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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.
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A component of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the armed forces have four service branches : the Army , Navy , Air Force , and Digital and Intelligence Service .
The majority of the officer cadets are chosen from candidates who have completed the Singapore Armed Forces' Basic Military Training programme. The national service ranks in the Singapore Police Force differ slightly from those of the Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Civil Defence Force. Official correspondence in the Singapore Police Force ...
The SAF Military Police Command is headed by the Command Headquarters at Mowbray Camp.Its operational duties are subdivided into five categories – enforcement, ceremonial, security, incarceration, and criminal investigation – carried out by the Military Police Enforcement Unit (MPEU), Security Troopers from 8 SIR and 9 SIR, the SAF Detention Barracks, and the Special Investigation Branch ...
Guards: 9 September 2024 PPA(G) Wong Pui Chuan Chief Guards Officer / Commander, 21st Division / Joint Task Force 18 September 2024 Ng Xun Xi Commander, Maritime Security (MARSEC) Command / Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) Naval Officer 30 January 2024 PPA(G), PBS: Republic of Singapore Navy [19] Ooi Tjin-Kai Head, Naval Operations Department
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 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has five rank schemes for active and reservist personnel, with a sixth for the auxiliaries of the SAF Volunteer Corps.The SAF has a unique rank structure as an integrated force, ranks are the same in the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), and the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS).
The Enlistment Act 1970 is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that caters for the enlistment of persons in the Singapore Armed Forces.The law repeals the Singapore Army Act and People's Defence Force Act of 1965 and is designed specifically to subject enlisted personnel under military law during the period of enlistment and service.