9SIR and it's draining deployments

It's been 4 days since the end of deployment, and I'm really glad it's over. I don't think I can reveal much regarding its operations but I believe this unit deserves more credit than it is given. 

 9SIR is under 2PDF, and we specialise in POI for civilian key installations i.e. Changi Airport and Jurong Island. This also means that we play a part in protecting Singapore's shores, 24/7. The POI duty lasts for a month, and the next one begins a few weeks after we end, and so on. There are also 4 rotations per duty, with 2 platoons on duty and the last platoon on off. Each rotation consists 2 night shifts, 1 day of LQRF and 2 day shifts (T=4.25 days), followed by 1.75 days off. 



So, I got to sit in a tower for 3 out of 4 weeks and get driven around for 80-100km per day. One of the weeks, I would have to stay near the entrance of JGL to assist in any incidents. And I actually have it better than the others serving in other units haha. 


I actually get 0.25 days (6 hours) extra of off for every 42 days I serve compared to them. Wow, how fantastic!!!

- I'm giving up on this piece because I think I'm not very good at being sarcastic.

But I really wanna say is that all of us here in 9SIR sacrifice most of our weekends and 99% of our public holidays looking after some of the major installations of Singapore. Some of us get charged for little things like not staying awake during duties, mismanagement of important equipment and what not. These things happen really frequently due to fatigue and monotony. (There goes more weekends staying in camp)

I've gotten used to losing my weekends and it doesn't affect me anymore. I could be resting on a weekday and working on a weekend now, it's funny how I've always perceived weekends as sacred and I shouldn't have to work. But resting on weekdays are perfectly fine too. 

The thing that gets to me is that I couldn't meet up with my long lost JC friends since they only meet up on YES YOU GUESSED IT WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. I've missed 3-4 meetups so far and it really gets to me cos I appreciate them a lot. 

P.S. I only have 2 outfields after coming into 9SIR, so you don't have to feel so bad for me. Imagine the poor guys in the conventional unit.

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