Love the video! From Singapore, I'm currently in my reservist phase. To answer your question: Yes, Pulau Tekong is the island where soldiers in the SAF did their BMT but other units, mostly infantry will use the island for training exercises as in the vid. 👍
2:59, if they get OOC, it will depend on the reason if they get a retry and also if they are serving NS, if there’s enough time left to try again. For regulars (career officers), getting OOC can mean a retry later if it’s a temporal problem, or if it’s permanent, they may be liable to pay back their scholarship. Those who drop out in the final term and are still certified fit can become sergeants. Otherwise they get re-vocated to anywhere that needs them, sometimes sadly as a store man or driver.
7:15 Correct. Pulau Tekong or Tekong Island is where basic military training is conducted. OOC or Out Of Course is always sucks. When I was still in service, i have seen good guys OOC due to health reasons or personal reasons. When I went for my leadership training, OOC is the last thing on my mind.
@@JustAnotherArmyVetThere's a good chance, no 2nd chance. National Service in Singapore is 2 years. Basic Military Training lasted for 10 weeks or so. Recruits going for training to be a officer lasted for 9 months. I doubt it.
I wonder if u’re amused by our ‘Singlish’ yet? :) it’s just speaking really fast and dropping some words in between, mixing some local slangs from different languages - whatever gets the message across in the laziest way. We speak/write differently when we meet westerners. Haha!
I don’t always I understand everything, BUT, I get the gist of it 😂 . I think it’s easier to understand if you grow up listening (and speaking) it. It’s all good though, it makes Singapore even more unique 🙂👍❤️
I do recall a fellow officer, who dropped out of his batch due to medical reasons to later join up with mine and eventually commissioned together. He was taken off training and stayed in OCS as a clerk until he got better and was asked if he wanted to rejoin the training in the following batch.
My younger brother re-course near the end of the 2 years. That also means he has to voluntary extend his obligation. So technically upon commissioning, he served a few more weeks before ending his NS term.
When I was in OCS, a buddy of mine OOC'ed for medical reasons. He didn't get a chance to recycle back and ended being sent to School of Military Medicine instead to become a combat medic. Incidentally, SMM was then (in 1986) located in the same camp (Singapore Army bases are named Camps, e.g. Commandos are based in Hendon Camp (Wikipedia list of SAF camps en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Singapore_Armed_Forces_bases); there are no Forts like the way US Army names them) as OCS, where I was posted back as and instructor after I commissioned. One day I heard him shouting my name wanting to say hello to me... he had to salute me, which was amusing to both of us. 4:35 Maggi Mee session. Maggi is brand name of a food stuff company; mee is borrowed word from Chinese meaning noodle, so Maggi Mee is basically those 25cent a pack of instant noodles. "Talking cock" is a Singlish (portmanteau of Singapore English) that has two meanings of either talking nonsense/rubbish, or engaging in idle chatter, as in shooting the breeze. A longer variation of the latter is "talk cock sing song" to show that you're really not discussing anything important. 5:35 Vanga s/o Ganasan is an Indian patronymic name for Vanga son of Ganasan; Indian women use d/o for "daughter of" followed by their father's name. 6:30 Sounds like his OCS journey and unlikely to recycle. As a conscript soldier, Ministry of Defense (MinDef) has a very limited time to and mold trainees into officers and get some useful work out of them, so he might not have enough time to recycle. Depending on his PES downgrade (Physical Employment Standard, the Singapore version of the UK PULHHEEMS or the US PULHES) and whether he's still combat qualified, and because he had the academic credentials to make it into OCS, he'd likely go into combat medic, or signaller. If he's no longer combat qualified, he might end up becoming an HQ clerk. While we're talking about jobs in the Army, SAF uses vocations and appointments. Vocations are not as fine-grained as MOS, and typically represent what you've been trained to do. So graduate from OCS might have Infantry Officer, or Armor Officer as their vocation, and their appointment would be what they actually do, such as an Infantry Battalion CO, or Tank Platoon Commander, or Quartermaster. 