Remarks by Minister Teo Chee Hean on the Death of 2SG Ong...
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First of all, I'd like to once again extend my condolences to the family and relatives of 2SG Ong Jia Hui. We should be grateful that there are people like 2SG Ong who are willing to come forward to take on the most demanding missions in the SAF. Especially during these times when we have extreme forms of terrorism and we need people like that to come forward to protect us and to take care of hostage situations that may arise.
The training for the people of the Special Operations Forces is very demanding, but it is also progressive. The selection is very rigorous and only the toughest people, mentally and physically, are accepted for training. We expect them to do things which ordinary civilians or even well-trained soldiers cannot do. That is because we expect them to operate in the most extreme and demanding circumstances.
Among the Special Operations Force, the Maritime Counter-Terrorism Group is the most demanding. What we expect them to do on land, we expect the Maritime Counter-Terrorism Group to do at sea. They may, for example, have to retake a ship in the open seas, be able to board it in a variety of ways. If it is a case of a passenger liner, you can understand that there may be thousands of lives at stake. If it is a tanker or LPG ship, the consequences will be terrible if they are unable to carry out their mission successfully. So they train very hard and they have to train very realistically for it. Training is very demanding. The equipment they carry is, again, well beyond what we can expect a normal soldier to carry. It is something that is necessary and which they have trained for in order to ensure mission success.
I am very grateful that there are people like 2SG Ong, men like that in the unit, who come forward to take on this demanding task. They know that at any moment, they may be called, and their lives are on the line. So they take training very seriously and they look after each other very seriously. If there are any shortcomings, if there are any persons who have failed to perform their duty properly, then of course, we will rectify this shortcoming. And the persons who have not performed their duties properly, they will have to be called to task.
The Coroner has made his findings. It is now up to the Attorney General, whether they have any basis to charge any of them. This is something we will have to leave to the Attorney General to decide. -
And with this case, he acknowledged the existence of the MCTG.
Sometimes, the media might be a tad too much.
But let's not be too political here..
RIP to 2SG Ong. -
MCTG is under NDU?
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first of all, MEDIA MUST NOT REVEAL THOSE INSTRUCTOR FACE! just dont understand it! do they know what type of mission they have undertake before.... how can media show their picture
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very long ago MCTG has been OFFICIAL announce by mindef already lahOriginally posted by LazerLordz:And with this case, he acknowledged the existence of the MCTG.
Sometimes, the media might be a tad too much.
But let's not be too political here..
RIP to 2SG Ong.
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NDU have it...but... that camp at changi have it also.... i have just left the forces ... but what i know was.... NDU has start to under take MOST OF THE SEA THREAD nows dayOriginally posted by Icemoon:MCTG is under NDU? -
Actually what is the big hoohah? Isn't MCTG a plain VBSS force? Like that also must be classified last time?Originally posted by NDU:NDU have it...but... that camp at changi have it also.... i have just left the forces ... but what i know was.... NDU has start to under take MOST OF THE SEA THREAD nows day -
Well, the MRF (medical response force) was classified in the past as well.Originally posted by Icemoon:Actually what is the big hoohah? Isn't MCTG a plain VBSS force? Like that also must be classified last time? -
WTF... like Sgt ong, he cheong like siao but get sgt onli... Chee hean's son on e other hand... kena OCS which i personally tink he dun deserve it...... like tt nt fair 2 those who r realli better den him... he get all e gd treatment frm sgt n offcier durin BMT Juz bcoz he is e Defence minister son?? if it waz his son who drown, den he will do sumthn rather den tokin...
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white horse where will post to dangerous vocations...even if oso 'dis cannot do dat cannot do one lah'....Originally posted by tt3:WTF... like Sgt ong, he cheong like siao but get sgt onli... Chee hean's son on e other hand... kena OCS which i personally tink he dun deserve it...... like tt nt fair 2 those who r realli better den him... he get all e gd treatment frm sgt n offcier durin BMT Juz bcoz he is e Defence minister son?? if it waz his son who drown, den he will do sumthn rather den tokin... -
but still hif 2 salute sgt Ong 4 his garungness
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i'm in the navy. i guess i can answer most of ur questions.. he is not from ndu. he is from some army unit before joining SOF. their job is almost similar to the SWG of NDU. he is the 1st trainee to die but he is not the 1st of the organisation. dangerous maybe but he is the best of the best. just fate he had to leave us. i heard his buddy also cant take the pressure and the thought of his dead buddy and left the force. a mintue of silence anyone...
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IMHO i tink 2SG Ong is a man truly of his class... watever e outcome of e verdict n wat e relevant authorities said... we lost a good man... may he RIP...
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regulars have to go thru all these dangerous trainings and risk limbs to protect their fellow citizens. and i still hear pple calling regulars as goverment dogs.
in fact, any civil work is a goverment dog.
wanna know the best thing? they themselves are always jobless and borrowing money -
if his son drowns .. I think the CDF also need to resign.Originally posted by tt3:WTF... like Sgt ong, he cheong like siao but get sgt onli... Chee hean's son on e other hand... kena OCS which i personally tink he dun deserve it...... like tt nt fair 2 those who r realli better den him... he get all e gd treatment frm sgt n offcier durin BMT Juz bcoz he is e Defence minister son?? if it waz his son who drown, den he will do sumthn rather den tokin...
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but they get paid highly right?Originally posted by casshern:regulars have to go thru all these dangerous trainings and risk limbs to protect their fellow citizens. and i still hear pple calling regulars as goverment dogs.
better than construction workers who also kenna accidents. -
maybe that's because he signed on specialist and not officer?Originally posted by tt3:WTF... like Sgt ong, he cheong like siao but get sgt onli... Chee hean's son on e other hand... kena OCS which i personally tink he dun deserve it...... like tt nt fair 2 those who r realli better den him... he get all e gd treatment frm sgt n offcier durin BMT Juz bcoz he is e Defence minister son?? if it waz his son who drown, den he will do sumthn rather den tokin...
remember that he's not an NSF. commandos are also cpl only, after death double promote = 2sg. -
Salute to 2SG Ong. And deepest condolences to his family. It is because we have brave men who are willing to do violence on our behalf that we are able to sleep peacefully night after night, day after day. I salute all in the SAF,SPF and SCDF for keeping us safe.
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+1 kudos 2 themOriginally posted by SpecOps87:Salute to 2SG Ong. And deepest condolences to his family. It is because we have brave men who are willing to do violence on our behalf that we are able to sleep peacefully night after night, day after day. I salute all in the SAF,SPF and SCDF for keeping us safe. -
These are the guys who protect us and keep us safe enough to KPKB about them.
Truly sad la.
RIP. -
Keep this thread clean.
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I beg your pardon? A moment of silence from you would be much appreciated. Don't come into a thread about a dead serviceman and trash-talk. Shut your cock-holster and sod off.Originally posted by kindaichi83:SAF IS Sh** AND FU**...
RUBBISH.. beta go to hell...
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Die for nothing.......Poor guy....Salute him.......
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Well but this incident do have cover-ups
Well they claimed tat MO is not available at the medical centre...i think the incident happened after office hrs loh... the MO just left loh. Well someone never "indent" MO as stated in the new paper. However i heard the MO u-turn and rush back, he even left his car along tanah merah coast rd and hop onto the amb when he meet up with the speeding ambulance which just left the base.
Hai ya little infomation here and there not revealed lah... ahem. -
agree.... its sad to see SAF ve lost another good soldierOriginally posted by LazerLordz:These are the guys who protect us and keep us safe enough to KPKB about them.
Truly sad la.
RIP.
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