The KINS unit
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Nov 11, 2004
8,000 police troopers to fight terror
New 11ha training centre to bolster number of specially trained police NSmen to guard vital locations here
STORM TROOPERS: In a mock exercise, an immediate response team advances into a building occupied by suspected terrorists. -- LIANHE ZAOBAO
MORE operationally-ready police national servicemen will be deployed to guard key installations (Kins) over the next three years as part of government moves to strengthen national security.
By 2007, 55 Kins units comprising more than 8,000 specially trained troopers will be deployed to secure vital locations like power stations, reservoirs and telecommunications facilities, with the help of a new training facility officially opened in Ulu Pandan Road yesterday.
Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee, who opened the facility, said that the new centre will cut trooper training times by half, from four to two years.
'This new training ground signifies that a new breed of Kins officers are being trained to handle post-9/11 challenges in the security and protection of Singapore's installations,' said Associate Professor Ho.
Since the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the Government has placed increased importance on Kins units.
But police moves to bolster the force have been hampered by a lack of facilities at its former Queensway base.
The new 11ha site not only helps to reduce training times but will also improve and build up operational capabilities, said Deputy Superintendent Paul Lim Choon Wui, deputy director of the police national service department.
The new camp comes complete with areas for high-powered weapons training, fighting in built-up areas, trenching and military defence tactics.
DSP Lim, who is also the deputy commander of Kins, said that 25 units, each consisting of more than 100 officers, have undergone training at the new camp since April.
'The men trained are different from normal patrol officers, most notably in the different arms they use, which include short to mid-range assault rifles,' he said.
He described the response from the men as very positive.
'Because of the training they go through - they live with each other for up to 26 days each year - they have developed a very strong camaraderie and this is very important for the kind of para-military operations they undertake,' he said.
Police national service department director Woon Sian Hai stressed the training was condensed without any lowering of the rigorous paratrooper standards.
FAST HANDS: Kins officers are trained in different arms, and they are adept at dismantling and assembling assault weapons. -- LIANHE ZAOBAO -
hope i dun ganna KINS when i ORD....my friends ganna...all complain cos ganna alot of duty.
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chunyong: i think you sure kenna one....
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Haha...why ah? What is the selection process like?
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No need selction one lah, thin or fat can also go. Imagine a fat guy wearing that "GARAN" uniform holding a MP5 sub-machine gun walking around the installationOriginally posted by huaiwei:Haha...why ah? What is the selection process like?
Waste of time to trian after ORD, should be trained immediately once enlisted to Police Academy.
Why guide the private installation like Petrol companies refineries and others in JURONG ISLAND, make them pay the CISCO to do the job can liao? Waste of resources !!! -
Just a fit NSF lorOriginally posted by huaiwei:Haha...why ah? What is the selection process like? -
Huh..one say need to be fit...the other say anyone also can kana. So which one is true?
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So which one you prefer? A Existing KINS Trooper Or "A Potential KINS"Originally posted by huaiwei:Huh..one say need to be fit...the other say anyone also can kana. So which one is true? -
up to the PNS officer in the respective Division... =)Originally posted by huaiwei:Huh..one say need to be fit...the other say anyone also can kana. So which one is true? -
It's shocking...first time I ever seen police in marching formation going from cookhouse to bunk
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Haha... I believe the "fit" here means as long as you are PES A or B can liao?. At least this is how I see the definition across all Uniformed Organisations in Singapore?Originally posted by qazplm:up to the PNS officer in the respective Division... =)
If for specialised units wise( STAR , SOC) you not only need to be fit, you need to be fit plus good eyesight plus a lot of others lah.
But for more cases, yes as long as you are PES A or B, and as long as the PNS officer feels that you are fit enough, you probably are fit enough.
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And where in the world is that scene sighted?Originally posted by KumSioJui:It's shocking...first time I ever seen police in marching formation going from cookhouse to bunk -
Police in singapore never was very regimental or disciplinedOriginally posted by huaiwei:And where in the world is that scene sighted? -
Haha... was that the gurkhas that you saw? But then again unlikely cos' it's very unlikely that you get to enter into the compound.Originally posted by KumSioJui:It's shocking...first time I ever seen police in marching formation going from cookhouse to bunk -
Chunyong: Faster find a job that pays you 5 k a month?Originally posted by chunyong:hope i dun ganna KINS when i ORD....my friends ganna...all complain cos ganna alot of duty.
My friends in KINS were told to fill up a seperate income declaration form should they earn more than 5K a month. Not too sure how accurate is that?
But if you draw 10 k a month , I suppose that it's safe?
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Well, a balance has to be struck between getting the job done and wayanging, isnt it?Originally posted by KumSioJui:Police in singapore never was very regimental or disciplined -
Noted and will be forwarded..... do possess some evidence as you might be contacted by our SD & I.....Originally posted by KumSioJui:Police in singapore never was very regimental or disciplined
regards. -
must play the trick properly one.....won't say more cos its not really good to tell people how to siam being recalled for reservist.Originally posted by malcolmloke:Chunyong: Faster find a job that pays you 5 k a month?
My friends in KINS were told to fill up a seperate income declaration form should they earn more than 5K a month. Not too sure how accurate is that?
But if you draw 10 k a month , I suppose that it's safe?
i have seen fat KINS people b4....how u interpret it is up to u. -
Fat dosent mean they cant run or do chip up what.....
And they just have to stand there anyway.....behind the public eye. -
hai...just got my reservice letter..i kena KINS unit...
any KINS over here with some advice? siong? reservice until 35 yrs old? -
Wah....get to play with lots of guns liao.Originally posted by subnurbs:hai...just got my reservice letter..i kena KINS unit...
any KINS over here with some advice? siong? reservice until 35 yrs old?
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waah issit?
ok lor... but any stories u heard? or anyone? -
yup during deployment.... KINS officers well... need arm escorts...
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Well armed folks need armed escorts?? .....
I personally dunno much about them lah....so secretive lidat. Think you might be the first amongst us to kana this loh...you shall be our guinea pig liao.