39 SCE

[Clueles]

Does anyone know where 39SCE is??
Nearest MRT station, bus, etc.

Also, what is it like there /: thanks for helping

 

[reddevil0728]

Does anyone know where 39SCE is??
Nearest MRT station, bus, etc.

Also, what is it like there /: thanks for helping

U got posted there?

 

[InvisibleEvolution]

Does anyone know where 39SCE is??
Nearest MRT station, bus, etc.

Also, what is it like there /: thanks for helping

Seletar Camp.

39 SCE is CBRD.

 

[Starbarks!]

Does anyone know where 39SCE is??
Nearest MRT station, bus, etc.

Also, what is it like there /: thanks for helping

Congrats!

Enjoy wearing various types of astronaut's suits (super warm) & special mask (can hardly breathe) under hot son! After graduation beside guard duties there will be lots of weekend standby duties or ops (go outside to check any bomb or chemical threats before VIP arrives). My son juz ORDed from there last Dec haha..

 

[scholar88]

CBRE Defence Group plays a crucial role in the SAF's defence against non-conventional warfare.

As the national responders for threats stemming from explosives and ordnance, the CBRE Defence Group conducts pre-event sweeps and is on duty during every major national event such as National Day Parade

 

[scholar88]

Hi, I am from 39 SCE. For the first 8 weeks, you will undergo Pioneer course (Pnr), just like BMT, to assimilate you into the unit. Expect tough training and packed schedules..

Activities to expect for 1st week:

- Just like BMT, sing while marching, all the way till ORD, I am still singing purple light? Dont sing loudly, get scolded?
- Wake up at 0530 till ORD
- Collect your different suits- Individual Protective Equipment (IPE) ( LOTS of items to collect)
- Wear suits where people wear before for many batches (Unhygienic, suck thumb?)
- Wear mask where people wear before (Smelly, no choice)
- Have to wash suit and mask yourself after every training. Tired after training? Still have to wash.
- Heat Acclimatisation Training
-5BX in morning
- Battalion PT Session (Every Mon, Wed, Fri Mornings- which includes 10KM,12KM,16KM Runs, Speed Training, etc)
- IPPT Test
- Gas Mask Run
- Gas Mask Drills
- Equipment Theory and Practical Test
(must pass this otherwise RT like free)
- CS Pellet Smoke Traning
- Learn how to wear the suits and mask.
Level A- Heaviest (With Air Tank)

LEVEL A SUIT
Blue encapsulator suit

Worn by: CBRD responders operating in CBR-contaminated environments.
Capabilities: The highest level of protection against absorption and inhalation threats posed by chemical warfare agents (CWAs), biological war agents (BWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICas).
Weight: 19kg (Suit - 8kg, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus [SCBA] - 11kg)

Level B-
LEVEL B SUIT
Dark green Chemical Lightweight Decontamination (CLD) suit

Worn by: CBRD responders operating in CBR-contaminated environments.
Capabilities: Provides up to 24 hours of protection against liquid CWAs. Offers inhalation protection against CWAs, BWAs and TICs and a high level of protection against absorption threats.
Weight: 11.5kg (suit - 0.5kg, SCBA - 11kg)
Level C- CLD Suit
Level D- Lightest (MOPP 4)
- Exercise Slim Dragon in Finale of Pnr Course (Held is some forest in Singapore)- Like field camp in BMT (Need field pack, etc)
- Guard Duty

Basically, there is only 2 companies there,super duper small unit, Alpha Company and Bravo Company.

And 3 men to 1 sergeant per team will engage in “team response” and have to proceed to the incident site to mitigate chemical threats.

You will learn how to use equipments to deal with Chemical, Biological and Radiological threats. All are practices, they will create a scenario, for instance, XXX company was attacked by Sarin attack, so how your team of 4 (A sergeant and 3 men) have to deal with these scenario.

For different threats you will use different equipements. For instance, sodium hypochlorite to deal with certain chemical agents.

Basically, first week, lots of heat acclimatisation with your suits and masks. Must get used to the heat stress. There is also the iconic dig shellscrape in full suit in the forests with mask during your finale in your Pioneer course. There is also a compenent where you where full suit and mask to shoot your SAR21.

