It should be dual role and a concurrent appointment in a unit too, usually as S2 or Scout PC I think.Therefore it has to be combat.Originally posted by kwlee:*classified*
not sure of this vocation.
everything seems *hush hush*
except for the intel officer site...
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Usually will have different tours of duty, each lasting 2/3 years(?) got staff tour combat tour etc..Originally posted by LazerLordz:It should be dual role and a concurrent appointment in a unit too, usually as S2 or Scout PC I think.Therefore it has to be combat.
Is intelligence considered a service or combat vocation? Was q confused coz the army website consider it a svc vocation but the application form states tt its combaTHave 2 frens who are IOs in the navy. Since they are getting combat pay, I [b]assume it is a combat vocation.
How is the application and selection procedure like? As i still have one more yr to graduation from the uni, is it too early to submit my application? Do i have to be majoring in political science to be considered for this vocation?Once u have submitted ur application, wait for ur interview.(if u r shortlisted) Dunno if its too early to submit but its still worth the try and nope, u dun have to be majoring in political science to be considered cos as far as i know, i of my IO frens is majoring in economics while the other only has a diploma.(in multimedia i think)
sign as an office yes. choose vocation yes such as GDS, INF, ARTY, ARM, SIG, ENG, NAVY or Air Force but intelligence offr NO.Originally posted by pandemonium:i am thinking of signing on with the army as an intelligence offr. Have a few qns regarding the vocation and really hope someone can help me with the answers..
What is the nature of the vocation? Does it comprise of the work of scouts, or isit just manning intell equipmts in the office?
Will i be rotated between outfield and, say, HQ? How long is each tour (if there are rotations of jobs)? Are there overseas posting?
Is intelligence considered a service or combat vocation? Was q confused coz the army website consider it a svc vocation but the application form states tt its combat.
How is the application and selection procedure like? As i still have one more yr to graduation from the uni, is it too early to submit my application? Do i have to be majoring in political science to be considered for this vocation?
Thanks!
Hi Joshua, from your other posts, I guess you are a regular yea? Anyway, I was doing some recruitment drive some time back, and I did recall a series of booklets regarding signing on as officers. There are a few, and one of them was about "signing on as an intel officer"Originally posted by Joshua1975:sign as an office yes. choose vocation yes such as GDS, INF, ARTY, ARM, SIG, ENG, NAVY or Air Force but intelligence offr NO.
you maybe right... but as i mention, it a post and not a vocation. you can tell them you intention of becoming an intel office but will you get or not it another story. still have "a" course to clear. to be an intel officer, one has to be an office 1st which is to pass OCS.Originally posted by auringedotcom:Hi Joshua, from your other posts, I guess you are a regular yea? Anyway, I was doing some recruitment drive some time back, and I did recall a series of booklets regarding signing on as officers. There are a few, and one of them was about "signing on as an intel officer"
The booklet is white, with pictures of officers in no.1, printed on high quality pearl paper, recall seeing anything like that?
I don't know who is right here, got to wait for someone to clarify![]()
No choosing of such post. it a post and not vocation. oni posting to of such appointment oni. just like you sign on as office but you dun get to sign on and become CDF right away. if want than will get, which army you think you are in? LOL.Things have changed now. It might have been so during ur time, but I remember clearly they had interviews for potential IOs during my bmt(which was 2.5 yrs ago). Both of my frens happen to be my batch mates in ocs and although they are in the navy, they still belong to the intelligence service.
here ia another you maybe right... things change.Originally posted by KKK84:Things have changed now. It might have been so during ur time, but I remember clearly they had interviews for potential IOs during my bmt(which was 2.5 yrs ago). Both of my frens happen to be my batch mates in ocs and although they are in the navy, they still belong to the intelligence service.
They passed their IO interview b4 entering ocs.![]()
i see.. erm im female, so have never served ns. but i heard female graduates who sign on undergo bmt in safti and, if nothing goes wrong, subsequently go into ocs by default right? Im thinking of applying now coz im quite set on this (saf) as my career choice and dont want to sit around and waste time after i graduate, esp if the applicn processing is going to take a long time..Originally posted by wuming78:there IS an IO scheme.
it was launched recently. furthermore, it is a JOINT service scheme, and hence does not belong to the army, navy or airforce.
perhaps this, and the nature of its work, is why it is not so well-known, and so misunderstood.
intelligence as we all probably know it - scouts, BRC - is just one facet of the entire spectrum of military intelligence. there are more - lots more.
for the poster who wish to sign on as an IO, no, there is no requirement for a specific degree in order to become an IO.
im not sure if u have completed ur ns. since the vocation is IO, its obvious that one has to be an officer to qualify.
as for advancement, it depends on the specialisation. but the general tours - command, staff, instructional - still apply. the nature of the work will also depend on the specialisation.
and IOs can be both combat and service.
you would probably like to find out more from ARC. but i think you wont be able to find out too much - for obvious reasons. apply and wait for the interview. that would be your best bet. so in case you discover it is not your cup of tea, do put in second and third choices in your application form.
good luck.![]()