Cat 1 Warning: 6 NS OCT Boys Kena Lightning while Outfield !

• -Wanderer-

  14 Jul 10, 21:57

  Originally posted by gunner77:

  Common sense.

  Something not taught in school and army.

  

  +1 to this. Seriously no common sense at all! -_-"

• noahnoah

  15 Jul 10, 00:13

   

  even pri school kids

  know not to take shelter under

  a tree when lightning strike occure

  hmm wat happen to those ocs cadets?

  i think even a recruit knows that

• GHoST_18

  15 Jul 10, 01:36

  these are the men that's gonna lead their platoon into battle...

  i hope  they are not regulars...

  

• Arapahoe

  15 Jul 10, 07:45

  Originally posted by GHoST_18:

  these are the men that's gonna lead their platoon into battle...

  i hope  they are not regulars...

  

  and SAF scholar.....ha ha ha.

• eagle

  15 Jul 10, 08:36

  SAF need to relook their aptitude tests at CMPB

  Officers in Sg = reservist do a lot of extra work but receive same civilian pay if still employed

• tt3

  15 Jul 10, 08:47

  JC batch izzit??

   

• russiabear

  15 Jul 10, 09:36

  it always amaze me how they select potential officers from BMT. once again, this prove their selection fail.

• Lokey

  15 Jul 10, 13:17

  it is a failure. ... failed... That is the quality of our officer.
• Arapahoe

  15 Jul 10, 16:09

  Originally posted by russiabear:

  it always amaze me how they select potential officers from BMT. once again, this prove their selection fail.

  
  i think its more of how they grade the passing to become an officer.....

  is like you can always apply to be in sepcial military school....but does not necessary means you will make the cut.

   

• charlize

  15 Jul 10, 19:50

  War time, enemy will just wait for rainy season.

   

  Times are bad.

• GHoST_18

  16 Jul 10, 18:08

  Originally posted by Arapahoe:

  
  i think its more of how they grade the passing to become an officer.....

  is like you can always apply to be in sepcial military school....but does not necessary means you will make the cut.

   

  wayang thru to OCS?

  

• Rock^Star

  16 Jul 10, 18:19

  well it can happen to anyone. No one expected this.

• kristovorus

  17 Jul 10, 10:47

  Aw come on. You guys have no idea what happens in command schools. The senior officers are fond of saying that "there is no CAT 1 under canopy". Which means that even with a lightning storm, people are ' safe ' under the canopy. So its very likely that they were kind of following a directive. Besides.. SAF is never wrong. Its always determined that the trainees who do not comply with safety regulations. But really..
• Terminator Hitman

  17 Jul 10, 13:49

  one who gave command would be sent to pulau tekong forever.

• charlize

  17 Jul 10, 14:11

  Originally posted by noahnoah:

   

  even pri school kids

  know not to take shelter under

  a tree when lightning strike occure

  hmm wat happen to those ocs cadets?

  i think even a recruit knows that

  Ah, but these are no ordinary soldiers.

   

  These are potential ... officers.

• Arapahoe

  17 Jul 10, 15:50

  Originally posted by kristovorus:

  Aw come on. You guys have no idea what happens in command schools. The senior officers are fond of saying that “there is no CAT 1 under canopy”. Which means that even with a lightning storm, people are ’ safe ’ under the canopy. So its very likely that they were kind of following a directive.

  Besides.. SAF is never wrong. Its always determined that the trainees who do not comply with safety regulations. But really..

   

  Yes the trainning manual never say lightning will strike trees.....!!!

   

• tarutaru

  17 Jul 10, 16:17

  Originally posted by kristovorus:

  Aw come on. You guys have no idea what happens in command schools. The senior officers are fond of saying that “there is no CAT 1 under canopy”. Which means that even with a lightning storm, people are ’ safe ’ under the canopy. So its very likely that they were kind of following a directive.

  Besides.. SAF is never wrong. Its always determined that the trainees who do not comply with safety regulations. But really..

  Well I think this applied to places where lightning is not prone to happen. But here? These are officers they should be more intelligent.....but in this case I think they should have more common sense. If you cannot stop halfway, you should advice the trainees to continue until they find some place safe to rest, not under the tree. If they continued and got stuck by lightning, cannot help accident happened. But this is asking for it.

• Papayaman

  23 Jul 10, 14:31

  when lightning strikes a tree, the liquid in the tree gets heated up, causing the trunk to explode. the bark of the tree flies all over the place like shrapnel from a hand grenade... 

  We know that lightning strikes the highest object in our vicinity. its not the lightning that injured them but probably the bark...