Why is it that i hear others loving their reservist because they can take it as a rest, and time to catch up with others? It seems most others have plenty of time to rest, read books and all...
However...my experience of it these past years have never been like that! Mine are usually a flurry of activity, always rushing and trying to beat deadlines just to get out of camp whenever possible! i find this highly disturbing...
Anyways...this in-camp is no different...started really fast & furious, very little sleep, tons to do...and the worst thing is that i'm still not confident in my vehicle even after all the work put into it...
I've never failed a dip test 7 times before!
The story is this...we're gonna do river crossings in vehicles these 2 weeks, and yeah...for me, the burden of being the vehicle commander is to make sure the vehicle can float (an almost 20 ton vehicle once you count all the ppl inside!!). The dip test is like a swimming pool to test if the vehicle can do that while empty...well....mine failed...7 times...and each time, it was cuz of a new problem...some really major ones like the steering and fan belt pulley (part of the engine) Well...i've already expressed my doubts, and the thought that 9 lives are in my hand during the river crossing is heavy on my mind.
I've done the unpopular thing and expressed "no confidence" in my vehicle to my commanders...it's not a well received decision, an extremely stress-filled one, seeing how all the people would rather that i sign off that the vehicle is ok. In my heart, i know that i made the right choice seeing how the active and my reservist workshop started pushing the responsibility to sign off on the vehicle. Well...my decision will be tested this 2 weeks...
End of complaint post...
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