7:17 Pulau Tekong is indeed an island for basic training. The whole island is reserved for the military. When I was drafted, there was ITD (Infantry Training Depot) for recruit training on Pulau Tekong, and SBMT (School of Basic Military Training) also for recruit training, but located on the mainland Singapore. If I recall correctly, enlistees with enough education to qualify getting into college are ear-marked for command positions, and they get sent to ITD. Those not ear-marked for command go to SBMT. And there also should've been a third stream for mono-intake where recruits enter directly to a unit where they spend their whole military service period with that one unit, and it is the unit that will take care of training them from recruits into privates. Most the the ITD cohort go on to additional training to become corporals; a small percentage go to OCS. I think most of the SBMT output go on to a support, or service support vocation. Since Tekong is a wholely military island, other units and schools often use the terrain there for training as well. 7:18 The unit below a platoon is a section; the US Army, I believe would call it a squad. Later in the video, there is a reference to a group. A section is made up of groups, which I think in the US Army is a fire team. 11:30 I'm surprised they get to saunter back to base after the exercise. When I did OCS, exercises ALWAYS ended up with platoon-mates being designated as casualties and we'd have to casevac (cas-evac: casualty evacuation) them, and that entailed a lot of firemen's carries on the run. 14:10 Somewhere during recruit training, hand signals were taught; all the hand signals were standardized, so when heading out for exercises, we never went over hand signals again; it was something that everyone was expected to already know. What we did do, and it was a significant part of getting trained to be a junior officer is how to manage the planning from receiving and issuing warning orders through ops orders, and executing the plan, because as a 2nd or full (1st) lieutenant, their job would be to lead and take their platoon into battle. I don't know if whistling for attention is part of the current training; it certainly was not when I was there. 17:28 Haha; I hear the bang-bang-bang-bang-bang of universal rounds. We were never issued sufficient blank rounds, so every exercise quickly had to resort to unsing universal rounds, which were suitable for any caliber weapon, never jammed, and never required a magazine change, no matter how many rounds you shot. Some things never change 17:38 "I.C. advance!" I think this term come from the British Military. The I.C. is the person In-Charge; sometimes the term OIC (Officer In Charge is used). The 2IC is the 2nd in charge. The IC they are calling for at this point in the video is probably for the section IC
Although I grew up in Singapore and did my Army National Service there, I've lived in the US most of my life. I have friends who are currently active or veterans, so you sit around, drink beers, and occasionally talk about military. And of course I watch UA-cam videos 🙂
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Singaporean army military equipment is mostly indigenous, and firearms are almost entirely locally made by ST Kinetics, such as the SAR-21, BR-18 and Ultimax 100. There are other equipment like the tanks are German-modded Leopard 2SGs, but AFV/IFVs and infantry carriers like the Hunter, Bionix or Terrex ICV are local. Some missiles are also indigenous with some external collaboration(Matador ATGM, Blue Spear AShM), with external procurements usually being aircraft like the F-15SG/F-35B/G550 AEW, larger surface vessels or SAM batteries such as the Aster 30/SPYDER-MR. Due to Singaporean logistics being either local or Western, there really isn't any reason to procure Chinese weapons to begin with.
Love the video! From Singapore, I'm currently in my reservist phase. To answer your question: Yes, Pulau Tekong is the island where soldiers in the SAF did their BMT but other units, mostly infantry will use the island for training exercises as in the vid. 👍
Ahh great! Thanks for your insight and your kind words 🙂
2:59, if they get OOC, it will depend on the reason if they get a retry and also if they are serving NS, if there’s enough time left to try again. For regulars (career officers), getting OOC can mean a retry later if it’s a temporal problem, or if it’s permanent, they may be liable to pay back their scholarship.
Those who drop out in the final term and are still certified fit can become sergeants. Otherwise they get re-vocated to anywhere that needs them, sometimes sadly as a store man or driver.
A store man?? For the military?
