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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 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.
NS was initially three years for commissioned officers and two years for other ranks, but it was later revised to two years and six months for soldiers with the rank of Corporal and above, and two years for those with the rank of Lance Corporal or lower. In June 2004, NS was shortened to two years for all Full-time National Servicemen (NSFs ...
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Infantry is the largest formation of the Singapore Army, comprising six active battalions—the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 9th Battalions, Singapore Infantry Regiment (SIR)—based in Clementi Camp, Kranji Camp III, Maju Camp, Mandai Hill Camp, Selarang Camp and, an undisclosed number of reservist battalions.
Rank and name Photo Date of rank Vocation Decorations Service branch Ref Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Vice Admiral Aaron Beng Yao Cheng: 1 July 2023 [a] Naval Officer PPA(E), PPA(G) Republic of Singapore Navy [1] Chief of Army (COA) Major-General David Neo Chin Wee: 1 July 2022 [b] Commandos: PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS: Singapore ...
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Singapore Army [1. No insignia yet: General: Lieutenant general: Major general: Brigadier general:
The Singapore Army's first armour unit, the 41st Singapore Armoured Battalion (41 SAB), was created in Keat Hong Camp in November 1968. In 1969, the Army purchased V-200 Commando vehicles and AMX-13 tanks, and equipped a newly formed armour unit, the 40th Battalion (40 SAB), with the AMX-13 tanks, [4] while the V-200 Commando vehicles were shared between 41 SAB and 40 SAB.