Commando Selection and Training
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Originally posted by Gedanken:Yes, yes and there's no need to holler. We can hear you just fine.
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my BMT OC always sing praises of him and even my sect comms, PC and PS too!..
He's that grreat huh? tell us more leh
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Are you that Ah Chan guy again or are you just looking for that long lost father>Originally posted by Rovert:my BMT OC always sing praises of him and even my sect comms, PC and PS too!..
He's that grreat huh? tell us more leh 
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Neither babe!! try harder!! im jus myself.. thats all
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I'm sure the Cdo always trains with the americans and the mexicans
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Mexico? Nv heard of it though? U.S. yes, but tts only if you get sent for courses, like Navy SEALs course (if they still got vacancy. Because they usually prioritise the NDU divers first) Correct if wrong. Or the U.S. Ranger Course. As for training exercises with foreign countries, nv heard much, anyway those have to be highly classified.Originally posted by zagan:I'm sure the Cdo always trains with the americans and the mexicans
any other special forces that they regularly trained with? the indonesians? malaysians?
But if you really want to spend your days overseas, go join SOF lah. I think they do train regularly with the US and other countries. -
Mexicans?Originally posted by zagan:I'm sure the Cdo always trains with the americans and the mexicans
any other special forces that they regularly trained with? the indonesians? malaysians?
Don't think so la... You guys think they do train with SAS? -
by mexicans i mean "the mexicans", duh
"the Unit" was in town recently rite? joint training with the SOF? -
Ooh, ooh, important-sounding code words. Do tell.
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I think he referring to the code word given to the forefathers of the SAF... The IDF...Originally posted by Gedanken:Ooh, ooh, important-sounding code words. Do tell.
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Once again, sarcasm's a lost art.
There's no need for the cloak-and-dagger stuff. Either you talk about something that's OSA-cleared or you leave it alone. As Lim Song Siam used to say, "Aiyah, can means can lah - no need to wayang". BTW, Short Ninja, did he say stuff like that way back when? -
No he didnt he must have pick it up later from someone else........as I remembered his favorite one was YOUR MOTHER CHEE.....B then he would continue but before he end his sentence he would repeat it again.As you can see our vocabulary back then was very limited.Originally posted by Gedanken:Once again, sarcasm's a lost art.
There's no need for the cloak-and-dagger stuff. Either you talk about something that's OSA-cleared or you leave it alone. As Lim Song Siam used to say, "Aiyah, can means can lah - no need to wayang". BTW, Short Ninja, did he say stuff like that way back when? Hey did you hear about how he passed his Ranger Course,if I could still remember his was the 11th course? 
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Ah, when he was our CSM, we knew we were in trouble whenever he started with, "You stupid motherf*ckers, my f*cking simple instructions were ....".Originally posted by Short Ninja:No he didnt he must have pick it up later from someone else........as I remembered his favorite one was YOUR MOTHER CHEE.....B then he would continue but before he end his sentence he would repeat it again.As you can see our vocabulary back then was very limited. Hey did you hear about how he passed his Ranger Course,if I could still remember his was the 11th course?
Can't say I've heard the story about his Ranger course - what happened? -
His England was not good cuz he is chinese educated so he would use his foul mouth to make up for it but as you know he is good with his hands but I am not talking about playing mahjong with his men>hahaha.In a Ranger course the first phase is always the harder one and after all the demerit points that is how they separate the men from ther boys.The cadres always try to pass all the Cdos at the end of the first phase.Our friend did very badly and so someone came up with the idea of making him win the King of the Ring Contest and so with that extra points he was saved.I have more funny stories about the 12th Ranger course with Eric Khoo,Noel Chia,Teo TB but I should take those stories to my grave.Originally posted by Gedanken:Ah, when he was our CSM, we knew we were in trouble whenever he started with, "You stupid motherf*ckers, my f*cking simple instructions were ....".
