  | the dinner was so-so, but sltc hwang was doing his best to be the host of the table; letting the commissioned cadets and their parents have their turns first to every dish, answering every questions the commissioned cadets threw at him, and keeping the parents feel at home with full military courteousness and honor. the commissioning of the the 83rd batch of officer cadet officers started at military time 1741, when the sun was at its full power throwing myriads of singeing rays more and more directly to the face as the minutes ticked by. the marching, the president inspection, the sword of honor presentation, the presidential speech, the march pass-by and the throwing of caps.... it was a climax of an experience for the cadets. culminating from 9 months of tough and taxing training. when the parents of other cadet officers yikedee-yadeed of their army times when striking up conversations with sltc hwang in the dinner table, he could only shut up and listen, never being an army boy himself. the army demands discipline and order - does that choke off the the young minds of its creativity. but military service in isreal and taiwan is compulsory, they produce the world's most entrepreneur and start-ups.... so why not singapore? |
No comments:
Post a Comment