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You are posted to: 1 GUARDS
Your Vocation is: RFN (Trainee) @
The Guards are infantry soldiers who are proficient in helicopter operations. All Guardsmen are taught and trained to be comfortable working with helicopters. They are proficient in Terminal Air Guidance, in the setting up of landing sites as well as communicating with the pilots.
To ensure that Guardsmen are able to land in any conditions, they are taught the normal emplaning and deplaning drills, all Guardsmen are able to execute hover-jump, heli-rapelling, and fast-rope down, in full battle order.
The specialised skills that Guardsmen possess are vital to the SAF as they add a new dimension to the modern battlefield. To achieve such high standards is not without blood, sweat and tears. The men are put through some of the most rigorous training. To be worthy of adorning the muchh sought-after 'Guards' shoulder tab and the Khaki beret, trainees have to go through the gruelling 'Guards Officers Conversion Course' for officers and 'Guards Specialist Conversion Course' for specialists.
The men go through the 'Guards Advanced Continuation Training' (GACT) to earn their mark as Guardsmen. These conversion courses push every soldier physically and mentally to the limit and only those who qualify will be given the right to be called a 'Guardsmen'.
Rappelling and Roping
In battle, Guardsmen are noted for their rapid deployment of troops. Their rapid deployment is by helicopter. Thus, an important part of their training has to do with helicopters. This entails not only rapid disembarkation techniques but also rappelling, coming down from the chopper via long ropes. A nice landing area may not always be available, and Guards units may have to rappel straight into battle zones, or onto rooftops.
The Guards have to master many kinds of rappelling from cliffs and buildings. In one method, they come down a cliff head-downwards. All this business of jumping off cliffs may sound scary but the Guards are used to it such that it is second nature to them.
To be worthy of donning the coveted "Guards" shoulder tab and the Khaki beret, trainees have to go through the gruelling Guards Officers Conversion Course for officers and Guards Specialist Conversion Course for Specialists. The enlisted men go through the Guards Advanced Infantry Training (GAIT) to earn their mark as Guardsmen.[6] These conversion courses signify the conversion from regular infantry to the elite Guardsmen and push every soldier physically and mentally to the limit. Only those who qualify will be given the right to be called a "Guardsman", wearing the coveted khaki beret. In Dec 2011, the Ministry of Defence (Singapore) released a 7-part web series on the Guards Conversion Course, titled Making The Cut: Guards Conversion Course.
The Guards are infantry soldiers who are proficient in helicopter operations.[6] All Guardsmen are taught and trained to be comfortable working with helicopters. They are proficient in Terminal Air Guidance, in the setting up of landing sites as well as communicating with the pilots.
To achieve such high standards, trainees are put through some of the most rigorous training within the Singapore Armed Forces. To be worthy of donning the coveted "Guards" shoulder tab and the Khaki beret, trainees have to go through the gruelling Guards Officers Conversion Course for officers and Guards Specialist Conversion Course for Specialists. The enlisted men go through the Guards Advanced Infantry Training (GAIT) to earn their mark as Guardsmen.[6] These conversion courses signify the conversion from regular infantry to the elite Guardsmen and push every soldier physically and mentally to the limit. Only those who qualify will be given the right to be called a "Guardsman", wearing the coveted khaki beret. In Dec 2011, the Ministry of Defence (Singapore) released a 7-part web series on the Guards Conversion Course, titled Making The Cut: Guards Conversion Course.
Part of the conversion requires the soldier to undergo a timed 12 km fast march, a 2 km coastal swim and an advanced obstacle course known as the Guards Assault Course (GAC). The GAC is a team course that requires the group of soldiers to swim 50 meters, to climb a high tower, rappel down a tower and complete a 5 km run with a standard SAF obstacle course and carry an "injured" teammate on a stretcher for the last 1.5 kilometers. The entire course is done in full battle order (FBO) with packs packed with sandbags to reach the required weight requirement. Guardsmen are also required to maintain a strict physical fitness regime throughout their careers.