Can't say I've heard the story about his Ranger course - what happened? -
Lol... i got what you meant... just playing along broOriginally posted by Gedanken:Once again, sarcasm's a lost art -
and by "the Unit" i meant CAG (probably with some guys from the Activity tagging along)
hmm, so anyone can answer my questions? if not with the Indonesians and Malaysians, perhaps with Brunei's Special Combat Squadron?
EDIT: I just realised Short Ninja was from the old days, apart from the trio of Ranger, Airborne and Pathfinder Course at Ft Benning, any other courses that you guys usually go for? any Cdo went for the Indonesian's RPKAD selection? coz I heard the Cambodian Bn 911 and Malaysian GGK sent theirs there in the 70s/80s -
Some Koppasus do come to SIngapore for courses fomr time to time.We no need to go there -lah!Originally posted by zagan:and by "the Unit" i meant CAG (probably with some guys from the Activity tagging along)
hmm, so anyone can answer my questions? if not with the Indonesians and Malaysians, perhaps with Brunei's Special Combat Squadron?
EDIT: I just realised Short Ninja was from the old days, apart from the trio of Ranger, Airborne and Pathfinder Course at Ft Benning, any other courses that you guys usually go for? any Cdo went for the Indonesian's RPKAD selection? coz I heard the Cambodian Bn 911 and Malaysian GGK sent theirs there in the 70s/80s -
hmm, i thought it would be a good way to build rapport and CBM between neighbours
just would like to quote a memoir of a person who went
Occasionally, I was called to be the safety assistant and soon it became a permanent job for me. The instructors would call not only during rafting/river crossing but also during abseiling and mountain climbing. They had confidence in my ability. It was very fulfilling and an equally rewarding job but it was indeed tiring. I spent more hours than my colleagues on the job. I had little rest but I never complained. It was fun to be on the other end once in a while. Acting as safety assistant could be stressful and very frightening because we bore witness to some of the incidents that happened. Some injuries could be light but one or two could result in death or permanent disability.
One morning I witnessed five stretcher-bound casualties in front of my eyes. They were severely injured probably paralysed. They were moved out and that was the last time I saw them. We then moved to Situ Lembang for the jungle phase. This place was located on the highest point in Bandung near the famous extinct volcano, named Takuban Perahu. The weather up in the mountain was cold and damp. It was shrouded in mist and blanketed by clouds. The camp where we were billeted was sparse. We slept on bamboo splits and had neither a pillow or a blanket to protect us from cold and the chilling wind. We were exposed to the elements to toughen our mental strength and willpower. So they claimed. Offenders were summarily punished and were ordered to lay submerged in the freezing water and would be denied any dry clothing until the class was over. It was here that we were taught to live on treetops.
At night they would spray the trees with live bullets at an hour's interval to ensure that we remained in our perch. From the treetops we were taken to an area where we had to live on jungle ferns and wild shoots. During the three-day exercise we were provided with a few matchsticks, a packet of salt and nothing else. On the morning of the fourth day we had a huge grilled python and porridge for breakfast. This, apparently, marked the end of the jungle stage and the beginning of the long awaited Long March. How fitting. -
BTW What is the name of the course and which boy scout group from Singapore went there? I know where Takuban Prahu is but aint it supposed to be like Mt Ophir or Kinabalu where tourists are spenty many?Originally posted by zagan:hmm, i thought it would be a good way to build rapport and CBM between neighbours
just would like to quote a memoir of a person who went -
Damned... What kinda course it that?!
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the course quoted was the 6-month selection for the RPKAD, the long march then was from Bandung to Cilacap
the author is a retired GGK officer -
Also the topic has nothing to do with the 7th Royal Ranger Battalion of the Farking MAF.
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Yea sure, many people want to join the commandos. But theres a clear line between attitude and aptitude, confidence and limitations. All lot of people think they can push their limits like what they have seen and what they have heard, but when they experience the real thing, it just smack them straight in the face. There are exceptions though.
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Anybody dare to try, do comeback and tell...
I know this forum do have lots of commandos. haha. -
Yeah being a commando is the proudest thing in my life
this yr we won best combat unit again! cheers commandos!