@@JustAnotherArmyVet yea… we call them storemen, they support the Company Quartermaster Sergeant in moving and maintaining the stores.
@@eatdriveplay stores as in supply areas? Or stores in PX/BX/exchanges/stores, where you can buy things?
@@JustAnotherArmyVet supplies and logistics…! Haha! Another British vs American English difference!
@@eatdriveplay 😂😂👍😁
7:24 Wow you remember well... I think you can co-author the next Jane's encyclopedia of world military forces lol 👍🏼
Awe thanks 😄. I do have a decent memory, but some things I just completely forget 😂
7:15 Correct. Pulau Tekong or Tekong Island is where basic military training is conducted.
OOC or Out Of Course is always sucks. When I was still in service, i have seen good guys OOC due to health reasons or personal reasons. When I went for my leadership training, OOC is the last thing on my mind.
I can imagine . And yes, it does suck. Will the OOC guys get a 2nd chance?
Thanks for clarifying!
@@JustAnotherArmyVetThere's a good chance, no 2nd chance. National Service in Singapore is 2 years. Basic Military Training lasted for 10 weeks or so. Recruits going for training to be a officer lasted for 9 months. I doubt it.
@@muhammadfahmi7159 that makes sense. Perhaps the career soldiers get a 2nd chance though?
@@JustAnotherArmyVet Probably
I wonder if u’re amused by our ‘Singlish’ yet? :) it’s just speaking really fast and dropping some words in between, mixing some local slangs from different languages - whatever gets the message across in the laziest way.
We speak/write differently when we meet westerners. Haha!
I don’t always I understand everything, BUT, I get the gist of it 😂 . I think it’s easier to understand if you grow up listening (and speaking) it. It’s all good though, it makes Singapore even more unique 🙂👍❤️
We don't really recycle to the next course or class due to the 2 year conscription.
Considering the limited time, that makes sense.
I do recall a fellow officer, who dropped out of his batch due to medical reasons to later join up with mine and eventually commissioned together. He was taken off training and stayed in OCS as a clerk until he got better and was asked if he wanted to rejoin the training in the following batch.
@@piersonwong9282 that’s great. Im glad he was given a chance to try again
My younger brother re-course near the end of the 2 years. That also means he has to voluntary extend his obligation. So technically upon commissioning, he served a few more weeks before ending his NS term.
@@muhammadfairuzsamsi7209 🙂
When I was in OCS, a buddy of mine OOC'ed for medical reasons. He didn't get a chance to recycle back and ended being sent to School of Military Medicine instead to become a combat medic. Incidentally, SMM was then (in 1986) located in the same camp (Singapore Army bases are named Camps, e.g. Commandos are based in Hendon Camp (Wikipedia list of SAF camps en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Singapore_Armed_Forces_bases); there are no Forts like the way US Army names them) as OCS, where I was posted back as and instructor after I commissioned. One day I heard him shouting my name wanting to say hello to me... he had to salute me, which was amusing to both of us.
4:35 Maggi Mee session. Maggi is brand name of a food stuff company; mee is borrowed word from Chinese meaning noodle, so Maggi Mee is basically those 25cent a pack of instant noodles. "Talking cock" is a Singlish (portmanteau of Singapore English) that has two meanings of either talking nonsense/rubbish, or engaging in idle chatter, as in shooting the breeze. A longer variation of the latter is "talk cock sing song" to show that you're really not discussing anything important.
5:35 Vanga s/o Ganasan is an Indian patronymic name for Vanga son of Ganasan; Indian women use d/o for "daughter of" followed by their father's name.
6:30 Sounds like his OCS journey and unlikely to recycle. As a conscript soldier, Ministry of Defense (MinDef) has a very limited time to and mold trainees into officers and get some useful work out of them, so he might not have enough time to recycle. Depending on his PES downgrade (Physical Employment Standard, the Singapore version of the UK PULHHEEMS or the US PULHES) and whether he's still combat qualified, and because he had the academic credentials to make it into OCS, he'd likely go into combat medic, or signaller. If he's no longer combat qualified, he might end up becoming an HQ clerk. While we're talking about jobs in the Army, SAF uses vocations and appointments. Vocations are not as fine-grained as MOS, and typically represent what you've been trained to do. So graduate from OCS might have Infantry Officer, or Armor Officer as their vocation, and their appointment would be what they actually do, such as an Infantry Battalion CO, or Tank Platoon Commander, or Quartermaster.
