so, F&F tiruk them?

when come out? havent read a good defence mag since Tempur no more out..

Celebrating NS50: Thrown in at the deep end, NS first batch built up camaraderie



Some did not have formal education, and others were fluent only in their own languages and dialects.

The pioneer batch of national service (NS) trainees - who were enlisted on Aug 17, 1967 - were not an easy bunch to train, recounted one of the instructors, retired senior warrant officer Ong Hui Pheng, 79.

"We went to the extent of forming a 'Hokkien platoon'," he added.

But they bonded as they worked towards the common purpose of defending Singapore: the start of an NS institution that has lasted 50 years.

Mr Ong, then a regimental sergeant major with the 3rd Singapore Infantry Regiment, said it was not easy to get the trainees to accept the concept of NS. Laws passed in March 1967 to make NS compulsory were initially met with resistance.



"Not every citizen accepted that (NS) concept... to serve for two years with an allowance of $60 every month," Mr Ong said yesterday.

Mr Ong was one of the 98 NS pioneers and their trainers invited yesterday to the Basic Military Training Centre on Pulau Tekong to witness the launch of NS50, a year- long celebration to commemorate 50 years of NS.

Despite the initial resistance, Mr Ong found a way to motivate his recruits. "If I tell them to run, I will run first. If I tell them to eat, I will eat last. That was leadership by example," he said.

Retired lieutenant-colonel Albel Singh, 68, one of Mr Ong's trainees, said the enlistees built up a camaraderie because they were thrown in at the deep end.

Mr Singh, who later signed on, remembers being deployed as an officer cadet to conduct vehicle patrols in Tai Seng, in the Paya Lebar area, during the May 1969 racial riots.

Mr Singh, who was first in line to register for NS on March 28, 1967, said: "Foreign influences can affect the stability of the country and at any time cause problems."

Celebrating NS50: 7 ways how Singapore national service has evolved over the years



SINGAPORE - This year, Singapore celebrates 50 years of national service (NS).

It began in 1967 to create a citizen military for a newly-independent nation, and about a million males have since experienced this rite of passage.

While its primary purpose is defence and security, NS has increasingly come to be seen as a key part of national identity.

Here are some facts about how things have changed since the beginning:

1. PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD



NS now helps you put your best foot forward, literally.

Gone are the days of heavy, burdensome boots. Newer versions, the most recent being the Army Combat Boot and the Enhanced Combat Boot, are more rugged and durable than their predecessors.

When it comes to physical training footwear, it has evolved from old flat canvas shoes in the past.

With the latest editions, a New Balance for neutral to low-arch foot types and an Adidas for neutral to high-arch foot types, provide a superb degree of comfort and efficiency during exercise.

This, according to defence minister Dr Ng Eng Hen who is quite the social media influencer himself, as he posted a video on Facebook testing out the new footwear.

How #fitspo can he get?

2. CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY



If you're going to spend about two years serving the nation, you might as well do something you're interested in.

Since November last year, NS pre-enlistees can indicate their preferred choices from 33 vocations across the SAF, police and civil defence.

The vocations are grouped into seven categories, and while they cannot choose whether they go into the SAF, police or civil defence, they get to pick at least two choices from each category, or none should they prefer to.

3. PHONE

A popular song by pop band Maroon 5 goes, "I'm at a payphone trying to call home", but gone are the days when recruits formed long lines waiting to make that precious phone call to their girlfriends or family.

These days, there are less restrictions on bringing personal smartphones and other electronic devices into camps.

Since the beginning of March last year, servicemen are allowed to use these devices in green zones in camps, such as cookhouses, bunks and medical centres.

Smartphones can even be used in red zones, which include unit operations rooms and offices with sensitive information, as long as the camera has been disabled.

This is something most NS men will definitely welcome, given that most people use smartphones these days.

In fact, you're probably reading this article on one right now.

4. DO LESS, FOR MORE

Four letters strike panic into some NS men's hearts - IPPT.

The Individual Physical Proficiency Test was introduced in 1980, to ensure servicemen kept fit. The annual fitness test used to comprise five stations - sit-ups, pull-ups, standing broad jump, shuttle run and the 2.4km run.



However from April 2015, a three-station test was introduced instead, with sit-ups, 2.4km run, and the newly-introduced push-ups.

The monetary incentive has also gone up by $100 across the board. Getting gold now earns you $500, while a pass with incentive brings $200.

You're basically doing more for less. How worth it.

5. ARMY CAN BE YUMMY



Food is a big part of Singapore's culture, so of course it was always going to turn up in this list.

The days of mundane meals with just rice, meat and vegetables cooked by military chefs are long gone, replaced by commercially-catered foodfare ranging from local hawker food to Western cuisine.

There is a common saying that those who enter the army inevitably emerge fitter, and for this, the food plays a role too.

The nutritional standard of every food item, such as the total calories of each meal, is calculated and approved by SAF, to provide servicemen with energy.

6. IT'S NOT JUST GREEN



While the general idea of the first few months of national service is to sit on board a boat to Pulau Tekong, go through field camp and the like, and emerge from the island a full-fledged soldier, there's a sizeable portion of recruits who are enlisted directly into the Home Team services.

In 1975, the first intake of full-time police NS officers enlisted, and then in 1981, the same happened for the SCDF.

Here's a funny personal story.

Before my enlistment, I actually visited Pulau Tekong thrice. Once was during a school trip, another was to send my elder brother in, and the last one to send a friend in.

Lo and behold, when the time came for my own enlistment, I opened my letter with excitement and found out I had to report to the Home Team Academy in Choa Chua Kang.

