Usually when you enlist into BRT, you confine in camp for Week 1 and Week 2, with the instructors teaching you all the basic Medical, footdrill and CD knowledge. Interviews will also be conducted by your Platoon Commander in terms of your suitability to cross to CDA.
During this period, some ppl who crossed over after PTP will end up coming back as OOC due to injuries, IPPT fail and so on. The vacated slots will then be filled up by the incoming BRT people who are deemed fit.
If you're lucky, you get to cross and pass out as LCP (for FFC) or SGT (for SCC). High-scoring NSFs passing out from SCC have an option of staying on for another 4 months to cross to RCC, in which you will pass out as a LTA (SCDF Officer)
If you stay, you will continue with 3 weeks of BRT before POPing to your respective vocations. Most people end up in SRU, Medics, Clerks, Rescuers, Ops and Provost. These vocations are pretty decent and interesting but usually, if you are siao on, i suggest not to end up as Storeman or even worse, Gen Tech. Gen Tech is not a respected vocation and from experience, you either end up being pushed about or AWOL cause honestly, there isn't much thinking a Gen Tech can do. Also the rare chance of promotion.
The different vocations in SCDF:
Frontline Vocation
Rota Commander - 9 months course. A class of 35 OCTs will undergo firefighting training plus additional training in command and control. Usually new regulars and SAF BMT people get posted here. Outstanding SCTs from SCC will get to cross here. Once pass out, you will be either a Rota Commander at the fire station/unit or a Platoon Commander at NSTI, handling recruits. The most handsome pay in NS with 1,100 + 300 for your skills (fire badge).
Section Commander - 6 months course. A class of 70 - 80 SCTs will undergo firefighting training plus additional training in command and control. Often regulars come here. Upon passing out, you will either be a Section Commander at fire station/unit or stay back in CDA to become fire instructor. SGT pay upon passing out with 300 worth of skills allowance to top it all off. At fire station, working hours 24 hour shift, 2 day off.
There has been word that the SCC will be reduced to 5 months though in future, this information can be verified.
Firefighter - 3 months course. A class of recruits will undergo basic firefighting training. Usually the first line of attack and often supports the section commander in various operations. Pass out as a LCP + 300 skills allowance with oppurtunity to post out to SCDF Marine Command. 24 hour shift, 2 day off.
Medic Orderly- 5 week course. Post out to station. 2 Day - 2 Off - 2 Night - 2 Off. Ambulance calls are 10 - 20 times more frequent than fire calls so be prepared. $100 skills allowance (correct me if i'm wrong)
Special Rescuer - 3 week course. Post out to SRU. 1 24hour ****, 2 off. 9am report to NSTI, book out 10am next day. Only turn out in special incidents only. Often deployed as support personnel in major incidents. Majority NSF unit. However, there has been word that SRU will be disbanded within the coming years though information is not confirmed. $300 risk/skills allowance on top of basic NSF pay.
Vocational (Support)
Instructor - If you stood out in your recruit life as "kilat", you will most likely be handpicked to become an instructor either at CDA, NSTI or NCDCC. You are responsible in imparting essential knowledge to new recruits (NSTI), trainees or members of public (CDA), or secondary school students (NCDCC). However, there is no skill allowance for this respectable vocation due to alot of funny reasons but if you like your job, you wouldn't mind the pay. Truth be told, one of the best and most satisfying vocations in NS imo.
Provost - 3 week course. Post out to HQ SCDF (East)/CDA (West)/CD Detention Barracks (West)/Various Divisions... Main purpose is to enforce security,uphold discipline and the CD Act (which is some form of Force law) Usually those who are tough looking and have interest in working security will be selected. 2 Day - 2 Night - 2 Off. $100 risk/skill allowance on top of basic pay.
Infocomm - 10 day course. Post out to various places to ensure efficient telecommunications. Usually 8-6 Office Hours or ROTA 2 Day - 2 Night - 2 Off. Some lucky ones end up as Command Vehicle Orderly will work 24 hour shift with 2 Off.
Clerk - 10 day course. Post out to various places to ensure timely updating of administrative records and often involved in planning out various initiatives within SCDF. Depends on your department, this is actually one of the more mentally demanding vocations as alot of force-sensitive documents pass in and out of the office. Upside though is that if you have no work, at least you can spend some time reading in the office. Majority 8-6 Office Hours.
Storeman - 5 day course. Post out to various places to ensure updating of logistics information and to ensure the smooth delivery of certain force materials within the unit. Also in-charge to stock check inventory (i.e Uniforms, Paper, Boots, PPE) Majority 8-6 Office Hours.
Gen Tech. Hard to say who ends up here but usually those who have AWOLed or Desert NS for multiple times comes from this vocation. Not a mental job and often regarded as a useless vocation. Majority 8-6 office hours. Rare chance of promotion.
All vocations with skills allowance needs NSF to pass both IPPT and their respective skills certification tests to qualify for it. To qualify for CPL or SGT in most support vocation, a pass in IPPT is a must, failure of which results in stagnation of rank to LCP.
If NSF commits disciplinary offence and is charged, demotion of rank or even no promotion is likely.
All in all, this is the best i can share with you what are the various vocations there are in SCDF. Hope that this info will benefit the future enlistees coming to SCDF.
NS is a love-hate thing. Such as life, you gotta hate it in order to love it. It's just two years of our time. Make the best and most functional use of it. Good luck.