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The Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) is a military training facility of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). It comprises five schools organised into three camps, of which two are based on Pulau Tekong , an island off the northeast coast of mainland Singapore, while the third camp is in Kranji in northwest Singapore.
A passing out parade at the Marina Bay Floating Platform in 2015 for national servicemen who have completed their Basic Military Training. Singapore maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the Government of Singapore, known as National Service (NS). [1]
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.
Basic Military Training Centre School V (BMTC School 5) [19] Kranji Camp III: HQ Combat Service and Support Command (HQ CSSCOM) [20] [21] HQ Maintenance and Engineering Support (HQ MES) [21] HQ Transport [21] HQ Supply [21] HQ SAF Ammunition Command (HQ SAFAC) Supply Base Central; School of Logistics (SOL) [21] Army Logistics Training Institute ...
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.
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 ...
The Officer Cadet School within the SAFTI Military Institute as seen from the northwest. Although the SAFTI Military Institute is an amalgamated institution, it draws much of its heritage from the original Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI), which was officially opened on 14 February 1966 at Pasir Laba Camp. [1]
The Specialist Cadet School has its origins in 1966 when NCOs in the Singapore Armed Forces were selected to serve as the first batch of instructors in the School of Section Leaders (SSL) of SAFTI Military Institute. As the Singapore Armed Forces expanded, the School of Infantry Section Leaders (SISL) was established on 1 October 1970 [1] with ...