So, you're enlisting within the next 2 weeks! What should you do?
Hair
I recommend getting a haircut prior to enlistment; you likely won't get much time to shower after the haircut in Tekong. Ask your barber for the "zero" cut, and remember to get it done not more than a day or two before enlistment. If your commanders think your hair is too long, you'll waste $2. While others are getting their hair cut, you can do whatever you want like use the toilet or start unpacking. Make sure you are unable to pinch and pull your hair after the haircut. If you can, it's not short enough.
Try to get the haircut within a day or two before enlisting so that it doesn't grow too long!
Glasses
Wear glasses? Click here to review what kinds of glasses are allowed.
Phone, data, battery packs
You are not allowed to bring wall chargers to Tekong. Get a good battery pack and charging cables.
StarHub is usually the fastest service provider (for Tekong), followed by Singtel. Free time varies, but you can get between 2 hours to 10 minutes of "admin" time a day, so appropriately get a data plan
Fitness
Regardless of whether you passed your IPPT or not, make sure that you are ready for around 2 PT sessions a day.
Vocabulary
In the first week, you'll be learning a lot of new words and acronyms. You can go the extra step by taking a look at them now!
- commands, and more commands if you're interested
- army lingo
- army dictionary