Many of my friends commented on how lucky I was to be selected as an Instructor but that is really not the case. Maybe on the surface, the life of an instructor is less taxing to most and very often, you get to see them roaming around doing nothing. That is, however, not the case. Being an Instructor may be less physically taxing, as in we don't do as much drills and physical activities as compared to our counterparts in other camps. Despite so, we experience much more pressure from the high ups to "level up" our knowledge to the maximum. What they do not realise, very often, is that we are still "newbies", as in we just joined the family not long ago. True enough, our rank might suggest that we are well-versed in our field but that does not mean that we are perfect or rather, we have to be perfect.
I believe no one if perfect, the irony is that people around us seek for perfection. Give us some time, to build up our knowledge. Maybe one batch, maybe two. I can't guarantee when, but I know we are definitely trying our best. It's very disheartening to see or hear the negative comments from many groups of higher ups. We as Instructors follow a set of directives set up by our head, it is very saddening to see how people are abusing their authority to actually, abuse us and to command us on changing on our training to their discretions.
Starting from tomorrow, I am embarking on trainings regarding Outfields and Navigations. I am looking forward to training my cadets to be well anchored in basics. At the same time, I also hope that I can improve myself, to be a better instructor. I might not be able to blog frequently as these few weeks are packed with night trainings. So.. until then!
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