Increase BMT Difficulty
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Having gone through the 9 week BMT course,I feel that there needs to be a reassessment of our BMT difficulty.
First of all,while all major components of the training can be scheduled to take place within 9 weeks,I feel that a return to the 10-week BMT would allow better physical and mental conditioning of our troops,and to perhaps make the BMT Graduation March 28 km instead of 24 km,to increase the baseline resilience of our recruits.
Currently,the major components of the BMT are:
IPPT
Route Marches
Basic Assault Course
Field Camp
Sit-Test
Live Range
IMT
BCCT
SOC
While all the components are easily manageable,I feel that the physical training components of our BMT need to be enhanced.Currently,for BMT we have AGR(Ability Group Run),Strength Trainings,Combat PT and IPPT Skills Training.
Perhaps those NSFs currently in service and NSmen can petition somehow for the reintroduction of Log PT,Rifle PT(which was minimal in my BMT coy) and more strenous physical training as a way of hardening our recruits more,as well as giving CSMs more leeway in administrating coy training and welfare.While I'm all for the new 3G Army,we should have elements of 2G training as well.
Furthermore,they should not consider the BMT period part of NS.They should consider NS as starting once you get into SISPEC,OCS or get assigned to a unit,and instead should label BMT as a paramilitary phase of training of sorts. -
u really know how to spoil market....
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Dude.You're an NSF.Such tougher training should only be in SISPEC.Not BMTC.Injury rates will shoot through the roof.Originally posted by Sardaukar:Having gone through the 9 week BMT course,I feel that there needs to be a reassessment of our BMT difficulty.
First of all,while all major components of the training can be scheduled to take place within 9 weeks,I feel that a return to the 10-week BMT would allow better physical and mental conditioning of our troops,and to perhaps make the BMT Graduation March 28 km instead of 24 km,to increase the baseline resilience of our recruits.
Currently,the major components of the BMT are:
IPPT
Route Marches
Basic Assault Course
Field Camp
Sit-Test
Live Range
IMT
BCCT
While all the components are easily manageable,I feel that the physical training components of our BMT need to be enhanced.Currently,for BMT we have AGR(Ability Group Run),Strength Trainings,Combat PT and IPPT Skills Training.
Perhaps those NSFs currently in service and NSmen can petition somehow for the reintroduction of Log PT,Rifle PT(which was minimal in my BMT coy) and more strenous physical training as a way of hardening our recruits more,as well as giving CSMs more leeway in administrating coy training and welfare.While I'm all for the new 3G Army,we should have elements of 2G training as well. -
why do you think 28 km will be better than 24 km, other than the general reason that the more the better? can i say that you felt bmt to be quite simple and not as challenging as you expected? well. that could either mean you were well prepared before going in, or that it was really meant to be that way - the training was effective!Originally posted by Sardaukar:Having gone through the 9 week BMT course,I feel that there needs to be a reassessment of our BMT difficulty.
First of all,while all major components of the training can be scheduled to take place within 9 weeks,I feel that a return to the 10-week BMT would allow better physical and mental conditioning of our troops,and to perhaps make the BMT Graduation March 28 km instead of 24 km,to increase the baseline resilience of our recruits.
Currently,the major components of the BMT are:
IPPT
Route Marches
Basic Assault Course
Field Camp
Sit-Test
Live Range
IMT
BCCT
While all the components are easily manageable,I feel that the physical training components of our BMT need to be enhanced.Currently,for BMT we have AGR(Ability Group Run),Strength Trainings,Combat PT and IPPT Skills Training.
Perhaps those NSFs currently in service and NSmen can petition somehow for the reintroduction of Log PT,Rifle PT(which was minimal in my BMT coy) and more strenous physical training as a way of hardening our recruits more,as well as giving CSMs more leeway in administrating coy training and welfare.While I'm all for the new 3G Army,we should have elements of 2G training as well.
i think we must also remember that with the 2 yr ns, bmt cannot be too long. and the objective of bmt to introduce one to military life, build up basic fitness and inequip one with basic soldiering skills remain. fitness definitely needs a long time to develop - so nothing will ever be really sufficient. in that case we would have to decide on a basic level, and work towards that. -
ai ya simply ask this SOLDIER to sign on!
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you missed SOCOriginally posted by Sardaukar:Having gone through the 9 week BMT course,I feel that there needs to be a reassessment of our BMT difficulty.
First of all,while all major components of the training can be scheduled to take place within 9 weeks,I feel that a return to the 10-week BMT would allow better physical and mental conditioning of our troops,and to perhaps make the BMT Graduation March 28 km instead of 24 km,to increase the baseline resilience of our recruits.
Currently,the major components of the BMT are:
IPPT
Route Marches
Basic Assault Course
Field Camp
Sit-Test
Live Range
IMT
BCCT
While all the components are easily manageable,I feel that the physical training components of our BMT need to be enhanced.Currently,for BMT we have AGR(Ability Group Run),Strength Trainings,Combat PT and IPPT Skills Training.
