Reach NS Statutory Age 2B Military Discharged from Reservist
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Well guys, i have done my part in serving the nation.
Enlisted in 1983 & was amongst the last to be issued with Tamasek green uniforms. Did enough time during reservist to get good service & NS medals. Luckily never become officer, so can retire as I just turned 40.
For all you guys still serving -- keep it up & enjoy -- my time over liao.
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wow. a veteran amongst us!Originally posted by tkw88:Well guys, i have done my part in serving the nation.
Enlisted in 1983 & was amongst the last to be issued with Tamasek green uniforms. Did enough time during reservist to get good service & NS medals. Luckily never become officer, so can retire as I just turned 40.
For all you guys still serving -- keep it up & enjoy -- my time over liao. 
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Wow, no more reservist. When will be my turn?
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Respect man..Truly deserving of your toil.Originally posted by tkw88:Well guys, i have done my part in serving the nation.
Enlisted in 1983 & was amongst the last to be issued with Tamasek green uniforms. Did enough time during reservist to get good service & NS medals. Luckily never become officer, so can retire as I just turned 40.
For all you guys still serving -- keep it up & enjoy -- my time over liao. -
I was enlisted in Mar 1983; did BMT at ITD (Infantry Training Depot) at Tekong.
One fellow recruit in same batch from another coy (Charlie) died when doing 16 km route march. Sad -- guy was from HCJC, only son. The incident had been covered extensively on forums before, and has generated many stories/"sightings" thereafter. Still remember seeing the CPLs practising the funeral drill, carrying a cupboard in the parade square (at camp 1, as no camp 3 yet nor the new "resort" at jetty).
Recruit life then was different. We had to take RPL to Tekong, under hot sun & rain. Had to walk all the way from jetty to camp 1 & vice versa for weekly booking in & out. Only time we had the luxury of taking 3-tonners was when we had the ali-ba-ba bags (i.e. posting in/out). Go to 100m/300m range -- walk. Go to Botak hill or rocky hill -- walk. Go to reservoir for watermanship -- walk.
Memories ...
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congratulation!!!
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I was only born two months before you enlisted,You are deserving of your ROD!!Originally posted by tkw88:I was enlisted in Mar 1983; did BMT at ITD (Infantry Training Depot) at Tekong.
One fellow recruit in same batch from another coy (Charlie) died when doing 16 km route march. Sad -- guy was from HCJC, only son. The incident had been covered extensively on forums before, and has generated many stories/"sightings" thereafter. Still remember seeing the CPLs practising the funeral drill, carrying a cupboard in the parade square (at camp 1, as no camp 3 yet nor the new "resort" at jetty).
Recruit life then was different. We had to take RPL to Tekong, under hot sun & rain. Had to walk all the way from jetty to camp 1 & vice versa for weekly booking in & out. Only time we had the luxury of taking 3-tonners was when we had the ali-ba-ba bags (i.e. posting in/out). Go to 100m/300m range -- walk. Go to Botak hill or rocky hill -- walk. Go to reservoir for watermanship -- walk.
Memories ... -
hey senior, did saf give u swiss army watch for your service?Originally posted by tkw88:Well guys, i have done my part in serving the nation.
Enlisted in 1983 & was amongst the last to be issued with Tamasek green uniforms. Did enough time during reservist to get good service & NS medals. Luckily never become officer, so can retire as I just turned 40.
For all you guys still serving -- keep it up & enjoy -- my time over liao. -
you guys make me feel so old ... now i am called senior, only 40 what.Originally posted by trueno86:hey senior, did saf give u swiss army watch for your service?
yes, the swiss army watch with rank, name, unit engraved on the back came with the NS medal, the SAF crest is printed on the dial of the watch. -
Hey, I was the batch before you on Tekong! Yah remember those long walks to and from Jetty for book in/out, plus those long waits on Changi beach for the RPLs?
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wah liaoz, i don mind serving cos if i finish serving, i will be 40 liaoOriginally posted by tkw88:Well guys, i have done my part in serving the nation.
Enlisted in 1983 & was amongst the last to be issued with Tamasek green uniforms. Did enough time during reservist to get good service & NS medals. Luckily never become officer, so can retire as I just turned 40.
For all you guys still serving -- keep it up & enjoy -- my time over liao. -
one batch b4 me -- so you are december batch -- we are from same year -- too many people so they split us into 2 intakesOriginally posted by Unsung_Hero:Hey, I was the batch before you on Tekong! Yah remember those long walks to and from Jetty for book in/out, plus those long waits on Changi beach for the RPLs?
nearly all of my book in/out from commando jetty -- so i didn't have much experience doing beach landing at changi beach
compared to nowadays, had to camouflage the entire body -- helmet + shoulder + waist -- and the old style steel helmet damn heavy -
never did a day of reservist since i ROD...Originally posted by tkw88:Well guys, i have done my part in serving the nation.
