Army Talk : SOC

Ever got the kind at feeling when you are very confident of doing something well but in the end shit happens and you get a less desirable result?
happened to me today.. and trust me, it blows..

Just had my SOC (standard obstacle course) test today and we're suppose to clear it within 8 mins 30 secs.. by normal standards, this timing is very fast but it's kinda like a norm when you're an officer cadet..

i guess it's just normal for me to aim for a timing below the specified one and i was pretty sure that i could do it under 8 mins..

all was going well during the course until my rifle sling loosened and my rifle slammed onto the floor.. all the fatigue from running and the "gan jiong-ness" made me spend like 20 secs stopping and fixing my sling...

i finished @ a time of 8 mins 17 secs ...

To rub it in even further, people were asking me why i couldn't do it below 8 mins :/

shit happens...