The Guards are trained to be inserted and extracted from the combat zone by helicopter, hence the term "heliborne". They can do this either by rapid disembarkation while the helicopter is landing, or by "rappelling" (descending by rope while the helicopter hovers) and fast roping straight into battle zones, or onto rooftops.[6] As a nice landing area may not always be available, the Guards have to master many kinds of rappelling from cliffs and buildings.[7] In one method, they come down a cliff head-downwards. In case they are wounded in a leg and cannot use their legs to brace themselves against the cliff face, they also learn to come down with their backs facing the cliff, and also in a stretcher.[7] Another dangerous method, but at times necessary for a fast and decisive strike, would be "running" down a cliff. This method is known as the "Australian rappel".[8]
Guards are also specialised in seaborne assault such as coastal hook, which is an offensive manoeuvre initiated by army forces and executed by forces embarked in surface water craft using the coastal sea or river as an axis of movement, to outflank the enemy in order to accomplish the assigned tactical mission.
To be worthy of donning the coveted "Guards" shoulder tab and the Khaki beret, trainees have to go through the gruelling Guards Officers Conversion Course for officers and Guards Specialist Conversion Course for Specialists. The enlisted men go through the Guards Advanced Infantry Training (GAIT) to earn their mark as Guardsmen.[6] These conversion courses signify the conversion from regular infantry to the elite Guardsmen and push every soldier physically and mentally to the limit. Only those who qualify will be given the right to be called a "Guardsman", wearing the coveted khaki beret. In Dec 2011, the Ministry of Defence (Singapore) released a 7-part web series on the Guards Conversion Course, titled Making The Cut: Guards Conversion Course.
1. You are posted to 36 SCE
2. Your vocation is CBRE PNR(E)(TRAINEE)
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/chembiodefence/
The CBRE Defence Group
The complexity of terrorist threats and the danger of
multiple attacks call for a suite of comprehensive preventive
measures to be put in place. The CBRE (Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Explosive) Defence Group was formed
to enhance the SAF's counter-terrorist capabilities
to address this multi-faceted threat.
The CBRE Defence Group manages all issues concerning
counter-terrorist CBRE development and consists of:
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These conversion courses signify the conversion from regular infantry to the elite Guardsmen and push every soldier physically and mentally to the limit.
Only those who qualify will be given the right to be called a "Guardsman", wearing the coveted khaki beret.
In Dec 2011, the Ministry of Defence (Singapore) released a 7-part web series on the Guards Conversion Course, titled Making The Cut: Guards Conversion Course.
@ YouTube = www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psfb-xhYwxI
Making The Cut: Guards Conversion Course is a Singaporean documentary released in 2011. Filmed at the Bedok Camp. 122 soldiers from all walks of life attempt to survive the toughest challenge in 3 weeks to get the Guardsman tab. 7 episodes will be released. The first episode airs on 28 December 2011 on Youtube, subsequent episodes were released on Every Thursday, each clip lasted for 6 to 8 minutes.
The series was filmed by Lance Corporal (LCP) Jake Nam, a Full-Time National Serviceman from DMC. Mano Mahendran serves as narrator of the show.
To earn the Guardsman tab, all personals must endure this 3 weeks compulsory training, all 122 personals from all walks of life, from a active regular to a NSF's 3SG, although not all will survive the training, but the toughest one will then be given the final honour and can be a highly-trained specialised troopers who are always "Ready to Strike".
Taking 15,000 quick steps in full battle order that weighs almost 30kg is anything but easy. This is just one of the key tasks every trainee must pass to go to the next level of training in this intensive and tough 3-week Guards Conversion Course. Making the Cut looks at 122 full-time national servicemen and regulars from various SAF units, coming together for a single purpose, to attain the coveted khaki beret and to be part of the Guards family.
In this first episode, watch how the Guardsmen trainees adapt to the high standards of discipline and training required of every Guardsman and their introduction to the dreaded 12km fast march. And watch how some try and overcome their fear of heights when they're introduced to cliff rappelling, every Guardsmen's staple of operations.
They take blisters, abrasions and pain in their strides as they race against time to complete the 12km fast march in under 108 minutes.
