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Singapore's full-time National Service policy was thus extended to the Singapore Police Force in 1975, which stemmed from the then-primary aim of guarding and protecting key and vital public installations, such as sensitive ones like power substations and petrochemical industries, and to act as a swift-response reserve unit.
Station inspector is the highest non-commissioned rank in the Singapore Police Force, below inspector, and above senior staff sergeant. Station inspectors wear a rank insignia of two point-up chevrons, the Singapore coat of arms and a garland below. [1]
The rank of Senior Staff Sergeant (SSSGT) is in the Junior Police Officer category, and is above the rank of Sergeant (3)/ Staff Sergeant and below the rank of Station Inspector (SI). The rank insignia of SSSGT is one Singapore coat of arms with a garland around it, and three pointed-down chevrons around it. [1]
The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organization, [2] and affects the culture within the police force. [3] Police ranks, dependent on country, are similar to military ranks [4] [5] in function and design due to policing in many countries developing from military organizations and operations, [6] such as in Western ...
The contingent also has its own Gurkha Band Contingent, the Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums Platoon, which is part of the Singapore Police Force Band. The rank structure of the GC has remained largely unchanged over the years, thus retaining several ranks which have since been abolished in the rest of the police force.
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 clearly differentiates a national serviceman from a regular serviceman. [48]
The Hong Kong Police Force still uses this rank. In the Philippines, as of 8 February 2019, the rank of staff sergeant is currently being used by the Philippine National Police as they adopt a new ranking classification, eliminating confusion of old ranks. The rank stands above the Police Corporal and below the Police Master sergeant.
Senior assistant commissioner is a rank used in the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force, the New South Wales Police Force of Australia, Royal Malaysia Police and the Hong Kong Police Force.