May 24, 2016, 02:56 PM 
The reality that you are about to embark on In-Camp Training usually only hits home the moment you put on your No.4 for the first time in a year.
The uniform and humidity also makes you sweat buckets immediately, perhaps trying to pre-condition you for the days to come.
So what other things are we pre-conditioned to accept/expect once we've donned the green? Read on:
1. Acceptable levels of taste of your food
When you're not in your No.4
Source: Edsel Little
"No Michelin Star no talk."
When you're in your No.4:
Adapted from: Mindef
2. Acceptable places to lie down and sleep
When you're not in your No.4:
Source: Kim Woodbridge
Why lie down anywhere else when you have a comfortable bed?
When you're in your No.4:
Adapted from: Lightofchamps
Once you've spent a night in a shellscrape you realise that as long as you're in a No.4, you can sleep just about anywhere - the floor, dusty benches, training sheds, grass patch, etc.
3. Acceptable things you'll spend hours to read
When you're not in your No.4:
Source: Brittany Stevens
The only thing that is able to sit you down for hours is probably a good book.
When you're in your No.4:
When you have hours upon hours of admin time and nothing else to read...
4. Acceptable things to wipe your dirty hands with
When you're not in your No.4:
Source: Kreg Steppe
Towels or tissues. Or you'll wash the dirt off with water first, amirite?
When you're in your No.4:
Adapted from: eBay
Heavy duty camo uniform = wipe oily hands on side of pants and nobody can tell.
5. The acceptable number of days you can wear the same set of clothes without washing
When you're not in your No.4:
Change your clothes daily! You mean you re-wear your work shirts more than once? The people on the MRT will not appreciate your aroma.
When you're in your No.4:
Source: Mindef
1 set can last a minimum of 3 days, amirite? If the whole platoon stinks, nobody actually stinks.
6. Acceptable method of unbuttoning your shirts
When you're not in your No.4:
Be careful not to wreck those buttons!
When you're in your No.4:
Who cares? But seriously, when you try to do a Hulk Hogan impression the heavy duty buttons on your uniform can take quite a lot of punishment.
7. Acceptable levels of brain activity
When you're not in your No.4:
You use your brain as a productive member of your company.
When you're in your No.4:
Most of us parked our higher brain function at the pass office.
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