Sinkieland got it's own Marko Ramius!

[steffychun]

SINGAPORE - While Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Loh Mun Heng is fond of whiskey, he was determined not to receive a bottle of it during the six-month-long "Perisher" submarine command course he attended in 2007.

That is because trainees who fail the course - including those who choose to give up at any point - are given a customary farewell of a bottle of whiskey to drown their sorrows on board the ferry back to shore, said STLC Loh in an e-mail interview on Thursday (Feb 14).

"I was determined not to receive that farewell. It dawned upon me that the submariner's competency and character are key to the submarine's mission success," he said.

SLTC Loh, 46, shared his experiences with Singapore media ahead of the launch of the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) first newly built submarine, the Type 218SG, by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen in the city of Kiel in Germany on Monday (Feb 18).

He was the second of two officers from the RSN who have been sent to the Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Command Course so far, which trains submariners to become commanding officers.

Both passed the course, which is known for its high failure rate of more than 50 per cent. The RSN is the first Asian navy who have sent personnel that have passed.

 

[Loofydralb]

Senior Lieutenant-Colonel? Sounds like NKorean rank structure.

Anyway we know those who sign on are those hopeless cannot make it in the real commercial world, thus the failure rate of 50%.
Even though the course is easy.

 

[laksaboy]

This is the kind of article you can expect more and more of since the Shitty Times is a 'not-for-profit' newspaper now.

Once upon a time such drivel would be limited to the Pioneer magazine.

 

[syed putra]

6 months course. In a submarine? Forget it.

 

[gingerlyn]

He shared his training experience ? That means he has no real experience ? Training experience ? U mean just like playing Nintendo war games or Mario ?

 

[steffychun]

He shared his training experience ? That means he has no real experience ? Training experience ? U mean just like playing Nintendo war games or Mario ?

Training in the Perisher course in tough you idiot.

 

[gingerlyn]

Training in the Perisher course in tough you idiot.

How do you know? did you find it out from straits times ?

 

[KuanTi01]

He may have passed the course but still lack actual combat experience. His submarine should lurk somewhere in the South China Sea and say hello to US China and Taiwan submarines.

 

[OrLanChowHorFun]

He may have passed the course but still lack actual combat experience. His submarine should lurk somewhere in the South China Sea and say hello to US China and Taiwan submarines.

if he really go there..................his sub will be lurking on the seafloor...................

 

[steffychun]

How do you know? did you find it out from straits times ?

Cause I know better than you.

 

[kelvin]

Firstly, what is senior LTC in Navy?
Which navy had LTC?
Which rojak navy rank we follow?


Perisher course is a course for submarine Commanding Officer.