That's it. We lost. 7 months of work down the drain. I cannot possibly express how I feel in words. A mixture of exasperation, fustration, fury and disappointment, among others, should be just about right.

Both teams won trophies, yes they did. But to me, as long as they don't bring back the 2 trophies that matter, any other trophy gotten is as good as nothing. 7 months worth of hardwork was not put in to settle for 3rd or for best footdrill. It was put in to get back double national champs. but nOOOOOOOO, from AA champion in 2005, HCISJAB only managed to scrape a 3rd in AA and a best footdrill in AC. The first genuine opportunity in 3 years to bag double national champions. Past 2 years, only AA qualified. This was the 1st time in 3 years we got through in both categories. The NCOs, whether ex- or present, gave our all, stretched ourselves to our max (no such thing as beyond our max, because it wouldn't be called max then), gave our all, put in the same, if not more effort that got us the national champion trophy last year. We were ready. My training department was ready to end our term with another 2 trophies in the trophy cabinet. We did get 2 trophies alright, but not the 2 we hoped for.

Of course, they can all say "they did their best...no regrets" and all those touching things. But seriously, if you did your best and you didn't get champions. tells alot about your abilities, dosen't it. if they really did their best and have no regrets, the one having serious regrets would be me. I would regret spending the 7 months training them. 7 months to produce this kind of "best". I'd be better off mugging and all. Maybe the above paragraph may be a little harsh, but you cannot probably imagine the level of disappointment I felt, and still feel. The tought really burns. Seeing my national champion trophy on the cabinet on sunday night and the past 2 mornings. Just a glance reminds me of the 9th of July. Just a glance tells me that we squandered SUCH A GOOD CHANCE. Just a glance......nevermind I won't continue. Still, I didn't cry, none of the NCOs did. Maybe we were all dazed/stunned/shocked. The cadets cried though, but they ought to. They deserve every bit of disappointment, regret or whatever they felt.

Can't continue. May end up throwing my keyboard in fustration or something if i do.