do not have the advantage of being able settle down in a
new environment quickly. Therefore, I am more likely to make lots of mistake
during this period of time.
For my field camp in BMT, I have the mindset of wanting to
survive the training and getting over with it instead of treating it as a
learning experience. Learning experience referring to helping each other during
the training, and being stronger physically and mentally. This is mainly due to
my unpreparedness physically for the demanding tasks which we are required to
perform. (Morning fast march, night mission, firing drill etc.)
However, I believe that my willingness to try
helped me survive my journey in national service. Although it may not be good
enough, but it will get me somewhere. Keep on trying is important as when a challenge
arrives, you will be prepared to face it and overcome it. Now having completed
national service and entering university life, I hope that my persistent in
trying again will help me achieve desirable results this time.
