flag bearer
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wht it takes to be one? any training?
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pardon me, care to elaborate what's the job scope of a flag bearer?
any different between it and those people rising and lowering the flags in the unit every day? -
Perhaps he was referring to the colours ensign...
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That, my friend, is the Colour Party
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Hmm...Drill using the dummy colours, which is definitely much lighter than the real deal...
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haha..okok..colour party..they look cool..Originally posted by Master -_-:That, my friend, is the Colour Party -
First you have to be an officer (duh!)Originally posted by firewizard:wht it takes to be one? any training?
Secondly, your drills must be zai, or at least not too f*cked up.
Thirdly, your RSM must like you (or hate you), since he will be the one who decides. Like you = sees it as being an honour for you; dislikes you = sabo you
Of course there'll be training lah. Not as easy as it looks. Usually months, esp for important parades. -
Colours drill.The best place to see your PC getting his a*s screwed by your RSM.
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any height limit??
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erm.. not a strict limit, more of a gauge, usually around 1.75m or so. They dun want too tall or too short, makes the contingent look uneven.Originally posted by firewizard:any height limit??
They prefer guys w/o specs, or wearing contacts oso. -
He's usually the youngest and most junior (hence usually a 2LT) officer in the unit.. and of course, he can't be too short.
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Wonder how the flag bearer can tahan? His hand not aching meh when holding the flag at 90 degreesOriginally posted by cornyfish2000:He's usually the youngest and most junior (hence usually a 2LT) officer in the unit.. and of course, he can't be too short. for such a long time? -
The colour contingent don't have to be an officer....height I not sure. Have a friend participate in the SAF parade and National Day Parade only a Local rank 2SGOriginally posted by gnoik:Wonder how the flag bearer can tahan? His hand not aching meh when holding the flag at 90 degrees for such a long time? -
He is probably one of those with the m16 marching behind..Originally posted by tarutaru:The colour contingent don't have to be an officer....height I not sure. Have a friend participate in the SAF parade and National Day Parade only a Local rank 2SG -
LL lor.. that's part and parcel of being arrowed..Originally posted by gnoik:Wonder how the flag bearer can tahan? His hand not aching meh when holding the flag at 90 degrees for such a long time?
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Hmm...That's why I mentioned colurs ensign mah...Originally posted by tarutaru:The colour contingent don't have to be an officer....height I not sure. Have a friend participate in the SAF parade and National Day Parade only a Local rank 2SG
Collectively, the contingent is referred to as colours party...So to my former encik/SSM cum Fmn RSM, those people involved in it all all referred to as colours party...
The 2SG is normally referred to as "colours escort"... -
That's what the training is for. For parades like SAF day and NDP, training starts months in advance to slowly build up endurance. Actually the toughest part is probably getting the colour back to rusoh position after hormat. A lot of ppl slip during that part.Originally posted by gnoik:Wonder how the flag bearer can tahan? His hand not aching meh when holding the flag at 90 degrees for such a long time?
Anyway, the colour ensign lan lan must keep the colour up. If colour falls and hits the ground, the ensign can be charged. Dunno if my RSM trying to scare us or what, but he said fainting in a parade is also a chargeable offence.
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Fainting will earn him 21 extras...Originally posted by Zooish:That's what the training is for. For parades like SAF day and NDP, training starts months in advance to slowly build up endurance. Actually the toughest part is probably getting the colour back to rusoh position after hormat. A lot of ppl slip during that part.
Anyway, the colour ensign lan lan must keep the colour up. If colour falls and hits the ground, the ensign can be charged. Dunno if my RSM trying to scare us or what, but he said fainting in a parade is also a chargeable offence. -
O_o i tot flag bearer is a prestige.. so afterall it a arrow job lar!!!Originally posted by cornyfish2000:LL lor.. that's part and parcel of being arrowed.. 
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Depends on how you look at it lor.Originally posted by gnoik:O_o i tot flag bearer is a prestige.. so afterall it a arrow job lar!!!
If you choose to look only at the burning of weekends, standing under the hot sun, being shouted at, doing the same drill over and over, then its arrow lah ! -
isn't that the reason as to why they have the extra person at the back of the bearer so that if the bearer were to faint for some reason, the backup can take the flag from him.
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But isn't that person supposed to be just the Colours escort?Originally posted by palmerised:isn't that the reason as to why they have the extra person at the back of the bearer so that if the bearer were to faint for some reason, the backup can take the flag from him. -
the person holding the flag must and can only be officer.Originally posted by tarutaru:The colour contingent don't have to be an officer....height I not sure. Have a friend participate in the SAF parade and National Day Parade only a Local rank 2SG
the specialist behind is the colour ensign. -
The Commissioned officer is the Colours Ensign...Originally posted by s|nNeD:the person holding the flag must and can only be officer.
the specialist behind is the colour ensign.
The spec behind is the Colours Escort... -
The person behind is 'escorting' the colours because he is carrying arms. That is his official duty/purpose.Originally posted by palmerised:isn't that the reason as to why they have the extra person at the back of the bearer so that if the bearer were to faint for some reason, the backup can take the flag from him.
But in the event the ensign faints, the escort will have to rush forward and grab hold of the colour to prevent it from falling to the ground.