Reconnaisse, in USA known as "Recon", in UK known as "Recce", was used to gather enemy information. Reconnaisse course had been tough and fatal accident had happened since the case of 2SG Hu En Huai had been brought up.
Training includes -
1) Recce Commander / Trooper Course (RCC / RTC), incl 60km march within 24 hrs
2) Bike Course
3) Combat Survival Course
4) Combat Medic Course
Till now, the recce course had never been given a recognition. At least in USA, recon troopers had "RECON" tab on their sleeve. In Singapore, recce trooper were given "jungle hat" and nowadays jungle hat is very common, almost all combat units are wearing it, which makes no sense to give "jungle hat" to recce.
When will recce be given recognition?
"...nowadays jungle hat is very common, almost all combat units are wearing it..."
Which are the units?
Say what?!
hi guys,
may i noe if armour recce haf JCC(jungle surviving course??)
is recce one of the tough unit??? and recce able to earn wat badges???
and may i noe how they chosse specialist to go recce? iszit mus tough ppl?
Are recce hats like those they sell at emart, but with a bigger surface area?
hi ditzy, recce hats - just jungle hats.
LifeSuck - i'm not sure whether this still applies to the newly formed team. the older recce team requires you to be -
1) IPPT minimum - silver or gold
2) swimming at least 50m
3) eye sight - less than 200 degree
4) combat fit
Recce is a vocation, JCC is a course. Recce is not a simple course, people had died from the course before. no badge is given for the course, just jungle hat.
hi saline, had a friend attended usa recon course, will check with him on the recon tab.
in my reservist battalion, i see every Tom, Dick and Harry wearing a jungle hat. Even the drivers are wearing one...no one seem to bother about it. personally i rather go without headdress.