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kampong boi

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the 2011 NDP contingent also did the President swearing in ceremoney.

LTC Fahmi, and I saw my commando and NDU friend.
 

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hmm green beret & infantry arms badge but guards tab ?
 

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commando do 2 years in a row meh? no ord?

Aug '11 to May '12.. not so far apart lah. :s13:

only the Police is not the same as their NDP contingent always compromises of trainees from HTA...


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hmm green beret & infantry arms badge but guards tab ?

what's his rank? maybe he sign on infantry and went through GCC after that and thus have to retain infantry beret + vocation tab.
 
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Strange to see one wearing a Guards tab, but with green infantry beret. Wouldn't the khaki beret take precedence over the green beret? Or has things change?
 

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Strange to see one wearing a Guards tab, but with green infantry beret. Wouldn't the khaki beret take precedence over the green beret? Or has things change?
I think formation takes precedence. Saw before Combat Engineer with Guards tab and blue beret.
 

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Aug '11 to May '12.. not so far apart lah. :s13:

only the Police is not the same as their NDP contingent always compromises of trainees from HTA...




what's his rank? maybe he sign on infantry and went through GCC after that and thus have to retain infantry beret + vocation tab.

But by aug 2012 ord already what. No?
 

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i think u misunderstood.. NDP 12 GOH is a new batch.. they used NDP 11 GOH for the Swearing In.
 

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If I am not wrong, service/vocation berets win over 'course' berets.

Eg:

1) You pass out as an army driver wearing blue beret from driving course but post to RSN as driver, you will needs to wear RSN beret.

2) You are a commando but now sign on as RSAF vocation you will wear RSAF beret instead of army red beret.

3) If you ORD as a NSF Guard but now sign on as commando, you will wear red beret with Guard Tag.

4) Commando OCT wear red beret for infantry OCT course (However I do not know if commando OCT commission as a commando or infantry officer because after OCS, newly promoted 2LT commando still needs to go for Conversation Course).


What about commandos? When I was serving, the commandos in my unit were all wearing red berets, and not green berets.
 

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i thought CDO OCTs are picked from their own pool, so he is already a CDO when he enters OCS.
 

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GAIT and GCC are not the same, commander and man level.

your beret colour will depend on your "present" vocation. however, the exception is that for armour, combat support will also wear black, not sure about service support. same for guards if you have completed GAIT or GCC.

you see that guy had a CSB badge, so he is likely to be a spec. my guess is, he was a guards spec, but later signed on for a infantry vocation. in that sense, he had to change his vocation to an infantry.
 

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Yes but he is a 'Cdo Spec' before he cross over to OCS & not an officer.

If he pass out from OCS (Infantry OCT course) & commission as Cdo Officer, it make no scene for Cdo conversion course.

If he pass out from OCS (Infantry OCT course) & commission as Infantry Officer, it make no scene for him to wear red beret when he is a OCT or office r before Cdo conversion course.


i thought CDO OCTs are picked from their own pool, so he is already a CDO when he enters OCS.
 

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Yes but he is a 'Cdo Spec' before he cross over to OCS & not an officer.

If he pass out from OCS (Infantry OCT course) & commission as Cdo Officer, it make no scene for Cdo conversion course.

If he pass out from OCS (Infantry OCT course) & commission as Infantry Officer, it make no scene for him to wear red beret when he is a OCT or office r before Cdo conversion course.

U see OCS commission parade got red beret. So don't need think
 

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GAIT and GCC are not the same, commander and man level.

your beret colour will depend on your "present" vocation. however, the exception is that for armour, combat support will also wear black, not sure about service support. same for guards if you have completed GAIT or GCC.

you see that guy had a CSB badge, so he is likely to be a spec. my guess is, he was a guards spec, but later signed on for a infantry vocation. in that sense, he had to change his vocation to an infantry.

i suspect that guy is infantry and he merely went for some "enrichment" courses, which in this case is guards course.

kind of like those army regulars who went for naval diving course and got the badge but are still army personels and not navy (ndu) personels.
 

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I personally think it's more of unit pride that CDO OCTs get to wear red berets for their commissioning parade. They'd already completed their airborne training + proven their worth during their CLC, their training is almost complete, only the COCC is left. Furthermore what is the commando vocation badge (collar) without the red beret to match? Give them some credit and let them wear the red beret for the parade lah :o
 
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I personally think it's more of unit pride that CDO OCTs get to wear red berets for their commissioning parade. They'd already completed their airborne training + proven their worth during their CLC, their training is almost complete, only the COCC is left. Furthermore what is the commando vocation badge (collar) without the red beret to match? Give them some credit and let them wear the red beret for the parade lah :o

if i not mistaken, those cdo oct already completed their cdo trade course before getting selected for cdo officer course. so technically they are already cdo personel so they can wear their vocation collar badge and red beret.
 

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Haha, the true is while their course mates are still at CSLC, their unit throw these OCT candidness to OCS with their 3SG!


if i not mistaken, those cdo oct already completed their cdo trade course before getting selected for cdo officer course. so technically they are already cdo personel so they can wear their vocation collar badge and red beret.
 

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if i not mistaken, those cdo oct already completed their cdo trade course before getting selected for cdo officer course. so technically they are already cdo personel so they can wear their vocation collar badge and red beret.

Haha, the true is while their course mates are still at CSLC, their unit throw these OCT candidness to OCS with their 3SG!

icic, pardon my ignorance :o

how many weeks do they spend in OCS? upon graduation and completion of COCC do they lead back the same cohort with whom they did BMT with?
 
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