Combat Arms of the Army
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Commando
For Honour and Glory
Commandos have one of the most challenging jobs in the Army. They are expected to succeed on missions where others cannot.
Commandos are the raid specialists in the army. They strike mostly under the cover of darkness and employ various means to get to their target undetected. They are thus adept at infiltrating enemy territory using airborne raids, helicopter assaults or sea landings. All Commandos learn the use of assault boats and other light vessels for stealthy infiltration into enemy territory. Commandos will usually operate at small unit level, to carry out raids on important targets.
Travelling by boat allows silent entry and exit to and from enemy territory, thus lessening the chances of detection. Reconnaissance (or recce) operations are something the Commandos can do much well than the average soldier. Such operations demand high combat fitness, stamina, drive and mental agility and push them to their limits.
Commandos on recce patrol avoid contact with enemy forces but are expected to observe and report enemy activities and terrain information until their mission is accomplished. As such, the Commandos are adept at living off the land. Commandos can also sabotage enemy installations and are thus well trained in various skills like demolition, signals, and medical aid. Most Commandos are usually cross-trained in various skills and arms used so that they can take over each other's functions if necessary.
Commandos undergo demanding mental and physical training to attain top combat fitness, exceptional leadership skills, unbreakable mental strength, lightning reflexes, and razor-sharp intelligence.
As part of an elite fighting force, and in recognition of your exceptional qualities, the Commandos wear the prestigious red beret and carry the coveted stiletto as symbols of honour.
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Guards
Ready to strike
From air to sea to land, the Guards Specialist is the master of it all.
Recognised for their rapid deployment capabilities the Guardsmen provide our Army with the aggressive edge on the battlefield.
Trained to operate at lightning speed, on land, air, and sea, they can be easily deployed to where they are needed.
The Guards are infantry soldiers who are proficient in helicopter operations. All Guardsmen are taught and trained to be comfortable working with helicopters. They are proficient in Terminal Air Guidance, in the setting up of landing sites as well as communicating with the pilots.
To ensure that Guardsmen are able to land in any conditions, they are taught the normal emplaning and deplaning drills, all Guardsmen are able to execute hover-jump, heli-rapelling, and fast-rope down, in full battle order. The specialised skills that Guardsmen possess are vital to the SAF as they add a new dimension to the modern battlefield.
To achieve such high standards is not without blood, sweat and tears. The men are put through some of the most rigorous training. To be worthy of adorning the much sought-after 'Guards' shoulder tab and the Khaki beret, trainees have to go through the gruelling 'Guards Officers Conversion Course' for officers and 'Guards Specialist Conversion Course' for Specialists. The men go through the 'Guards Advanced Continuation Training' (GACT) to earn their mark as Guardsmen.
These conversion courses push every soldier physically and mentally to the limit and only those who qualify will be given the right to be called a 'Guardsmen'.
The Guardsman Creed
We, are guardesmen warriors.
Resolute in loyalty,
Steadfast in commitment
We fight for our country, our home and our family.
Land warriors from air and sea
unfailing in toughnest
Valiant in our action
We destory our foes who challenge our mission
we are elite warriors,
with daring initiative
We rule the day,
we rule the night,
always ready,
Ready To Strike...
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Amour
Swift and Decisive
In ancient times, the mounted Calvary was knight of the battlefield.
Being heavily armed, and able to move quickly over almost any terrain, Armour seize opportunities to attack the enemy where it is at its weakest by employing tactics of mobility, flexibility, shock action and devastating firepower. Armour will without a doubt demoralize enemy troops and inspire ours.
Its ability to conduct rapid manoeuvre to secure a position of advantage, coupled with its devastating firepower and support by armour protection, makes it suited to conduct manoeuvre warfare. In the context of a non-linear battlefield, the ability to be projected beyond the close battle at a chosen time and place reinforces Armour's role as the "key player" to dislocate the enemy's defence. At the same time, Armour provides the direct means by which the Army can achieve the destruction of the enemy's will to fight. Armour is, therefore, both a strategic and tactical arm.
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Artillery
In Oriente Primus
Capable of inflicting maximum damage on a distant enemy, the Artillery is the "King of the Battlefield".
The primary role of the Artillery is to deliver timely, accurate and effective fire in support of the manoeuvre force to accomplish its missions.
As the Artillery is an indirect fire support system with a wide range of high-tech systems at their disposal, the gunners at the weapons won't even need to see their targets in order to engage fire. they'll use radar, and intelligence from observers to accurately locate the enemy's position kilometres away. This information is then passed to the command post which commands and controls the weapons delivering the fire. And with your long-range guns, you'll bombard their positions and cripple their will so the rest of the Army can move in.
