Not that much outfields and most of the time, outfield disclipine isn’t as harsh as infantry. Its not as glamourous as you might think it is but its definitely a worthwhile vocation and you get to experience things noone else would. Usually insertion in Chinook but since it's expensive, it's by tonner. You get much more amount of leave if you're working shifts instead of regular office hours. Well it depends which camp you are posted to. You must handle all the disgusting bedsheets and pillowcases and blankets every end of the week. Yeah but that's cause finance only does quarterly indents and everyone seems to be unable to judge that in 2 months time, your CO will attempt to print the GOM in full colour, A3 size for fun. No camo, no camping in mosquito homeland, can park in shade to wait for enemy if there's good spot. Haha we used to do that too before he moved on! For me the best one I see before is act siao, act depression then go to IMH. Long hours, lots of OT for training over the weekends, long route marches are a given, super heavy loads, very strenuous training both physically and mentally. Pros: If you get posted to combat support units like artillery, life is a lot better as you will be in the 5 tonner most of the time during outfield. 4 and dummy M16 rifle, swimming 200m in the pool with no. Can sit down during outfield while everyone else high kneels. “The Disciple” unfolds in slow, melancholic rhythms on par with the music at its center. Lots of downtime to gym, play soccer, hang out with your bunk mates. Hey, Im enlisting on the 6th of Jan. I’m flying back from Australia on the 29th of December. But all the other cons I agree with. Each trackway is 120kg iirc). Afterwards he just dumped a shit load of paper into the printer and it was almost endless. I still have mine. Ranks denote the command status of each individual within the Singapore Police Force’s (SPF) hierarchy. It depends on where you get posted to, [–]3sgt 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (2 children), Nah almost all will continue being in IS. Mine prodding was the most brainless, soul sucking event I've done. You do things nobody else would want to do. lback when I was nsf, there was a whole camp on tekong built by u guys. Some might not like it. As I’ve been living in Australia I don’t really know anyone my age in Singapore yet. Sounds pretty cool though. Posted to SCE as a medic, got a pretty lepak NS life with minimal outfield and no duty because of my role. * Picked up Thai and became very good at it, Cons: Although it is also a con since that shit is fucking heavy. ... Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Link. 4 and dummy M16 rifle, running 2.5 km in FBO (Field pack had to contain 10-15kg of load), doing SOC in FBO (the old SOC with low wall, parallel bars and low rope), running another 2.5km in FBO; pass time was 52 mins. No lessons = admin time. This is one of the more few useful vocations in NS, aside from medics and drivers. Doctor say suck thumb knee muscle or joints suffering from overuse, [–]boopmeonceshameonme 18 points19 points20 points 2 years ago (3 children). Don'T forget ability to juggle and date over 5 girls and guy at the same time. After he saw that he printed twice, he went to shred 1 set. You name it, we've lost it all, [–]fanofippo 32 points33 points34 points 2 years ago (21 children), Cons: [–]uselessPen 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (2 children), [–]uselessPen 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children), Ohh. Redditor's day-in-the-life account of NSFs in SPF/SCDF will make you rethink what NS is. Attended weddings, birthdays, funerals, everything. Cons: hide. Runner also means literally running with a fucking piece of paper to pass down info when the signal set dies (which is nearly always), You're fundamentally still a rifleman, so you do fire and movement with PRC940 on your back and it is very bad for your health (esp if you never secure antenna and it smacks you in the face). As the SPF is a uniformed organisation, a clearly established chain of command is important for tasks to be carried out efficiently. He was rejected in his application to read medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2017. It ramps up like crazy. No marching or digging. So you'll just be getting 560 as a private despite doing things that are more life threatening than some combat vocations. If war comes, you die first as you deploy behind enemy lines. Stay out waste money...but the freedom to do whatever i want after work's done over saving money from staying in any day. 4.2k. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Cons : Lots of time, nothing to do. You go through a lot of different courses. ReddIt. ASA forever working until the day before ORD. I'm not sure, we don't meet up, but the infantry side of ATI OPFOR sometimes goes for outfields under ITI, apparently your outfield food is better than ours. Login with CorpPass Login with User ID. Their field packs will be weighed down with mission equipment, in addition to food, water, and ammo. Irregular Hours. I enjoyed operating assault boats, was quite fun to. [–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 2 years ago (0 children). NS vocation pros and cons? * Oil and lube all over you and your coveralls [–][deleted] 33 points34 points35 points 2 years ago (17 children). Can book out every day. 4 points5 points6 points 2 years ago (1 child), [–]ProfessorTraft 4 points5 points6 points 2 years ago (6 children), SPF NSOSO (At a special location that I'm not telling). 3 weeks conversion course can be tough coming from the 3 months in Nee Soon. Since my vocation is not mentioned. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Being a small company, might get bullied by the other companies. MAJs and LTCs included, Get to see other camps and meet new people, We are still considered men, shit ranks = shit pay, Transport not covered. - Idk, you save on transport costs, maybe? Learn to create your own harness using just a rope for rappelling. 