This is their final test. There is no second chance and no room for failure.
Watch how these trainees push themselves hard to pass this test of endurance which is one of the key tasks they must complete to obtain the coveted Guards tab.
Also in this episode, the trainees are introduced to tower rappelling, a feat not for the faint hearted.
While some breeze through it, others try hard to overcome their fear of heights.
The strong downwash from the helicopter rotors adds to the adrenaline rush.
There is no margin for error as the Guardsmen trainees conduct one last safety check before they rope down from the Super Puma helicopter hovering about eight storeys high.
Check out how the soldiers execute their first helicopter live descent.
As the sun sets, the soldiers look forward to a well-deserved night out of Bedok Camp, especially after the rigorous and strenuous training.
Will they get to book out or is there something else in store?
The soldiers emerge from a thick plume of smoke with a cacophony of gunfire as they aggressively attempt to take out "enemies" holed up in a series of buildings.
Amid heavy gunfire, smoke grenades and the relentless rain, things don't really go according to plan and the soldiers desperately try to find their footing to synergise their attacks.
One thing's for sure - they're determined not to repeat the same mistakes twice.
Their bodies tell them to stop but their minds are in overdrive as the Guardsmen trainees are given task after task, all to be completed within a given time limit. The Rite of Passage pushes the limits of every Guardsman trainee’s mental and physical endurance.
Will the soldiers' spirit of camaraderie and their will to overcome bring them closer to donning the coveted khaki beret?
Lasers from the SAR21 assault rifles pierce through the darkness like a scene from an ominous science fiction movie. The air is filled with the smell of gunpowder and smoke from grenades.
And amid these, the sweet smell of success, as the Guardsmen trainees take out the well-concealed "enemies", one by one, in a dilapidated building.
As the firefight comes to a close, it seems to signal the end of their mission. Or is there something more in store?
There seems to be no end in sight. For these soldiers, it's one mission, after another and they haven't slept for over 60 hours. And to add to the chaos and confusion, their tasks seem insurmountable and almost impossible to achieve.
With just hours away from the Guards Graduation Ceremony, the soldiers put mind over matter and push themselves to their limits to make the cut and earn the right to be called Guardsmen.
Your Posting Order is listed below:
1. You are posted to OCS (ARMY WING)
2. Your vocation is OFFR CADET(CBT)
3. Your are to report to: Safti Military Institute, Warrior's Hall
Reporting Date/Time: 23/04/2013 at 0700 to 0800 hrs
Person to report to: Student Affrs Offr
Contact Number: 6799-7654/7066
You are required to report in smart no.4 uniform (PES E recruits to be in No 3 uniform), except for those assigned to Police Force.
4. Special Instruction:
You are to report in Smart 4 to the registration counter at Warrior's Hall (drop-off at Carpark I) by 0800 hrs. No shuttle bus service to the camp will be provided. Download below hyperlink and open using Acrobat Reader.
Further instructions to OCS
Are we allowed to bring camera phones?
Order stated not allowed to bring camera phones, but in this Mindef camera phone policy,
mindef.gov.sg/content/imindef/publications/cyberpioneer/news/2012/aug/31aug12_news.html
Safti Military Institute is a green zone.
And can we bring USB cable in?
Okay guys, im posted to OCS army wing, i've been told to report on tuesday with ALL PERSONAL EQUIPMENT issued during bmt under a pdf: ocs.pdf, but under a generic additional instructions list,a list of complete saf bmt issued items excludes things like: black sling bag, elbow and knee guards, admin vest, admin shorts, clear black water bottle. Included in the list are 2x combat boots as well.
So here's the question, do we bring everything, or exclude the above mentioned items? do we have to bring 2x combat boots or just the pair that you are wearing there?
Thanks.
Usually, people just bring everything.
Then when confirm already those things are not needed, just bring back home when book out of camp.
got posted to Clementi Camp on monday as an ASA. any ideas if im needed to stay in or what am i supposed to bring exactly to the camp itself? and what bag am i supposed to bring along?