By accurately delivering fire-power at a crucial point, you can change the tide of battle, ensuring a decisive victory for our forces.
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Combat Engineers
Advance and Overcome
Combat Engineer - a term that is synonymous with strength, versatility and creativity. These virtues are readily applied in real life situations when the Combat Engineers get down to work. Their ability to swiftly deliver firepower, deploy troops, and provide supplies to any part of the battlefield in any army is crucial to attaining victory.
Combat Engineers use their skills to overcome all physical obstacles, natural or man-made, to pave the way so that the troopers can advance smoothly and quickly. These include building bridges over water obstacles, clearing minefields or constructing obstacles to hinder the enemy and essentially provide the mobility that our troopers need to do their part.
To carry out their role, the Engineers have a wide range of highly specialised Engineering skills like demolition and bridge engineering to tackle difficult situations under challenging, unpredictable, and even hostile conditions.
Combat Engineers are also experts in Chemical & Biological defence - providing our nation protection against terrorist threats.
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Infantry
Professionalism through Excellence
The Infantry is the largest fighting force of the Army. Infantry forces are experts in close combat and operate by day or night; across swamps, jungle, mountains and in urban areas. They will exploit the air, land and sea to get to wherever they are required to do their job. Being a sharply organised force, the Infantry are also the professionals who must finally dominate and take the battlefield. To succeed, leadership, tenacity, aggressiveness, and courage are the qualities the Infantry have in abundance.
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Signals
Speed through Skill
Knowledge is power, and even more so on the battlefield. Wars are no longer fought with military hardware alone. Living in the digital age where communications are literally borderless, cyberspace has become a new and exciting dimension for the Army's Signal Formation. They operate modern information systems that facilitate the information flow... that synchronise the manoeuvres, firepower, intelligence and logistics of the formidable Army.
A strong communications network is vital for our Army to work as a cohesive force. Signallers manage the flow, security, and reliability of vital information so our forces can be quickly deployed to wherever they're needed, since the success of our Army depends on its ability to get to the right place, at the right time.
they manage state-of-the-art communications systems that rival the latest commercial technologies. Only with fast, flawless communications can our leaders make informed decisions that, under battle conditions, could mean the difference between victory and defeat, life and death.
From the rear unit to the forward edge of the battlefield, Signallers provide the much-needed support that'll help our forces communicate and win the technology-driven war!
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Medical
Life First
In the heat of battle, the medical team will be there: saving lives and sustaining our Army. They hold the power of life in their hands, and that is the greatest gift of all.
In peacetime, they keep our Army healthy and battle-ready. Or participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions. But these are not the only ways to get out there and experience the world.
HQ AMS is the SSSO HQ to the Army on medical matters both in terms of scope and extent of the functions performed. The roles and functions are :
a) Medical Specialist Staff advisor to Chief of Army on all medical matters.
b) Command and control of the Combat Surgical Hospitals.
c) Command Soldiers Performance Centre and define its research policies.
d) Supervise all Army medical centres.
e) Supervise the operational readiness of all Army Medical units.
f) Develop medical support doctrine and procedures for the Army and supervise their implementation.
g) Develop training standards, systems, and syllabi and ensure the professional training of all Army Medical units and vocationalists.
h) Develop medical support plans in conjunction with Army operational plans, approve medical plans of subordinate units, and ensure the execution of Army medical plans. Responsible for all health matters in the Army.
Click here to learn more about the Army Medical Services Click here for HQ Medical Crop (HQMC) official website Click here for School of Military Medicine (SMM) official website Click here to continue discussion in the Medic thread -
Logistic
Excellence through Professionalism (HQ MES)
'The Lifeblood of the Field – Logistics.'
As the saying goes, "Good Logistics is Combat Power". Just as the human body requires a continuous blood flow to every part of the body, any failure or choke in achieving that will cause parts of the body to feel numb and break down. Similarly, the Logistics arm of the Army seamlessly delivers material as needed to sustain the ArmyÂ’s effort, harnessing state-of-the-art technology in this area. The timely delivery of Integrated Logistics Support, to the forces in the battle field, across land, sea and air, will be a key to the success of the ArmyÂ’s mission.
Army Logistics will allow the Army to transit from peacetime to war footing seamlessly and in the shortest possible time. Through greater assets visibility, they can deliver the right material that is critically needed by the combat forces at the right time and right place. Army Logistics will be able to optimise all available delivery systems to deliver the 'punch' – The Combat Multiplier effect.
Without Logistics Specialists, our Army would not be able to function as an efficient and cohesive force.
