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The Guards formation was created on 1 January 1975 as the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade (7 SIB) with four officers, five specialists and a few clerks. [7] [8] 7 SIB subsequently took command of the Infantry Training Depot (ITD) on 1 January 1976 and the 7th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (7 SIR) and 8th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (8 SIR) on 9 February 1976.
HQ 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 7 SIB) [2] 3rd Guards Battalion (3 GDS) [2] Bedok Fitness and Conditioning Centre (Bedok FCC) [3] Clementi Camp: Clementi: HQ 2nd People's Defence Force (HQ 2 PDF) [4] Island Defence Training Institute (IDTI) [5] 8th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (8 SIR) [citation needed] Depot Road Camp: Bukit Merah
Singapore Army [18] Chua Eng Khim Commander, 2nd People's Defence Force Command / Island Defence Task Force Signals: 5 July 2024 PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19), PBS: Fairoz Bin Hassan Commander, 9th Division / Chief Infantry Officer Guards: 9 September 2024 PPA(G) Wong Pui Chuan Chief Guards Officer / Commander, 21st Division / Joint Task Force 18 ...
Lim enlisted in the SAF in December 1990 and was commissioned as a Guards officer in August 1991. He served as the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 1st Battalion Singapore Guards from 2003–2005, the Commander of the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade in 2009, the Commander of the 3rd Division from 2011–2013, and the Chief of Staff (General Staff) from 2013–2014.
[2] [3] [4] In 1982, the SAF implemented identical rank insignia across all three services along with a new service dress uniform. [5] Rank titles are also largely identical, with only two exceptions in the Republic of Singapore Navy, where general officers have admiral ranks while officer cadets are referred to as midshipmen. [6]
Infantry is the largest formation of the Singapore Army, comprising six active battalions—the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 9th Battalions, Singapore Infantry Regiment (SIR)—based in Clementi Camp, Kranji Camp III, Maju Camp, Mandai Hill Camp, Selarang Camp and, an undisclosed number of reservist battalions.
The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The largest of the four branches of the SAF, the Singapore Army traces its origins to the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR), which was formed in 1957, when Singapore was still under British colonial rule.
His command appointments include: Company Commander, 5th Company, 1st Commando Battalion from May 2003 to November 2004; Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, Singapore Guards from January 2008 to December 2009; Commander, 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade from August 2013 to October 2014; Commander, 3rd Division from July 2018 to June 2019.