List of Units and Sign-on benefits
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I know got Guards, Armour, Signals, Commandos, Infatry and what else? Operating the arty seems fun
and when you sign-on, besides the basic 2k++ pay.. Do the govt feed your bank acct with more money like some govt jobs? -
There is also Intelligence Specialist vocation. Pls contact CMPB/ARC for recruitment details on this vocation. =D
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pti vocation!
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Ask yourself this:
Are you able to stomach taking instructions and orders from a younger green horn officer 5 years down the road.
No?
Then dun sign the dotted line. Army career is not always unit life too. There are paper work to do as well. Sh*t-loads to be exact. -
Hehe... He never gone through NS yet.
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kid, u don't seem to know anything about the SAF. doing something that u have no idea of is very dangerous, afterall it's 10 years of your youth at sake here. i would strongly advise that u don't make any decision without properly understanding the thing u are putting yourself into.
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as a regular myself i would advise that you really find out what you want first before signing on, cos firstly, you have to be sure that soldiering is for you, and secondly, re-vocating is difficult and impacts your career if you subsequently feel that the vocation you signed on to is not your cup of tea.
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Sign on as a man lor, problem solved! Always taking instructions, never giving any! And no paperwork, just chiong only!Originally posted by Obersturmfuhrer:Ask yourself this:
Are you able to stomach taking instructions and orders from a younger green horn officer 5 years down the road.
No?
Then dun sign the dotted line. Army career is not always unit life too. There are paper work to do as well. Sh*t-loads to be exact.
NOTE: The above is meant as a joke. -
from the 1st post, we can tell that the threadstarter seems more interested in the money instead of passion towards the job. that's not a very good mindset.
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Better work hard and go into business then. The Army is not a place to earn money for little "investment".Originally posted by Gordonator:from the 1st post, we can tell that the threadstarter seems more interested in the money instead of passion towards the job. that's not a very good mindset. -
thinking like that, you'll end up being one of those football betting, duty skipping most time twuanging, MLM moon-lighting, IPPT failing, officer arse-licking, lazy, good for nothing regulars that infest so many parts of the SAF ...... -
You go to army first then say lah. At least BMT. Otherwise how you know whether you will fit in or not.Originally posted by Agenda:I know got Guards, Armour, Signals, Commandos, Infatry and what else? Operating the arty seems fun
and when you sign-on, besides the basic 2k++ pay.. Do the govt feed your bank acct with more money like some govt jobs? -
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somehow this brings me to an another interestig point.
if people like the threadstarter thinks of signing up even before enlisting and have no idea at all how's life in the amry is like? how would they know they have made the right choice? or is the formation, vocation they sign up for is the suitable one for them? this is important considering that many do sign on before enlistment.
maybe SAF can has this probation period whereby all would-be-regulars enlist as mono-intake into their respective formation and undergo BMT 1st. after that, a second interview will be conducted to see whether they really want to sign the contact or not. -
That would be detrimental to recruitment. How many people would sign on if they went in 'eyes open'?Originally posted by Gordonator:somehow this brings me to an another interestig point.
if people like the threadstarter thinks of signing up even before enlisting and have no idea at all how's life in the amry is like? how would they know they have made the right choice? or is the formation, vocation they sign up for is the suitable one for them? this is important considering that many do sign on before enlistment.
maybe SAF can has this probation period whereby all would-be-regulars enlist as mono-intake into their respective formation and undergo BMT 1st. after that, a second interview will be conducted to see whether they really want to sign the contact or not.
Esp a problem in Infantry. Esp Infantry spec. -
The perennial problem between quality and numbers.Originally posted by lwflee:That would be detrimental to recruitment. How many people would sign on if they went in 'eyes open'?
Esp a problem in Infantry. Esp Infantry spec.
Some do sign on as Infantry because of real passion for the craft, and I really respect them. -
I'll tell you why sometimes, cos often they need the moneyOriginally posted by Gordonator:somehow this brings me to an another interestig point.
if people like the threadstarter thinks of signing up even before enlisting and have no idea at all how's life in the amry is like? how would they know they have made the right choice? or is the formation, vocation they sign up for is the suitable one for them? this is important considering that many do sign on before enlistment.
maybe SAF can has this probation period whereby all would-be-regulars enlist as mono-intake into their respective formation and undergo BMT 1st. after that, a second interview will be conducted to see whether they really want to sign the contact or not.
my father teaches in a certain post secondary institution, and he tells me, every time some boy gets some girl pregnant, he knows the army has a new regular prospect liao ...
or those chaps from poly will know ... the lure of a new crotch rocket or a bunch of pocket money can override people sometimes, though there are some that really needed the money at home ...
some of course, a very very few of them, actually signed on for the love of country ... patriotism if you may ... such a dirty word nowadays, unfortunately ... -
Spot on.Originally posted by Fatum:I'll tell you why sometimes, cos often they need the money
my father teaches in a certain post secondary institution, and he tells me, every time some boy gets some girl pregnant, he knows the army has a new regular prospect liao ...
or those chaps from poly will know ... the lure of a new crotch rocket or a bunch of pocket money can override people sometimes, though there are some that really needed the money at home ...
some of course, a very very few of them, actually signed on for the love of country ... patriotism if you may ... such a dirty word nowadays, unfortunately ... -
I tink sign on in the police will be better than signing on in the army.
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might as well civil defense.Originally posted by gnoik:I tink sign on in the police will be better than signing on in the army.
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no i dont agree.Originally posted by gnoik:I tink sign on in the police will be better than signing on in the army.
Do u all agree? 
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Precisely cause if the person signed on, if down the road never liked it , had to compensate the service if he planned to leave.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Better work hard and go into business then. The Army is not a place to earn money for little "investment".
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what you posted! was 100% true! although, not all green horn offiicer are kuku! but... i did came across alot of such officier!Originally posted by Obersturmfuhrer:Ask yourself this:
Are you able to stomach taking instructions and orders from a younger green horn officer 5 years down the road.
No?
Then dun sign the dotted line. Army career is not always unit life too. There are paper work to do as well. Sh*t-loads to be exact.
(officier in the house, dont mind kay )
however, sometime i look at it, its manily becoz, those officer they r trying to be ON THE BALL or they trying to contrubute more! but.... they have to understand, the culture, and pratice in the forces was something of much differ from SCHOOL (OCS/ Mids). you cant change the way the unit works! if you really want, its need time! -
It applies to Specialists as well.
Especially those posted out from ASLC to technical bases and logistics depts. They try to pull their rank in a place where 3SGs are commonplace as lizard crap. -
i dare say i signed on the dotted cuz of love and passion....
but unfortunately...
I love the country, it's the people that screw me over.