Supplies would be cut off. Information would be lost. Electronic systems would fail. This could mean our Army having to face the enemy unprepared-no food, no transport, no firepowerÂ…
That's why we depend on the Logistic arm to ensure that these scenarios never occur. They see to it that our Army is well managed and support our Army's most important assets - our people.
The Army Logistics is made up of HQ Supply & Transport (HQ S&T) and HQ Maintenance and Engineering Support (HQ MES).
HQ Supply & Transport (HQ S & T)
The primary role of HQ S&T is to plan, command and provide the Supply and Transport support to the Army during peacetime, transition to war and during wartime. HQ S&T is to act as Senior Specialist Staff Officer (SSSO) HQ as well as Vocational Advisory Authority (VAA) for Supply & Transport Vocationalists in the Army.
HQ Maintenance and Engineering Support (HQ MES)
The primary role of the Maintenance and Engineering Support Formation is to monitor and control the available maintenance resources within the Army and facilitate optimal utilisation of these resources on the maintenance of all vehicles, weapons and electronics systems in the Army. It also ensures that equipment are repaired as quickly as possible with the available maintenance resources and achieves this through establishing the appropriate maintenance policies and by constantly applying information technology (IT) and system engineering. Click here to learn more about the Army Logictic Click here to continue discussion in the Logistics thread -
Intelligence
Reducing Uncertainties
Roles of the Army Intelligence
- Be a pre-eminent General Staff Department providing foreknowledge with timely, accurate and useable intelligence, in order to reduce uncertainties so as to facilitate policy-makers in making timely informed decisions with confidence.
- Provide the Army with a seamless architecture of integrative and multi-spectrum combat intelligence systems to collect, fuse, process and disseminate intelligence in real time.
- Hone the skills and proficiency of the Intelligence force through the cradle of Intelligence - School of Military Intelligence, the Institution of Intelligence Training Excellence.
- Manage a coherent Army Information Management programme, and the effective handling of defence relations and Army protocol matters. Click here to learn more about the Army Intelligence -
G1 Army
Manpowering the Army
G1-Army is the personnel department of the Singapore Army. We manage and equip staff with relevant skills effectively to perform their work well. This also ensures that the human resource deployment both quantitatively and qualitatively optimises and realizes their full potential.
G1-Army manages the wider corporate image of the Army by projecting a realistic and effective picture of its personnel training and fighting. It also checks and manages the staffing and recommends targets and guidelines for Army units to follow. G1-Army formulates directives that ensure effective regimentation is maintained at parades and ceremonies, and that adequate functional discipline is adhered to, for the smooth running of the Army .
Our effective administration of the manpower functions and overseeing the work of the various Personnel Management Centres (PMCs), which are crucial to the operational effectiveness of the Army both in peace and war time. The multiple roles and functions of G1 are carried out through four branches, namely, Operations and Publicity Branch (O & P), Regimentation and Discipline Branch (R & D), Resource and Allocation Branch (R & A) and Personnel Development Branch (PDB). The PMCs are : Army Officers Management Centre (AOMC), Control of Personnel Centre (CPC), and NS Personnel Centre (NSPC). In addition, the School of Manpower (SMP) and Army Recruitment Centre (ARC) are also under the command of G1-Army. Click here to learn more about the Army Manpower -
3 Division
Foremost and Utmost
As Area III Command in 1970 to the first Combined Arms Division in 1991, 3rd Singapore Division (3 Div) has always maintained a reputation for being foremost in all it does. As the Division was the first to adopt new organisational structures, it will be the first in the field to assume duties at the front-line of Singapore's defence. It also indicates its will to set the pace and be the testbed for the SAF to conceive and refine land operations system.
3 Div promises to do its utmost in all its undertakings, to succeed even when success is only remotely possible and to reach beyond all limits. The division is not only capable, but is continually striving towards more challenging realms, to plan, prepare and train to the highest level possible. 3rd Singapore Division was formed as the first Combined Arms Division in the SAF on 21 Mar 1991. This means that the division infantry elements are integrated with the various support arms. Under this arrangement, 3 Div became the Army's principal testbed for the development of new operational concepts, doctrines and tactics for land battles, as well as a ready force to deal with unexpected peacetime contingencies.
When crises strike, 3 Div is always ready to respond to the call of duty helping out with occasions like the Hotel New World Disaster and floods that plagued Singapore in the late 70s.
