Digging his own (metaphorical) grave

Just when we thought that we've heard the last of Amos after he was sentenced, he goes and pops out again like a bad pimple to get the attention that he craves after.

If Amos thinks he's gonna have a easy time in NS simply because he thinks:

(1) he's a "tough" badass  who can handle anything else 'cos he's been in "jail" before,

and

(2) he's untouchable due to his notoriety and his "support groups" on the Internet.


Well, he'd better think again.

First of all, Amos wasn't in jail. He was in Remand Prison, where they allow detainees to have a higher degree of latitude/freedom than the actual prisoners in jail. And because Amos was a stupid kid who landed himself in Remand prison, they probably were not as strict as they would normally be.

Second, does Amos really naively thinks he's the first and 'baddest'  anti-authority, rebellious type the army has had the misfortune of coming across?

In the army, no man is an island. Everyone needs to work together to get through training. Woe befalls the person who choses to be difficult and sabo the rest of the platoon.

Many a punk who thought that they could avoid/escape all the crappy stuff (like area cleaning) had been proven wrong, and they were very quickly straightened out, NOT by the Sergeants or Instructors all the time, but by their own fellow recruits.

You see, Basic Military Training (BMT) drills two key concepts into every recruit - Discipline and Teamwork.

Every soldier is expected to obey and carry out the orders and instructions of their instructors/superior rank without question, especially recruits. Consequences of not doing so can range from the mundane push-ups to  being sent to DB, the army equivalent of jail.

Push-ups are the "bread & butter" punishments in the army. You can "knock-it-down" for the most minute and mundane of infractions by the instructors. eg: No responding loud enough to the Instructor. It is likely that Amos will find himself facing the ground for most of his NS life.

And every recruit is expected to cooperate and play nice with everyone, ie teamwork, to achieve whatever the training objective is. Training does not just focus on basic combat skills but also how the platoon must work together to overcome obstacles and adversity. There is simply no room for individualism or prima donnas during training.

The inability to cooperate with your fellow soldiers, or even just to get along, can result very real and diabolical consequences for the culprit who "sabo" the entire platoon's performance. This is not because the punishments meted out by the instructors are unusually cruel or creative, but because of the "additional" punishment comes from his fellow soldiers.

Amos seems to have forgotten that there exists a very real and harsh world beyond his keyboard and the Internet. And his actions and words can have adverse repercussions that not even his parents or "support groups" can shield him from.

I suspect Amos is going to have major problems with both his instructors and his fellow recruits if he doesn't change his attitude.

Amos would likely attract the usual punishments like extra (crappy) duties, confinements and the usual push-ups for his infractions, but that is really nothing compared to what his peers could do to him if he really pissed off the entire group of them.

In my opinion, the "additional" punishment that he may attract from his fellow recruits could be much harsher than anything he can imagine.

Amos can put on a brave front and talk big all he wants. Let's just wait and see if he "survives" it after 2 years.