CHAPTER 26: The Chronicles of FCM Assignment: The Lecturer, the Assignment and the Submission

"Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope" - Anonymous

FCM MISSION OUTLINE: ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

Commanding Officer:

• Colonel Saw Looi Beng

Regiment:

• TP2F0505-CIT-CMC-CMT-COM-CSE Battalion
  
• TP2F0509-CIT-CMC-CMT-COM-CSE Battalion
• TP2F0601-CIT-CMC-CMT-COM-CSE Battalion
• KL2F0505-CIT-CMC-CMT-COM-CSE Battalion

13 Feb 2006, 0855 hrs: Before commencing class, Colonel Saw stated that the first mission-assignment of the FCM module will be given to privates by the end of the day through AOCC. He had ordered the regiments that were present in the auditorium to print out their own copy of the mission-assignment outline for the mission-assignment briefing that he would be conducting tomorrow.

14 Feb 2006, 0900 hrs: Before commencing class, Colonel Saw briefed the mission-assignment with the regiment present in the auditorium. Colonel Saw also ordered that the mission-assignment will be handed over by next Tuesday, by 1900 hrs at the Headquarters. He then proceeded by teaching matrices.

14 Feb 2006, 1715 hrs: Borrowed two FCM manuals from the Information Barracks. One manual outlined on Statistics, the other manual outlined Computing Mathematics.

15 Feb 2006, 0247 hrs: Colonel Saw replied to some inquiries from some of the Privates from the TP2Fo5o5 battalion. Response still null from most of the regiment regarding the mission-assignment.

20 Feb 2006, 0845 hrs: Still could not complete the mission-assignment tasks. Discussed with fellow Private Harvin, Private Andrew, Private Afzal and Private Shounak, but all of them still unable to complete the different tasks of the mission-assignment. Private Andrew had made most progress. Private Afzal, Private Shounak, Private Harvin and myself still could not achieve the expected outcome from the various tasks of the mission-assignment. Several other privates were facing an uphill battle to stay alive throughout the day as they all tried their might to be able to complete the tasks. Colonel Saw stressed to each and every private in the auditorium to think when answering any question. Most of the privates kept demanding from Colonel Saw to dutifully explain on how steps can be taken to combat the tasks of the mission-assignment, but the colonel simply replied "you should know, you've learned it already. Think."

20 Feb 2006, 1715 hrs: Private Shounak contacted Private Stephanie whether he and Private Afzal, Private Andrew and myself could reach over Private Stephanie's quarters to help seek aid in the combat regarding the FCM mission-assignment. Private Stephanie's reply was positive.

20 Feb 2006, 1745 hrs: Private Afzal, Private Shounak and myself sought provision by getting Mamee packs from the Co-Op bunker.

20 Feb 2006, 1750 hrs: Reached the quarters with the name Vista Komanwel by my Panzer Iswara Aeroback IV. We located my tank near the space with the parking sign just behind it and under the shades.

20 Feb 2006, 1800 hrs: Entered Private's Stephanie's quarters. The other privates who were there at that time were Private Nyah Ling, Private Yee Ching, Private Weal Way, and Private Chang Choon. Private Myat Min was there but she did not participate in the battle much, but was available throughout the battle.

20 Feb 2006, 1950 hrs: All the privates were busy analyzing and planning how best to strategically tackle the questions from the mission-assignment. Support were given back and forth to each private in combatting the questions.

20 Feb 2006, 2040 hrs: Private Afzal and myself took a break by getting some air at the balcony of Private Stephanie's quarters' balcony. On my behalf, Private Afzal went and shoot and sniped the nightlife of the battlefield surroundings around us below and afar by using his 6600 - Nokia rifle.


20 Feb 2006, 2125 hrs: The fellow privates decided to call it a day. The combat finished for the day at that moment.

20 Feb 2006, 2140 hrs: Private Afzal, Private Andrew, Private Shounak and myself consumed night provision at a restaurant near the emptied and eery Bukit Jalil fortress. Later dropped privates Andrew, Afzal and Shounak at their respective drop-zone.

20 Feb 2006, 2230 hrs: Reached my quarters.

21 Feb 2006, 1048 hrs: Private Shounak requested from Colonel Palvinderjit that we would be excused to resume our battle againts the FCM questions. She gave the go-ahead, and we proceeded to the level 3 Syndicate bunker.

21 Feb 2006, 1135 hrs: Mind still emptied, was not able to combat the questions..
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21 Feb 2006, 1530 hrs: Frantically equipped with ammunition gained from the other privates as myself, Private Shounak and Private Harvinderjit scurried away againts the questions as time ticked off quickly before expected timeline.

21 Feb 2006, 1555 hrs: Private Shounak achieved his objectives. Myself and Private Harvin still in the midst of combat.

21 Feb 2006, 1645 hrs: Private Harvin and me had completed our objectives. We proceeded to gun-handle the LAB-artilleries to shoot out the victory bomb-chart and victory bullets-sheets.

21 Feb 2006, 1725 hrs: Submitted the mission-assignment safely at Headquarters.