Advice for NSman

Due to recent deaths related to SAF training, all instructors had been instructed to carry out effective but yet safe training for all personals (NSF and NSman). During my IPT sessions the PTI (Physical Training Instructor) were all very concern over our safety and every now and then will ask if everything was fine and if we could not take the training we should sound out or at least slow down our own training pace to suit our health.

However it takes 2 hands to clap hence even if SAF were taking extra effort in ensuring that our safety as NSman were taken care of we must also take the extra step in ensuring that we do not go over our own limit. Everyone has a physical limitation and we are the only ones who know it best. Let me quote an example from what happen yesterday during my IPT training.

Yesterday we had our most siong training where we had to run a total of 5km non stop after 3 rounds of circuit training. I know 5km may sound abit too much for NSman who had no previous preparation to start immediately but trust me being Nsman we all somehow manage to survive the run (by eating snakes here and there). The problem was not during the run but rather what happen after it. In the changing room while we were about to go off one of the fellow Nsman (maybe becos he is too hungry) ate some food and while he was changing he puke!

So as an advice to all Nsman out there do not start running on an empty stomach nor with a too full stomach and after a long run do not take in any solid food immediately but to cool down first and take some soft or fluid food. Remember Nsman should value their own safety more as we all had families and friends waiting for us outside of camp hence not worth risking our health and safety in camp activites.

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