Worse of all, the facilites there is super run down, expect your area cleaning to be tough, so mucb dust, endless, like some abandoned domitory, can’t believe I slept there for 2 years.

As your time goes by, you will have to be an operational company. Which means if SG kena chemical attack, your company will deal with this threats. So basically each week, a platoon will standby for 24Hrs, no bookout for that week, stay in camp, to prepare for any imminent attacks.

Transport? (sorry no mrt to camp, have to take bus)
Bus Services: 103, 117
Take Bus 103 from Jalan Kayu/ Serangoon
Take Bus 117 from Punggol/Jalan Kayu

Nearest Nights Out Locations: Seletar Mall, Waterway Point
Book In Time: Sun 2200
Book Out Time: Fri 6-7pm (For 1st 8 Weeks)
Subsequently, Fri 2-4 (Depends on performance)
1-2 Night out per week.

Good Things About CBRE: (Compared to Infantry)
1. No camo on face (U are wearing mask)
2. Can sleep in your suit (nobody knows, u are wearing your gas mask)
3. Less forest training, mainly deal with threats in urban spaces, buildings, etc
4. No overseas trainings, so dangerous
5. Small unit, more care and concern
6. Lower commander to men ratio, 3 men to 1 sergeant, sergeant can be friends with u
7. Sergeant also take part in training, they shag, you shag, fair and square. They have no energy to lecture u.. wearing gas mask and suit is tiring for everyone

We share the same camp with the combat engineer, bridging unit (35SCE). Always kena bullied by them during guard duty. 35 SCE owned 90% of the entire seletar camp, while 39 SCE owned merely 10%, we are a super small unit, our unit is only 140 people at most.. Always during guard duty, all the 39 SCE kena do sentry, while the 35SCE do prowler. We have highlighted this issue many times, nobody can be bothered about it.

No shelter in this unit. Buildings are located far from each other. If rain, bring your gortex jacket, always have to use often

 

[scholar88]

Any questions about 39SCE, feel free to ask. ORD-ed in Dec last year. Have gone thru the entire process of decontamnination, combat Chemical, Biological, Radiological (CBR) Threats instincitvely and effectively.

Our unit mascot is Mongoose, Mongoose is an animal which have thick coats and fur so they are resistant to snake venom.
We, as mongoose warrior, CBR responders, just like Mongoose, have our protective suits to protect us against chemical warfare agent.

Another thing to add is you can get extra $200 for risk pay, for the risk you encounter in performing this CBR tasks. So your extra combat support pay is $200+ $100= $300, excluding your normal allowance.

 

[Panerex]

Interesting unit

 

[Clueles]

Thank you so much for all your replies and I apologise so so deeply for the misinformation!!!

I have already ORD-ed mid 2017 and because I was from a transport unit, most of us are split up and I got posted to 39SCE for my reservist.

Was hoping to find directions to the camp as I live all the way to the west and was also wondering how the people there are like.

Again, thanks a lot for the warm responses. Appreciate it.

 

[Starbarks!]

Thank you so much for all your replies and I apologise so so deeply for the misinformation!!!

I have already ORD-ed mid 2017 and because I was from a transport unit, most of us are split up and I got posted to 39SCE for my reservist.

Was hoping to find directions to the camp as I live all the way to the west and was also wondering how the people there are like.

Again, thanks a lot for the warm responses. Appreciate it.

Haha u are likely to be scholar's in-camp mate but ur vocation will remain the same..

 

[Starbarks!]

Transport wise if u are not driving there sugg u take mrt to woodlands & take bus 168 fr the interchange. Alight at the first bus stop along SLE/TPE then walk or transfer bus 103 to ur camp..

 

[Clueles]

Haha u are likely to be scholar's in-camp mate but ur vocation will remain the same..

Hahaha
I am still quite confused with my vocation though.

Not proud of it, but I was downgraded to PES E and was told by the "very useful" people at NS Call Centre that PES E(s) are not allowed to operated vehicles. Yet, 39SCE told me that I am a transport operator there.

I was downgraded due to a couple of permanent sport injuries

Also, thanks a lot for the direction advice. Really glad I can find proper help here. Been directing my questions to NS Call Centre but...well...they everything also don't know. Wonder if there are other platforms to contact with MINDEF lol