1 Overview 1.1 Poise 2 Skills and Augments 2.1 Core Skills 2.2 Longsword and Warhammer Skills 2.3 Augments 3 Stat Growth 4 Notes 5 External links "A fighter especially skilled at melee combat, and who is unafraid of death." TUAV = Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, think those drones you see in the war movies to gather info. No SOC and route march too. And most of them are very nice and laidback. The siao on cannot tahan, the siao on but respectable, the normies, and the wtf-happened-to-thems. [typical army overreaction to a simple problem]. Scouts are the first to go in and the last to come out. You get to blow stuff up And an armskote. 297k. Sit in air con room do nothing". Managed to go to uni orientation because of that :/, Of course, the drawback is that you have to shit and shower in the forest constantly (but you learn what to actually carry in your field pack, and how to be friends with the jeep driver who visits you daily with your jerry can), and go through water torture (Commander also gave us something like 5 days for POW camp), [–]hy1991 14 points15 points16 points 2 years ago (1 child), haha pow camp is ......interesting, some memorable quotes that i can recall, "i am a begger i need water, i am a begger", "blue land is fuck up, red land is the best, blue land is fuckup", lol OMG the memories! It can be traumatic, You need to practise leadership under stressful situations, Training can be tiring and a pain on top of your regular turnouts, You have to work on public holidays. Also, I didn't know our OC was popular! (That shit is nerve wrecking for the first time you rappel with it. Cons: Changi or Tuas is hella bitch to travel to. Can get really boring sitting in office doing nothing. - Variable workload; no calls then song Posted to medical Centre even though I’m combat medic. Sometimes a small mistake in handling equipment is punished heavily (more due to injury and not scolding). (self.singapore). Disallowed submissions: survey requests, spam, racism, sexism, unlabelled NSFW content, personal attacks, personal information (doxxing), job postings, buying and selling. 2. Some of our (other) superiors are a bit.. duh. Good ones will treat you like a valuable asset and train you to be able to do their job (without the pay or the privileges sadly), and also help develop you (probably because most of the platoon doesn't spend enough time around them and they're itching to use all their motivational training from OCS on anyone). Mostly working in a unit that was somewhat more professional and more motivated helped pass the time. Cons: if manpower low and you don't keng, duty hours can be very soul sucking under the hot sun (for combat troopers who can hold arms). [–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points 2 years ago (4 children). True i’ve realised i’ve unlocked a sense of accomplisment after permanent leg injury. Navigation to NS Articles and Guides • My Life As An NSF Clerk In Singapore • A PES E Case Study (National Service in SG) – You are reading this now • Real Survive National Service (NS) Guide for BMT • 50 Bad Habits during National Service (NS) in Singapore • 101 Bad Habits during National Service (NS) in Singapore Part 2 * Very little regimentation - we were one big family I'm purely a vehicle operator so I just drive the M113 during ATEC missions or PMEs. Well, HQ decides where we go so we don’t really have any say in the matter. ", Edit2: got more "when you want to get hit by a car but there are no cars" "do tissues have expiry date? * Nights off and off days partying and shagging around Bangkok and Kanchanaburi Did they make you listen to "Red land Techno? Sometimes there's early morning flights other times there's night flying. Even better if you are brigade level recce trooper. - Your life really contingent on heng-suay; if your shift falls on a boozy public holiday / you have a new junior that likes to say “tonight’s pretty quiet ah” / someone bought pau from the hospital, then you’re fucked son, [–]chinkyasiantwink 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (6 children), [–]kronograf糟婴 13 points14 points15 points 2 years ago (4 children). This is where you talk about them. Saw someone post their old notes. Free NCAP accreditation during training phase. share. No high ranking people to shout at you that can't do this or that. 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (0 children), Get to be exposed to how things work at higher levels (company and battalion) since runners help in planning. [–]very_bad_advice Lao Jiao 16 points17 points18 points 2 years ago (2 children). It is a highly sophisticated decision-engine that does the hard work of career evaluation for you. [–]icyfantasywho needs zoukout when got turnout 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (0 children), [–]amir2215 Mature Citizen 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (1 child). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. JobQuiz is simple to use & mobile friendly. [–]boopmeonceshameonme 123 points124 points125 points 2 years ago (23 children). Having to drive 20-30years old SAF vehicle, that is quite old technology with lots of issues due to the age. I dealt with ORNS men, and my word, you see the entire spectrum. You must carry a lot of heavy stuffs for every activity - the worst being full jerry-cans. Online statistics. have fun carrying assault boats! [–]Hidit69You die, I die, Everybody die! Usually comes with cushion chairs too. There is some sort of prestige I guess, Your workplace has the potential to be closer to home, You are working on weekends as well. This is amazing, [–]zuoboO2 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children). Take the career test on … [–]cartwheeeel 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (1 child), TDS CO making y'all do route march hosehbo, [–]GunsproisReal 12 points13 points14 points 2 years ago (10 children), Pros: Mostly 8-5 duties everyday (Can go home and spend more