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Interesting People You Met During National Service
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I believe we are not talking about the same batch of Kilo Company. The 1st NS SAFTI intake was in December 26th 1967.
During my time in SAFTI, there were no recruits doing their 3 months BMT
only after they passed out from BMT then posted to SAFTI for section leader, OCS,
SMM, PTI, SMI, Snipper, School of military small arms, School of military special weapons
also OCS for woman and many other training schools.
I was working in the HQ coy. The officers also had to take their IPPT test.
I had to carry a type-writer to the field to record all their results, no cheat,
Mindef officers were there to supervise.
If a soldier was court marshall, i had to be in the court to update his document
and sent him to TDB straight away.
I believe now the clerk just need to carry a lap top.
only after they passed out from BMT then posted to SAFTI for section leader, OCS,
SMM, PTI, SMI, Snipper, School of military small arms, School of military special weapons
also OCS for woman and many other training schools.
I was working in the HQ coy. The officers also had to take their IPPT test.
I had to carry a type-writer to the field to record all their results, no cheat,
Mindef officers were there to supervise.
If a soldier was court marshall, i had to be in the court to update his document
and sent him to TDB straight away.
I believe now the clerk just need to carry a lap top.
I completed SISL, and was a CPL at 8 SIR, then went to Bravo Company, 4 SMC senior term.
Met a Perm Sec's Assistant who got promoted CPT (NS) to MAJ(NS)
Did he graduated from SCSC? Did he voluteer to extend his reservist obligations beyond the 13 yr cycle?
Then you must know these few Coy mates in your Coy: Amolat Singh (now a lawyer) and former Assoc Prof (deseased) Ananda Raja in NUS (Sociology Dept) , (the brother of a PAP MP).
I was in A Coy. A small test for you: Who was the sword of honour in the 4SMC?
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Ko Chee Wah, a Rafflesian from the Class of 1971, rugby player, who attended and graduated from university, before serving NS.
Is that A. Singh a SGT leading the 84 mm RG team, and is A. Raja a CPL there?
Let me test you: What is the name and nickname of the infamous CSM of Charlie Company? (to be fair, he, a SGT at that was more than fair to me, as well as treated like his comrade, often inviting me to the Sergeants Mess for beer. he and I kept in touch after I ROD (as it was used at that time). Several years ago, when I went to SG for a visit, I phoned him when he was a MWO as an instructor at SAFTI
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one of my incik was posted to safti mi, 2nd warrant officer, kanna tekaned by his occifer, asked to go repair the toilet bowl.
army is a place for egoistic occifers to flex their power, i myslef also experience and seen power abuse by occifers, up to the rank of LTC, sibeh buay kan! i will surely humtum him if i see him...
army is a place for egoistic occifers to flex their power, i myslef also experience and seen power abuse by occifers, up to the rank of LTC, sibeh buay kan! i will surely humtum him if i see him...
Correct, You spelt his surname correctly too (Ko), I am sorry I am not able to recall the name of the infamous CSM of Charlie Coy. I was in A Coy, did both the junior and senior terms, meaning went through the whole 9 months of the SMC. There was a Commando Officer who was an instructor at C Coy, but can't remember his name.
My OC's name was Neo Lam Tong. My batch of Platoon mates, many were returned scholars, for eg Chan Seng Onn who is now a High Court Judge, (But he did not complete his SMC, later he was medically exempted from NS).
Any of your names here are Lam Chun See and Peter?
Are you asking me? no, I am not called any of those names.
Actually i'm curious why must you guys test each other? Are the both of you actually suspicious that each of you are actually NOT from that unit?
Because a guy named lam chun see has a blog talking about his safti experience.
He was probably in your batch.
Apparently LHY was from C coy 3rd SMC.
I recall that commando officer in C Coy, but not my buddy, then LTA Neo Keng Kok (a champion skydiver, later CPT and OC Parachute School).
Do you know of a Chay W.C. in A Coy?
Did you go to 8 SIR after 4 SMC? That is why I did not know you at 8 SIR, because I was a CPL there before going to senior term 4 SMC, and thereafter went to 2 SIB.
Yes, i know Chay W C in A Coy. In fac,t he was in my platoon. Yes, I know Neo Keng Kok, later became CPT and also became OC of Parachute School.
Do you know Alan Lee Sian Ghee, frm A Coy? No, I was not from 8 SIR and did not go there after SMC, I was from 4 SIR.
Ananda Raja was in B Coy, he later became an Assof Prof of Sociology at NUS. I met him in NUS and was surprised that he was from 4 SMC too, but I never met him personally at OCS. Only years later, I studied under him. He passed away when he was 54 years old in his office at NUS. He was such a humble an intelligent person.
Ko Chee Wah was in the same platoon as me. The day I saw him I knew that he would be the sword of honour. Showed strong leadership, and he dared to be outstanding.
Do you know Alan Lee Sian Ghee, frm A Coy? No, I was not from 8 SIR and did not go there after SMC, I was from 4 SIR.
Ananda Raja was in B Coy, he later became an Assof Prof of Sociology at NUS. I met him in NUS and was surprised that he was from 4 SMC too, but I never met him personally at OCS. Only years later, I studied under him. He passed away when he was 54 years old in his office at NUS. He was such a humble an intelligent person.
Ko Chee Wah was in the same platoon as me. The day I saw him I knew that he would be the sword of honour. Showed strong leadership, and he dared to be outstanding.
Any one met Lam Charn Wye, Peter?
LHY was either Platoon 7 or 8 (Scholars Platoon) in Charlie Coy, 3 SMC.
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