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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.
In the French Army, the word section describes an organization equivalent to an English-language platoon and is a subunit of a company, in most military contexts. (In cavalry or armoured units, a subunit of a company is a peloton [platoon].) The equivalent organization to a NATO section is a groupe de combat ("combat group"), which is divided into:
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.
The SAFWOS Leadership School, previously known as the Singapore Armed Forces Warrant Officer School (SAFWOS), trains warrant officers and military experts in the Singapore Armed Forces. It was established on 15 January 1992 at the former location of the Officer Cadet School in Pasir Laba Camp. At the time, it conducted warrant officer training ...
It became the Singapore Army's first combined arms division on 21 March 1991 and has since been known as the 3rd Singapore Division. On 4 January 1995, the 3rd Division was reorganised to include both active and reservist units. [2] In December 2004, after the drawdown of the 1st People's Defence Force, the 3rd Division took command of the 1st ...
Basic Military Training Centre School III (BMTC School 3) Rocky Hill Camp: Basic Military Training Centre School IV (BMTC School 4) Maju Camp: Clementi: 9th Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment (9 SIR) [22] HQ 24th Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 24 SIB) [2] HQ 30th Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 30 SIB) [2] HQ SAF Volunteer Corps (SAFVC) [23 ...
Singapore: Section Automatic Weapon formerly used by the Singapore Armed Forces. [43] Colt IAR6940: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: IAR6940E-SG Current Section Automatic Weapon of the Singapore Armed Forces. [44] [45] M4 carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: Colt M4/M16A2E Early Colt M4 in service with the Naval Diving Unit and Special ...
The 9th Division was formed on 1 October 1978 as a reserve division to manage and train reservist units before it became a combined arms division on 31 March 1992. [3] [4] On 1 January 1995, the 9th Division was restructured to include both active and reservist personnel.