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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.
30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (30 SCE) [2] Kaki Bukit Camp: Kaki Bukit: SAF Driving School [12] Keat Hong Camp: Tengah: HQ 8th Singapore Armoured Brigade (HQ 8 SAB) [2] 40th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (40 SAR) [citation needed] 41st Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (41 SAR) [13] Khatib Camp: Yishun
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).
In 1977, 1 CDO BN and two Guards battalions came under the command of the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade (7 SIB), and they received the state and regimental colours on 22 January 1977 from Minister for Defence Goh Keng Swee. [citation needed] On 1 July 1980, 1 CDO BN was placed under the command of HQ Infantry. On 1 October that year, the ...
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 ...
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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.