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At the time, it conducted warrant officer training courses for non-commissioned officers who were going to be promoted to warrant officers. In April 2000, SAFWOS's curricula was expanded to include other courses such as the Army Battalion Regimental Sergeant Major Course, the Advanced Leadership Programme, and the Senior Leadership Programme. [4]
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 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.
The Officer Cadet School (OCS, Chinese: 见习军官学府, Malay: Sekolah Pegawai Kadet, Tamil: பயிற்சி அதிகாரிப் பள்ளி) [3] is a military training centre that trains commissioned officers for the four branches of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF): the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Digital and Intelligence Service.
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.
Personnel Command (PERSCOM) is the executive command for the manpower operations of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and shared services between the SAF and Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). In peacetime, PERSCOM performs human resources administrative functions for the SAF and MINDEF, including office administration, documentation and records keeping.
Like many other modern militaries, specialists form the backbone of the military. Specialists serve as the supervisor for the training and discipline of enlisted men and women, as well as the supervisor in the use of weapons and equipment, drill and ceremonies. The following ranks are specialist ranks: Specialist cadet (SCT) Third sergeant (3SG)
A Sensor System Wing was created in SMI in 1988 to develop intelligence sensor systems for the Singapore Army. The 1st Military Intelligence Battalion was formed in October 2004. The 10th and 11th Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence Battalions (10 C4I and 11 C4I) were formed in 2011. [2]