7:17 Pulau Tekong is indeed an island for basic training. The whole island is reserved for the military. When I was drafted, there was ITD (Infantry Training Depot) for recruit training on Pulau Tekong, and SBMT (School of Basic Military Training) also for recruit training, but located on the mainland Singapore. If I recall correctly, enlistees with enough education to qualify getting into college are ear-marked for command positions, and they get sent to ITD. Those not ear-marked for command go to SBMT. And there also should've been a third stream for mono-intake where recruits enter directly to a unit where they spend their whole military service period with that one unit, and it is the unit that will take care of training them from recruits into privates. Most the the ITD cohort go on to additional training to become corporals; a small percentage go to OCS. I think most of the SBMT output go on to a support, or service support vocation. Since Tekong is a wholely military island, other units and schools often use the terrain there for training as well.
7:18 The unit below a platoon is a section; the US Army, I believe would call it a squad. Later in the video, there is a reference to a group. A section is made up of groups, which I think in the US Army is a fire team.
11:30 I'm surprised they get to saunter back to base after the exercise. When I did OCS, exercises ALWAYS ended up with platoon-mates being designated as casualties and we'd have to casevac (cas-evac: casualty evacuation) them, and that entailed a lot of firemen's carries on the run.
14:10 Somewhere during recruit training, hand signals were taught; all the hand signals were standardized, so when heading out for exercises, we never went over hand signals again; it was something that everyone was expected to already know. What we did do, and it was a significant part of getting trained to be a junior officer is how to manage the planning from receiving and issuing warning orders through ops orders, and executing the plan, because as a 2nd or full (1st) lieutenant, their job would be to lead and take their platoon into battle. I don't know if whistling for attention is part of the current training; it certainly was not when I was there.
17:28 Haha; I hear the bang-bang-bang-bang-bang of universal rounds. We were never issued sufficient blank rounds, so every exercise quickly had to resort to unsing universal rounds, which were suitable for any caliber weapon, never jammed, and never required a magazine change, no matter how many rounds you shot. Some things never change
17:38 "I.C. advance!" I think this term come from the British Military. The I.C. is the person In-Charge; sometimes the term OIC (Officer In Charge is used). The 2IC is the 2nd in charge. The IC they are calling for at this point in the video is probably for the section IC
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain all of that. I really appreciate it!. How do you know so much about the US Army?
Although I grew up in Singapore and did my Army National Service there, I've lived in the US most of my life. I have friends who are currently active or veterans, so you sit around, drink beers, and occasionally talk about military. And of course I watch UA-cam videos 🙂
That is the way to do it 🙂
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"dont tell the sect com what to do" 😨😨😨
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Chinese rifles made by norinko??
I have never even heard of them before.
The SAR-21 is a Singapore rifle made in Singapore, not in China.
Singaporean army military equipment is mostly indigenous, and firearms are almost entirely locally made by ST Kinetics, such as the SAR-21, BR-18 and Ultimax 100. There are other equipment like the tanks are German-modded Leopard 2SGs, but AFV/IFVs and infantry carriers like the Hunter, Bionix or Terrex ICV are local. Some missiles are also indigenous with some external collaboration(Matador ATGM, Blue Spear AShM), with external procurements usually being aircraft like the F-15SG/F-35B/G550 AEW, larger surface vessels or SAM batteries such as the Aster 30/SPYDER-MR.
Due to Singaporean logistics being either local or Western, there really isn't any reason to procure Chinese weapons to begin with.
@@Kaga184 thank you for the informations.
@@JustAnotherArmyVet my mistake. Thanks for informations.