I also went there to do my 1st class regimental training. I still remember firing the 3.5 rocket launcher on the range but my lasting memory of the training was the night trek. We spent 3 hours navigating through the ulu using compass and paces, ending up in the middle of nowhere, but finding a smiling char wallah sat by a tree with a tea urn. We thought that was it but he gave us an envelope which instructed us to go back to base and pick up two items on the route back. When we eventually crawled back into base after about 7 hours there he was again with the same smile on his face. He never knew how close he was to getting his smile stuffed up a certain orifice. That facility is still there cos I drove past it 2 years ago. Run by the Malaysians now of course.
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