3 Division is currently located in Jurong Camp. Click here to learn more about the Tigers -
6 Division
Swift & Deadly
6th Singapore Division (6 Div) is an operationally ready front-line formation. It is a Combined Arms Division comprising active and NS units. 6 Div distinguishes itself in its emphasis on achieving high training standards. Resources and efforts are focused to ensure that servicemen at all levels, in particular our commanders, are receiving the correct training.
As part of the reorganisation of the divisions, 6 Div was reorganised into an integrated operationally ready divisions comprising both active and NS units. The NSmen in 6 Div proved that they can be on par with their active counterparts in fitness, combat skills and tactics, as they now train and operate together with Full-time National Servicemen and regulars as one effective force.
The concept of a Division Family System was also implemented. National Service has now become a continuous process as the soldiers who complete their NSF training may be transferred into an NS Brigade within the same Division. The system not only provides continuity in training, but also promotes a greater sense of identity and esprit de corps within each Division. On 3 Apr 2000, HQ 6 Div moved to its new location in Nee Soon Camp. This move brings HQ 6 Div closer to its sub-units.
6 Division is currently located in Mandai Hill Camp. Click here to learn more about the Cobras -
9 Division
Forging Ahead
Officially formed on 1 Oct 1978, 9th Singapore Division (9 Div) is no longer solely a 'reservist' Division, but comprises both active soldiers and NSmen. The Division continues to forge ahead to remain a force to be reckoned with. All panthers endeavour to be ahead of all potential foes. Failure to be ahead would mean potential disaster. Our rich heritage in Selarang Camp right under our feet serves as a powerful springboard for the present and future panthers to keep.
On August 17, 9 Division and the Infantry Formation merged to form the new 9 Division/Infantry Formation (9 div/Inf).
Roles of the new 9 Div/Inf
- maintain the combined arms capabilities of 9th Singapore Division
- to ensure effective training of our Infantry forces
- to develop the capability of the Infantry into the future.
9 Div/Inf is currently located in Selarang CAMP. Click here to learn more about the Panthers Click here to learn more about the 9Div/Inf merger Click here to view the speech by COA, MG Desmond Kuek at the 9 Div/Inf merger parade -
People's Defence Forces
The People's Defence Force (PDF), formerly known as the Singapore Volunteer Corps (SVC) was created after the Independence of Singapore. In 1968, PDF was reorganized and merged with HQ SIB to form HQ 1 SIB. The idea to build up a sizable militia was conceived and the ultimate aim was to create a corps of regular personnel, a pool of sizable volunteers as well as trained NSmen.
In 1985, PDF split into 1 PDF and 2 PDF Commands respectively and this was aimed at increasing effectiveness in management and command. 1 PDF is located in Maju Camp and 2 PDF remained at the SVC Headquarters in Beach Road Camp, which was built in 1931, before relocating to Clementi Camp in 2000. Click here to learn more about the PDF -
how come the descriptions like getting shorter and shorter?
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commandos, uber 1337 haxorz, can haxor any thing, damn smart, very strong, can infiltrate enemy and haxx. got lots of honour and can put red thingie on head to haolian.
guards. very powerful, very fit, new dimension blahblah. high standards blahblah and rigorous training.
armour, the knights who say ni, any terrain, can destroy enemy.
artilery: lotsa firepower, can change tide of battle.
combat engineer: can do a lot of things, creative too.
infantry: anyhow say a few qualities to make them sound cool. -
do u noe that u jus put an artillery poster for SIGNALS??
signal one should be http://www.mindef.gov.sg/arc/downloads/img/fmp_signl_s.jpg -
ok. i'll change it asap.
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Hey,juz curious....wats G6?
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i'm planning to add another 1 to my "combat arms of the army". namely the military police (MP). do we have any MP or ex MP or anyone familiar with MP here that can help me write a good introduction about them and post it here.
thanks.
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1PDF has merged with 35 SCE liao....now they moving into seletar camp...at least nw got ppl which can fully utilise this camp....most of the camp is like a wasteland sia...
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why no NDU sobbsobbOriginally posted by AE86tofu:1PDF has merged with 35 SCE liao....now they moving into seletar camp...at least nw got ppl which can fully utilise this camp....most of the camp is like a wasteland sia... -
why no NDU sobbsobbOriginally posted by AE86tofu:1PDF has merged with 35 SCE liao....now they moving into seletar camp...at least nw got ppl which can fully utilise this camp....most of the camp is like a wasteland sia... -
cos NDU is in NavyOriginally posted by hellweeker:why no NDU sobbsobb -
Argh!!!! My beloved 1 PDFOriginally posted by AE86tofu:1PDF has merged with 35 SCE liao....now they moving into seletar camp...at least nw got ppl which can fully utilise this camp....most of the camp is like a wasteland sia...