7. SHORTENED STINT

Full-time national service these days lasts for two years. Pre-enlistees who pass their National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) with silver or gold, get a two-month reduction from their national service.

However, this was not the case before. The duration was reduced from two and a half years - only in 2005 - due to training and technological improvements.

When NS was first introduced, officers had to serve three years, while other ranks served two years. It was only in 1971, that the duration was changed to two and a half years for those ranked Corporal and above.

Also, the term "reservist" was replaced with Operationally Ready National Servicemen in 1994, to better signify the operational readiness of our fighting force. However, most people these days, still use the word "reservist" out of habit.

Depa byk buat projek lain dah!

Damn, Tempur my favorite local defence magazine....

Somehow the articles in Perajurit don't interest me at all.

that's why I said tungguuuuu
hopefully before the 2nd quarter

Setakat browse thru perajurit tu rajin la, kalau nk beli mmg NO! haha

Quite the opposite actually, skydiving/parachute activities are best done on a hard, flat open surface. If the surface is soft sand/mud the paratrooper risks getting his feet stuck as he touches ground and this can break his ankles when he rolls for his landing.


How parachutists land:


This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Feb 8 2017, 01:51 PM

Should be fine. They are specially designed to be dropped by parachute in the first place anyway. So they have special seats and harnesses that secure the crew and infantrymen. The vehicle suspension can also be adjusted so the vehicle can 'squat' and lessen the impact of landing.

Originally on the BMD-1 and BMD-2, only the crew remain in the vehicle while they were dropped (with the infantry jumping separately, but still from the same plane to prevent dispersion). With BMD-3 and BMD-4, the vehicles were larger and safe enough to airdrop the entire vehicle with its crew and infantry on board.

Hawkish US rhetoric pushing China to flex military capabilities: Analysts



BEIJING: China's recent testing of a nuclear-capable missile could be seen as part of recent moves to show off its military capabilities and could be motivated by hawkish rhetoric from the Trump administration, Chinese analysts have said.

China recently tested a multi-warhead, nuclear-capable missile that can reach targets in Taiwan, Korea and Japan, as well as moving ships at sea. The test of the Dongfeng-16 missile appeared on a defense ministry website last week - the third time the DF-16 has been shown to the public.

The video was released within a day of US Defence Secretary James Mattis’ visit to Tokyo.

Zhao Tong, a nuclear security expert at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, said that the move could be interpreted as a "show of force".



“Its recent appearance could possibly be interpreted as a show of force against the background that the US and Japan are increasing their missile defence capabilities," he told Channel NewsAsia. "This new missile is reported to be more capable of penetrating missile defence systems and could be more accurate in hitting targets in Japan.”

Cheng Xiaohe from the Renmin University of China told Channel NewsAsia he believed China wanted to send a strong message to the Trump administration.

"If the Trump administration wants to play hardball, China would join," he said. "China has the capacity and all kinds of means to counter any kind of strong policies taken by the Trump administration.”

Even before his election victory in November last year, US President Donald Trump had repeatedly said he would take a far harder line towards what he called "the bad China". Since his election, he has questioned the One China policy that has underpinned US-China relations since the 1970s, and has accused Beijing of militarising the South China Sea as well as manipulating its currency, among other things.

Though Trump has spoken with leaders from almost 20 countries since his inauguration, he has yet to reach out to Chinese President Xi Jinping, which some political watchers say is a clear sign of chilling ties between the two nuclear-armed superpowers



Chinese state media has said that China is stepping up its preparedness for a possible military conflict with the US if Trump follows through with a more hardline policy to counter China’s claims in the disputed South China Sea.

A commentary on the official website of the Peoples’ Liberation Army also said that the chances of war have become "more real" amid a more complex security situation in the Asia-Pacific.

“The uncertainties will inevitably lead to misperceptions," Dr Cheng told Channel NewsAsia. "Misperceptions lead to misjudgement. Misjudgement leads to wrong decisions. Wrong decisions may lead to conflict, even military conflict.”

China also sees the planned deployment of a US missile defence system, known as the terminal high-altitude area defence - or THAAD - in South Korea as a move to alter the power balance in the region.

This could prompt China to step up an arms race, analysts said.



“If China believes its own nuclear deterrent capability can potentially be undermined by the growing missile defence systems in the Asia-Pacific region, China might have further incentives to enhance its own nuclear capabilities, and that’s a potential cause for nuclear arms race," said Zhao.

So far, Beijing has downplayed the prospect of conflict with the United States. Its foreign minister has said that a war between China and the US would be good for no one.


- CNA/nc

TL DR

A column of Indonesian Army Leopard 2RI MBTs. Credit to Pen Kostrad.

what gun is that

it's like a homemade gun made using PVC pipe, attached with buttstock

Indonesian Army Leopard 2RI MBTs live firing exercise. Credit to Pen Kostrad.

just a guess its looks like a speargun

Type 85 sub machine gun

Haha, you're funny!

Malaysia needs to increase its military budget and flex it's muscle

Years of sleeping is one reason China can just bully its way into SCS

Now USA come in to police coz nobody else wants to.

SCS shared amoung ASEAN

And No China!



This post has been edited by Lumiaaa: Feb 9 2017, 01:51 AM

what we have is enough.
US marine come PULADA with full gear
mid way all item thrown away jugak because they are falling behind

take a look at the recent photo of 2 French Marines during jungle training in PULADA
They ditch all the normal issue items and just stick to the basics










if you need more, maybe I can look back the article abour Royal Marine Commando training in Pilah jungle

http://www.janes.com/article/67537/singapo...ed-by-hong-kong