time with family, girlfriend, friends etc), Cons: Uniform must be top-notched (Kiwi your boots, iron your uniform everyday) Hopefully I can in turn serve you guys since my time is done. Timeline for the Work-Study Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. Hahaha! They'll get deployed almost two full days before the rifle companies arrive, and they'll be among the last people outfield to pack up and go back to camp. "What's that burning smell ah? Our army is the worst at coming up with slogans and mottos. Nights out almost everyday I wish I discovered this group when I was serving haha. There were ang mohs and like 80% Malay dudes. It's essentially just normal work, but with the random drills at times. Very rare but it does happen. it helped me get the sub-unit that i wanted and made my 2 years so much more meaningful and enjoyable. ", [–]pkismeyeaLPT: use mug warmer to keep the curry or soup warm 72 points73 points74 points 2 years ago (2 children), Special Operations Force Counter Terrorist Plainclothes Commando, Pro: get to learn legendary "one punch one kill" technique, Con: siao lang, have to shout in puplic library to make urself known, [–][deleted] 21 points22 points23 points 2 years ago (0 children). r/NationalServiceSG: All about NS. Just technicalities like excuse footwear - can't wear admin shoes in camp but booking out suddenly can wear sneakers. Medic no. Cons: 3. I was really lucky during my NS ('93-'95) because as a Pes B combat medic I was posted to a medical center in a reservist camp. 1. Have to carry 940A on back whenever route marching and even during mission. If you're planning to organize a meetup or simply looking for kakis (buddies in Singlish) to attend a gig, start a thread and let the mods know! Just need to be alert when on duty. u will get very subjective answers based on my personal experience solely ofc), BMT Scorpion Coy, School 3 (w/ a platoon of female regulars so that was cool), SCS INF found term Armour Infantry Pro Term, 2018 Graduated as a spec Germany for a month for Exercise Panzerstrike, Posted to armour inf unit for new mono intake. Urgh. Insertion always at night, means you move out before midnight and walk like a zombie with the heavy load for hours in the night to the AO. lesson at OCS was 0800-1000 and next lesson was at Mowbray 1530-1730, went to watch Star Wars and had time for lunch still. Pros: Navigation to NS Articles and Guides • My Life As An NSF Clerk In Singapore – You are reading this now • A PES E Case Study (National Service in SG) • Real Survive National Service (NS) Guide for BMT • 50 Bad Habits during National Service (NS) in Singapore • 101 Bad Habits during National Service (NS) in Singapore Part 2 [–]peachchannery 19 points20 points21 points 2 years ago (5 children), No. But it’s all meant to provide us with a sense of pride and accomplishment in unlocking our true potential. - Facing people who were most likely dropped on their head as a child, 2x more than normal ASAs - You will see some real fucked up shit Keep all small questions ("Where to buy X") and submissions that are unrelated to Singapore ("Looking for people to do X") to the daily thread. [–]Wendylful 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (2 children), Wa now I’m honestly abit sian thinking about it if my bf really goes into commando hahahahaa, [–][deleted] 10 points11 points12 points 2 years ago (0 children), He'll come out hotter and start playing with other girls, [–]teojb Lao Jiao 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (1 child). Having to drive 20-30years old SAF vehicle, that is quite old technology with lots of issues due to the age. I once didn't hold the axle stand top properly and it slammed down onto my middle finger which ended up cutting off a chunk of the tip of my finger. I've never seen anyone going to DB for an accident in my service. Almost all get SOLs now, unless it's irrefutable that it's totally your fault. Jog with the whole company at ECP when your CO is in good mood. Young men starting national service in November next year will be able to choose from 33 vocations across the Singapore Armed Forces, police and … Haha, I like how the rule is no smoking in station. Cons: Still have occasional guard duty. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. Forgot password? Class 3 licenses alone are $2k-$3k if u learn outside, not sure about class 4, [–]icyfantasywho needs zoukout when got turnout 9 points10 points11 points 2 years ago (7 children). Off topic and low effort submissions (memes) will be removed at the moderators' discretion. Get to choose whether you want cookhouse food or just eat at canteen :)) Can just walk to cookhouse no need march, Cons Force prep can take you a Long time, sometimes the others lepak in bunk you still preparing stuff. Having said that, this is what you should do if you are looking to get a down-PES: 1. ... they face in a beautifully-written post on Reddit: ... an EMT vocation). Silver minimum for IPPT as our unit is the Soldier Fitness Center otherwise, RT. Pretty much 8 to 5. If you're a spec/occifer you need to get gold for IPPT or else you retake every time IPPT comes up You get to have enciks from other companies curry favour for you because they want to borrow your items. Quite shiok ah I got to fire off a bangalore torpedo. [–]milkmatchatea lazy jiao 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (2 children), [–]fyletjx 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (1 child), You know it hahahaha that scenic route in the morning run, [–]mingshen Simi Lao Jiao 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children). After going through the recce course, you'll be the only guys in the whole battalion allowed to wear the jungle hat (unless they're recce-trained themselves). Being in an action movie the siao on but respectable, the normies, and they are handling SAF so... As hell and they always do spot checks on you random drills at times days... 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