Summary = 16 days

*Sinclair would like it to be known that he wrote this while watching over 108 Light machine guns (Minimi to be precise)

Day 1) – Drill sergeant at airport

• Arrive at RMC 1330, No yelling

• Personal Admin, 106 SCDT’s

• Only 4 Married, 13 DeFacto

• Everything about paper work

• Sergeants not screaming, but mean

Day 2) – Sergeant Everywhere

• Intro to the cadets mess

• Issue of most uniforms

• Lots of waiting. So much to do

• Intro to Army ironing, room layout

• Lights out 2200!

Day 3) – Sergeant Get meaner

• 1^st PT, I stuff up

• Lectures about E&D, OHS, suicide health

• More Lectures- SAS!!

Day 4) - ~~~~~

• Start Drill (oh my god) being a baby

• Start Computerised Navigation lessons

Day 5)

• More DRILL! In the rain

• Spent time in Reg Aid Post- Glasses

• My unit breakdown

• III class- Alamein Co- 2^nd platoon, 6^th Section

Day 6) – Marching Everywhere

• Did IFA again with sgts. – Passed

• Speed Changes, Change dress in 4 min!

• Vaccination, Dental, waiting around but a chance to unwind

• More Drill, a marching tour

Day 7) – Didn’t record but

• Issued F88

• Beginning weapon drills

Day 8) – March Everywhere- PT

• Drill with weapon- salute

• Weapons instructions- Freaked out

• NAVPAC exercises- computer

Day 9) – Run Everywhere (PT instructors are uptight)

• Weapon instruction again, getting better

• First Aid with Medics (they are cool)

• NAV class, with CSM

Day 10)

• Weapon instruction, more confident

• First Aid with Medics (excellent a professional)

• NAV class, with CSM

Day 11)

• Full morning F88 instruction

• F88 safety test- passed

• First Aid again

Day 12)

• 0800 off to range (Madura) for first live fire- passed (hot day)

• First Aid again

• NAVPAK- all good

CRAP this is too hard to fill out day to day.

Summary = 16 days

• First aid

• F88 qualification

• Leadership Lectures

• Safety Lectures

*That is all that I received from Sinclair and hope that I deciphered his squiggle correctly.

- Melody