Perhaps those NSFs currently in service and NSmen can petition somehow for the reintroduction of Log PT,Rifle PT(which was minimal in my BMT coy) and more strenous physical training as a way of hardening our recruits more,as well as giving CSMs more leeway in administrating coy training and welfare.While I'm all for the new 3G Army,we should have elements of 2G training as well. -
frankly speaking....comabt pt is getting more and more siong every new lesson
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still have Sit-Test? i thought no more already?
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Still got Sit-test.
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all i can say is not everyone siao on like u...
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Actually,I do plan to sign on.In the Guards or Navy.But only as an officer and only after I have a degree.Originally posted by Altis84:ai ya simply ask this SOLDIER to sign on! -
thank you for pointing out the mistakeOriginally posted by dibilo:you missed SOC -
Originally posted by Sardaukar:Actually,I do plan to sign on.In the Guards or Navy.But only as an officer and only after I have a degree.
might as well sign on now....take SAF money and study la -
took a Foundation studies course,and can get into university,but my results don't allow me to get into the course of my choice,and it would not be worthwhile applying for a scholarship as my results aren't up to par.
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BMT way back in 1992 more 'siong' compare to present day.
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if u all from 30 SCE u all know wat is SIONG in Bmt l0l
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ah ya BMT now is to let u get a taste of military life. wait till u get posted to commander schools and combat units that's when the real fun begins.
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U need to consider the mental of the soldiers also.
Some are very siao on like u, some serve understanding it is for the country, some are serving for the sake of serving, some dun even want to be in there, some are supposed to be in there but not in there , some are supposed to be in there but end up in Hougang Chalet, etc.
So increasing the diffculty may also result more ppl OOC or mentally "break", etc.
So need to weigh both sides.
Cheers. -
fark uOriginally posted by Sardaukar:Having gone through the 9 week BMT course,I feel that there needs to be a reassessment of our BMT difficulty.
First of all,while all major components of the training can be scheduled to take place within 9 weeks,I feel that a return to the 10-week BMT would allow better physical and mental conditioning of our troops,and to perhaps make the BMT Graduation March 28 km instead of 24 km,to increase the baseline resilience of our recruits.
Currently,the major components of the BMT are:
IPPT
Route Marches
Basic Assault Course
Field Camp
Sit-Test
Live Range
IMT
BCCT
SOC
While all the components are easily manageable,I feel that the physical training components of our BMT need to be enhanced.Currently,for BMT we have AGR(Ability Group Run),Strength Trainings,Combat PT and IPPT Skills Training.
Perhaps those NSFs currently in service and NSmen can petition somehow for the reintroduction of Log PT,Rifle PT(which was minimal in my BMT coy) and more strenous physical training as a way of hardening our recruits more,as well as giving CSMs more leeway in administrating coy training and welfare.While I'm all for the new 3G Army,we should have elements of 2G training as well.
Furthermore,they should not consider the BMT period part of NS.They should consider NS as starting once you get into SISPEC,OCS or get assigned to a unit,and instead should label BMT as a paramilitary phase of training of sorts.
u go through already n think 2 easy is ur own business, u want tougher training go find urself.
there are ppl who already cannot cope with the current stuff.
NS is a waste of time, y u want it to be extended?
got nothing better to do outside ah? -
Log and Rifle Pt is a No-go. Whatever advantages these exercises have can be replicated through BWEs or the gym. So why re-introduce those obsolete exercises?
Simply put, the disadvantages greatly outweigh the advantages. -
My good man, first of all, there is a very good reason for all these. The logic is already behing the name: BMT = BASIC Military training. It need not be tough or gung-ho since you're being introduced to the basic principles and aspects of Mil training. The actual training as a fighting unit comes after that.
You dun do practical before you understand the theories, do you? If you do, thats a recipe for disaster. -
BMT should be a light introduction to more serious training when they are posted to the unit.
BMT is tough enough for those new recruits as it stand. No need to increase the intensity. -
I would like to request for a 7-week BMT...
Anyone on my side??? -
actually its not how long your BMT is. it's how much contents there are. if u had to go thru a BMT lasting one year but with the same syllabus now, u'll realise u get to seng nang a lot every day, because u only got this much to learn, and much more time to learn it in. my frens who went for enhanced BMT found that they had so much less free time compared to people who were in the 16 week obese BMTs, because the obese people had a longer time frame to stretch their training out over. this means RO gets read at 5pm and then its OTOT after that for the whole nite most of the time.Originally posted by keuriseudo:I would like to request for a 7-week BMT...
Anyone on my side??? -
log pt is bad causes wrist injuriesOriginally posted by lwflee:Log and Rifle Pt is a No-go. Whatever advantages these exercises have can be replicated through BWEs or the gym. So why re-introduce those obsolete exercises?
Simply put, the disadvantages greatly outweigh the advantages.