OCS FAQ

• sidestep1984

  31 Jan 05, 14:06

  Originally posted by bingqi_bu:

  juz one qns. wld u recomand one to go ocs? i think its like entering hell if u go there...

  Yes......the time u spend in OCS..is very worthwhile....dont think too much....frens in training will make each and everyday bearable
  
  THE ONLY EASY DAY IS YESTERDAY
• 01024G

  27 Feb 05, 11:02

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• Bejean

  9 Mar 05, 13:58

  Length of reservist training aside, going to OCS rather than SISPEC is so much more worthwhile....
  
  Much as i resent it, but i still call some of those unworthy officers as SIR.
• Littlemouse

  10 Mar 05, 14:41

  I flunk my A levels, does it mean my chances to go OCS is gone?
• cornyfish2000

  10 Mar 05, 18:10

  Originally posted by Littlemouse:

  I flunk my A levels, does it mean my chances to go OCS is gone?

  Flunk means u failed? Then u'll be disrupting after BMT to redo your 'A's right?
• Littlemouse

  10 Mar 05, 21:02

  nope i not retaking As. i didnt get a full cert only 1A pass
• [w][e][i]

  16 Mar 05, 16:31

  Normally argar argar hw many people from one platoon in bmt get to go into ocs har??
• cornyfish2000

  16 Mar 05, 19:05

  Originally posted by [w][e][i]:

  Normally argar argar hw many people from one platoon in bmt get to go into ocs har??

  5-10% from each poly BMT batch, 15-20% from each A-Level BMT batch.
• CKtalon

  16 Mar 05, 20:52

  Based on one wing having about 120 intake..
  DFST : 480+ (JC)
  BEG: 360 (JC)
  AST: 360 (Poly)
  CH: 250 (Poly)
  
  So not really about how many percent?
  
• Rockhound

  16 Mar 05, 21:03

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  5-10% from each poly BMT batch, 15-20% from each A-Level BMT batch.

  april 8 one is a level batch?i dip holder going then follow the a-level bmt percentage?
• cornyfish2000

  16 Mar 05, 22:34

  Originally posted by Rockhound:

  april 8 one is a level batch?i dip holder going then follow the a-level bmt percentage?

  Yes, april 8 enlistees should be an A-level BMT batch, so u'll be competing with the A-level recruits for the vacancies in the BEG wings in OCS.. Good luck!
• wuming78

  16 Mar 05, 22:39

  Originally posted by CKtalon:

  Based on one wing having about 120 intake..
  DFST : 480+ (JC)
  BEG: 360 (JC)
  AST: 360 (Poly)
  CH: 250 (Poly)
  
  So not really about how many percent?
  

  and what did you base the "one wing 120" on?
• cornyfish2000

  16 Mar 05, 22:40

  Originally posted by CKtalon:

  Based on one wing having about 120 intake..
  DFST : 480+ (JC)
  BEG: 360 (JC)
  AST: 360 (Poly)
  CH: 250 (Poly)
  
  So not really about how many percent?
  

  Well, it works out to around that percentage, considering that the total no. of poly students entering BMT each year is approx double the total no. of A-level recruits each year. So if u take that into account, and the relative sizes of the OCS intakes above, it does work out to the ratio of poly:A-level => 1:2. (as in the percentage of each batch going OCS)
• Rockhound

  16 Mar 05, 23:34

  Originally posted by CKtalon:

  DFST:
  BEG:
  AST:
  CH:
  
  

  wat do the abbreviations stand for anywaes?
• cornyfish2000

  16 Mar 05, 23:44

  Originally posted by Rockhound:

  wat do the abbreviations stand for anywaes?

  Oh, OCS has 4 intakes per year, and for each intake, different wings are involved. They are as follows:
  
  Intake 1=> DFST: Delta, foxtrot, sierra, tango wings
  
  Intake 2=> BEG: Bravo, charlie, golf wings
  
  Intake 3=> AST: Alpha, Sierra, Tango wings
  
  Intake 4=> CH: Charlie, Hotel wings
• Drain-V-

  17 Mar 05, 14:05

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  Oh, OCS has 4 intakes per year, and for each intake, different wings are involved. They are as follows:
  
  Intake 2=> BEG: Bravo, charlie, golf wings
  

  You mean to say Bravo Echo Golf?
  
• cornyfish2000

  17 Mar 05, 14:20

  Originally posted by Drain-V-:

  You mean to say Bravo Echo Golf?
  

  Oh yes, typo.. haha.
• CKtalon

  17 Mar 05, 18:53

  Originally posted by wuming78:

  and what did you base the "one wing 120" on?

  Each wing had 3 platoons..and at the start..each platoon had about 40 people?
• Littlemouse

  25 Mar 05, 10:13

  btw, OCS intake changed from my batch 11th March onwards. OC jus told us that there is NO more direct intake to OCS, all will go to Sispec den get selected from sispec.
  
  PS:today my 1st bookout day =p
• CKtalon

  25 Mar 05, 12:27

  However I have this feeling that the DFST intake every year will be direct OCS..coz of the scholars..
• [w][e][i]

  25 Mar 05, 14:18

  Originally posted by Littlemouse:

  btw, OCS intake changed from my batch 11th March onwards. OC jus told us that there is NO more direct intake to OCS, all will go to Sispec den get selected from sispec.
  
  PS:today my 1st bookout day =p

  So it finally started.... then how long we will be in sispec before going ocs if we are selected har???
• Littlemouse

  25 Mar 05, 19:19

  time u spend in OCS im nt really sure but my OC did say tat only Sispec instructors can recommend u for OCS, whether OCS take u depends on them. BMT will not contribute to it.
• cornyfish2000

  30 Mar 05, 18:41

  Originally posted by CKtalon:

  However I have this feeling that the DFST intake every year will be direct OCS..coz of the scholars..

  Oh they can always assess the scholars in SISPEC instead.. like how they assess the potential SAFOS who are cdo trainees in Hendon currently.
• CKtalon

  2 Apr 05, 20:36

  SISPEC crossovers come after ST1, after their BSLC which is 10 weeks if there hasn't been any changes..
  
  potential SAFOS in Commando intake...wow
  hmm..but for Delta Wing, the PCs are usually SAF scholars who assess the potentials..now leaving it to the WOs?
• f50_vapor

  2 Apr 05, 20:44

  so now the route to be an officer is
  
  BMT --> 10 weeks in SISPEC --> Triservice term(OCS) --> Service Term 1 and 2 (OCS) --> Pro Term (OCS) ---> Commissioning isit?
  
  so there is an extra of 10 weeks in Sispec larx.. to be an officer need another 10 weeks of training ah now.