Something happened last week which reminded me of the LOG PT which most Singaporean guys did in BMT... (note: the above pic is obviously not SAF soldiers. But the LOG PT is the same though)
A typical exchange of words during participants in a Log PT are as follows:
Recruit 1(positioned right in front) : "#@($*#)@ lah!!! Can u all at the back don't chao geng leh!!! Lift the $#*@() log up can or not!!! I can't do all the work myself ok!!!"
Recruit 2 (positioned in the centre) : "(*@#)(*)@$ idiots!!! Don't think I don't know ahh!!! You guys on both ends don't act blur can or not!!! It's we in middle who's supporting the whole damn log up okie!!! Still want to #*$()@#)$ around with us!!! *)(@#)($ *()#*Q))()(Q$#"
Recruit 3 (positioned right at the back end) : *)@#($#)(@ people all of you!!! Only know how to )(Q@()$@#) complain!!! I've been doing the lifting while you guys in front @)(*#$()@) complain and chao geng all the way!!! Can you all shut the )(@#*()$*@) up and cooperate can or not?? )(@#*)($#@ sissies man!!!"
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Log PT is an excellent activity...
Just an hour of it accomplishes the following:
1) It builds up body strength and endurance,
2) It builds up team work and coordination,
3) It forces everyone to work together,
4) It forces everyone to communicate with each other,
5) It exposes every single weakness within each of us and forces people to quickly work together, rather than to blame one another.
6) There's no way that anyone could idle and get away with it because the log is simply too heavy and the pressure from others will be too great to do that.
7) It makes us all realise that all the most powerful vulgar language that we know will not help a single bit in making the task easier.
8) It forces us to realise that everyone will need to work just as hard to get the log over from one shouder, over our heads, and then down to the other shoulder.
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And what does the Shack Syndrome say?
"When a person is shack, he'll tend to think that he's the most shack person in the whole wide world."
An alternate way to put it could be:
"When you are shack from working very hard, you tend to feel that the whole world is idling and not doing their part."
The way to address the Shack Syndrome is perhaps to put them through a session of the Log PT... All forms of majestic ego and pride will have to be left behind and just work together to get the job done... And we will all leave this activity becoming stronger and fitter, and know how to work with each other...
I miss Log PT : )