Enlisted in 1983 & was amongst the last to be issued with Tamasek green uniforms. Did enough time during reservist to get good service & NS medals. Luckily never become officer, so can retire as I just turned 40.
For all you guys still serving -- keep it up & enjoy -- my time over liao. 
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Wow, enjoy while it lasts.Originally posted by windjammer:never did a day of reservist since i ROD...
I did not start reservist until 5 years after ROD. Believe me, ICT can be quite tough when you are one of the oldest in the unit.
They sent me on a 4-5 weeks course at SISPEC when I was about 30 yo -- got to go through the course with 18/19 yo NSF, 5 km morning runs, drill lessons (yes, drills in SAFTI parade square), match to cookhouse, ..... -
i ROD more than 15 years liaoz...Originally posted by tkw88:Wow, enjoy while it lasts.
I did not start reservist until 5 years after ROD. Believe me, ICT can be quite tough when you are one of the oldest in the unit.
They sent me on a 4-5 weeks course at SISPEC when I was about 30 yo -- got to go through the course with 18/19 yo NSF, 5 km morning runs, drill lessons (yes, drills in SAFTI parade square), match to cookhouse, ..... -
Well done! Not called up for ICT for 15 years. Very unfair leh ....Originally posted by windjammer:i ROD more than 15 years liaoz...
Looks like you can escape for good. -
err... kinda the gahmen dun wan to pay me for being a clerk...Originally posted by tkw88:Well done! Not called up for ICT for 15 years. Very unfair leh ....
Looks like you can escape for good. -
Originally posted by windjammer:err... kinda the gahmen dun wan to pay me for being a clerk...
Still wondering why they never call you up for ICT for 15 years. Must share secret leh.
- What unit were you in during NSF?
- Which vocation?
- PES what?
- Any special medical reason why they give chance?
- Do they call you up for annual IPPT or have they forgotten to call you up for IPPT as well?
- Or may be you civilian pay is super high (like $1m a year) that they will blow their budget if they call you up?? -
my vocation is a clerk... u say leh...Originally posted by tkw88: Still wondering why they never call you up for ICT for 15 years. Must share secret leh.
- What unit were you in during NSF?
- Which vocation?
- PES what?
- Any special medical reason why they give chance?
- Do they call you up for annual IPPT or have they forgotten to call you up for IPPT as well?
- Or may be you civilian pay is super high (like $1m a year) that they will blow their budget if they call you up?? -
Hi, newbie here.
I have also just reached 40 and given my demob papers. In another sense, I was also lucky, as I disrupted from reservist in 1995 and have been working overseas since.
My reservist ICT frequency was bad... I faced 3 ICTs (average) per calendar year, plus the odd mobex or so. An example of how frequent I got called in is the fact that after about 3 -4 years of ICT, I received my Good Service Medal !!! Others in my unit, including my signaller received on the same occasion, the other one (the red one signifying 10 yrs of service !!!).
Anyway, had great memories of NS days and reservists ICT (the camaraderie, even among fellow NCOs and our officers and the men). In fact, during reservists, the junior officers (LTAs and CPTs) and NCOs (2SGs, 3 SGs) had a lot in common, and we were often booking out together for makans and shopping etc. -
I received my letter this year too thanking me for my service :-) Hooray!!!Originally posted by tkw88:Wow, enjoy while it lasts.
I did not start reservist until 5 years after ROD. Believe me, ICT can be quite tough when you are one of the oldest in the unit.
They sent me on a 4-5 weeks course at SISPEC when I was about 30 yo -- got to go through the course with 18/19 yo NSF, 5 km morning runs, drill lessons (yes, drills in SAFTI parade square), match to cookhouse, .....
You had 5 years before your first ICT - I ROD'ed in the middle of the year and had ICT in the same year ! -
But not yet receive my demob letter leh? What is the time gap between your 40th birthday and the letter?Originally posted by dragonstar:I received my letter this year too thanking me for my service :-) Hooray!!!
You had 5 years before your first ICT - I ROD'ed in the middle of the year and had ICT in the same year ! -
hahaha... then patiently wait lor...
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Hi, the time gap from my experience this year... I reached 40 a few months ago... is about one week. Your last reserve unit will send you a computerised letter (very impersonal) and tell you in one short sentence that yr liability is now over and thank you very much !Originally posted by tkw88:But not yet receive my demob letter leh? What is the time gap between your 40th birthday and the letter? -
ok, thanks, my case a bit more complicated, as I was on exit permit, and my last reserve unit was a brigade hq -- so may be they have forgotten about me...Originally posted by specfore:Hi, the time gap from my experience this year... I reached 40 a few months ago... is about one week. Your last reserve unit will send you a computerised letter (very impersonal) and tell you in one short sentence that yr liability is now over and thank you very much !