Infantry Recce Trooper
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Posted to this vocation... wad can i expect frm being 1? How is the course structured? I've heard tt it is very very tough in there but beside the shiongness, wad r the other things tt i'm going to expect before i can get to wear tt prestigous jungle hat? thks in advance.....
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if i catch u, i get 1 day off.
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You learn skills that the average rifleman will never get the chance to learn. Master a variety of transport modes, the most common of which is transport No. "11"...
... cos it's the most tactical ... When you ORD later on, you will look back on this period of your NS with fond, often exciting memories.... Just like I and my fellow coy mates did... 
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Gordonator is correct. Recce troopers are prized catches during exercises. Ociffers always give incentive for catching one, or some. But you will also learn about being tactical, so tactical that the enemy soldier will be peeing/shitting in front of you without realising he's being watched. A lot of andrenaline rush.
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only the recce course is a bit tough....the rest shld be alright...bike course and things like tat....somemore brc seldom go outfield after u turn opps.....but a lot of "s.h.i.t job"...
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as a recce, you'll go through a lot of courses, and travel to many camps for those courses, artillery, medic, FOFO, FIBUA just to name a few.
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sounds so cool..
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Hmm, I dun recall FOFO training tho, since the whole idea about recce troopers is to play hide-and-seek with the enemy, and perhaps sneak up to kapo water from their jerry cans in the middle of the night when we run out of supply...
Personally, my favourite were the heliborne "debus" training by the cadres at Hendon... ahhhh those memories.. -
one word sums it all - fun...
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Tough training but lots of satisfaction and pride. Remembered long time ago, while on exercise in Tekong, observed my JC classmate, an ITD officer, talking to his staff for a few minutes before we moved on. Called him during the weekend and told him his conversation details. He was totally dumbfolded, didn't even know he was being watched. Yea!!!
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Welcome to the family!
The reconnaissance element is a vital element to any formation's plans. You will be at the forefront to actively sniff out enemies.
You will be required to observe enemy movement while remaining undetected; for if you are, poo really flows... I've experienced this a few times, this job is definitely not for the weak hearted.
Sometimes you will get surprised by the enemy. Most of the time, it is your partner, whenever you are on reccee.
But you will be with three more guys whom you most probably would know more about than you would of yourself. You would know their sillouettes so well that you don't even need all passwords... You would know what colour underwear they wear, what time do they love to nap, and most importantly, what kind of canned food they bring outfield.
First, you would be sent packing to your vehicle course, which would either be for the class 2B, or class 3. For class 2B, your precious transport is the Yamaha motorcycle. You would sweat buckets under the hot sun with helmet, elbow, knee and shin guards, but the instructors are very nice people.
For class 3, you would find yourself playing on your PSP for most of the time, but the instructors would strangulate you for the slightest mistake. Trust me, my platoon mates hated their instructors.
After you get your licence to drive, you will be sent packing to go for the licence to observe over at SMI. From there, you would realise how fun hell actually is...
Lectures follow lectures... Then it is to the parade square where you do your MOI, accompanied by lots of sweating and endurance.
Later on, you would also go through infiltration lessons teaching you to sneak in and out of places without being detected.
It is tough, but rewarding. The times at SMI were ones I would never forget. Like how the entire platoon overslept once after many days of 5-hour sleeps, and we all fell in. Nobody said anything, including the commanders (whom were guilty of it too ) We silently marched for lesson, and that episode was quickly forgotten...
I've some semblence of a diary of my own journey at my blog. That is, if you can get it among the riff-raff... Check the archives! -
veri interesting blog u haf there! haf realli gain a more in-depth understanding towards the scout course. side-track abit.......all scout trainees are required to undergo the combat survival training rite? did u take tt last time? how izzit? does it still haf the dunking part?Originally posted by pkchukiss:Welcome to the family!
The reconnaissance element is a vital element to any formation's plans. You will be at the forefront to actively sniff out enemies.
You will be required to observe enemy movement while remaining undetected; for if you are, poo really flows... I've experienced this a few times, this job is definitely not for the weak hearted.
Sometimes you will get surprised by the enemy. Most of the time, it is your partner, whenever you are on reccee.
But you will be with three more guys whom you most probably would know more about than you would of yourself. You would know their sillouettes so well that you don't even need all passwords... You would know what colour underwear they wear, what time do they love to nap, and most importantly, what kind of canned food they bring outfield.
First, you would be sent packing to your vehicle course, which would either be for the class 2B, or class 3. For class 2B, your precious transport is the Yamaha motorcycle. You would sweat buckets under the hot sun with helmet, elbow, knee and shin guards, but the instructors are very nice people.
For class 3, you would find yourself playing on your PSP for most of the time, but the instructors would strangulate you for the slightest mistake. Trust me, my platoon mates hated their instructors.
After you get your licence to drive, you will be sent packing to go for the licence to observe over at SMI. From there, you would realise how fun hell actually is...
Lectures follow lectures... Then it is to the parade square where you do your MOI, accompanied by lots of sweating and endurance.
Later on, you would also go through infiltration lessons teaching you to sneak in and out of places without being detected.
It is tough, but rewarding. The times at SMI were ones I would never forget. Like how the entire platoon overslept once after many days of 5-hour sleeps, and we all fell in. Nobody said anything, including the commanders (whom were guilty of it too ) We silently marched for lesson, and that episode was quickly forgotten...
I've some semblence of a diary of my own journey at my blog. That is, if you can get it among the riff-raff... Check the archives!
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looks like training you to become a ninja. so stealthy.
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That doesn't happen on exercise. You don't have enough time to creep slooooowly and stealthily to your objective. + due to the tropical tErrain (secondary forests), you have to get really really close to see anything.Originally posted by nightzip:looks like training you to become a ninja. so stealthy.
So its usually touch and go... a lot of luck involved. In war, i dun fancy their chances of surviving. -
Ask them use shurinkens instead of rifles? to prevent sound?
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there is a popular ssaying the FBO is heavier than your duffle bag lol. good luck to you if u kena the S3 role. plenty of batteries n that goddamn 940 u'll grow to like it. but best of all if outfield after u turn ops. then u'll love to go out instead of staying in camp cos it's your own show frm btn HQ n then only S2 can reach u. plenty of sleep outfield n plenty of maggi or can food if u got the strength to carry them
sorry to burst the bubbles of "Recce Hunters" out there. the 1 day off thing is just a big scam -
last time recce must go for POW treatment. don't know whether they still do it now or not?
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1 year ago, i heard that was suspended.
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as far as i know, the cst course was suspended after my batch went thru it. heard we were the last batch to do it... and we did not even complete the full course due to the unfortunate incidents
btw pkchukiss, the bike instructors aren't exactly nice ppl also... only some are...