Guide to SPF Enlistment

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This is what my coy com said during our confinement. "Anyone with hair in hta is more senior than u be it a cleaner or a comtractor, u must greet anyone u saw with hair. Your rank here is the lowest in hta."

Yeah! "Once you enter HTA, after exchanging your pink IC, until the day you POP you all are lower than the grass, no, lower than the dirt!"

I remember the words like it was yesterday!
 

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7 early 8 early rain

All the best to those enlisting today

Hope to say hi to you guys one day
 
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Im going in in oct, and it says to report in light coloured long sleeve shirt and dark coloured pants (no jeans/Tshirt) , sooo is it any long black pants, like, i do ad-hoc security and we have like those long black pants with a ton of pockets, can use? and the shirt does it have to be like, office shirt? or any long sleeve shirt? just checking to make sure ._.lll
 

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Im going in in oct, and it says to report in long black pants, sooo is it any long black pants, like, i do ad-hoc security and we have like those long black pants with a ton of pockets, can use rite? just checking to make sure ._.lll

Should be OK, I would also recommend wearing a collared shirt, like a polo T shirt. Also make sure you wear covered shoes....
 
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Should be OK, I would also recommend wearing a collared shirt, like a polo T shirt. Also make sure you wear covered shoes....
They mentioned no t-shirts and jeans though, and and light colored long sleeved shirt... Polo shirts are...short sleeved,no....?
 

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They mentioned no t-shirts and jeans though, and and light colored long sleeved shirt... Polo shirts are...short sleeved,no....?

It shouldn't matter, when I enlisted 2 years back there were people who wore a simple shirt. There is no need to wear a long sleeved shirt.
 

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How do u guys deal with sunburn head ah
Whole squad head red like tomato.
Go under sun like vampire kena burn lol
 

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How do u guys deal with sunburn head ah
Whole squad head red like tomato.
Go under sun like vampire kena burn lol

I only ever had sunburn during confinement. I dealt with it by rubbing baby oil on my head. But like I said, after confinement, I was not affected by sunburn.
 

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Guide to SPF Enlistment Updated 2017

Hi all, i am enlisting on 10 Oct'17.
Any senior here can share on which vocation is the best to get into?
im pes b and i hope i can study during Year 2 for serving. :s12:
 

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Hi all, i am enlisting on 10 Oct'17.
Any senior here can share on which vocation is the best to get into?
im pes b and i hope i can study during Year 2 for serving. :s12:

There is no "best" vocation, it depends on what you are interested in, very subjective.

And are you taking about deferring your NS after 20 months to go to Uni?
 

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There is no "best" vocation, it depends on what you are interested in, very subjective.

And are you taking about deferring your NS after 20 months to go to Uni?

i am looking at NPCO and K9. Anything you know that can share with me?
like to working hours, locations, salary .. etc..

No, i mean doing part time while serving. i heard people able to complete RMIT or professional certs while serving SPF.

anw, so you mean SPF is only 20 months? Which mean Oct'17 - Jun'19 i will ORD?
All along i thought SPF has to serve full 2yrs unlike SAF.. haha

Btw thanks for your guide.. its really helped me in preparing for my enlistment. :s13:
 
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i am looking at NPCO and K9. Anything you know that can share with me?
like to working hours, locations, salary .. etc..

No, i mean doing part time while serving. i heard people able to complete RMIT or professional certs while serving SPF.

anw, so you mean SPF is only 20 months? Which mean Oct'17 - Jun'19 i will ORD?
All along i thought SPF has to serve full 2yrs unlike SAF.. haha

Btw thanks for your guide.. its really helped me in preparing for my enlistment. :s13:

Oh, part time, because in NS, generally after you complete 20-22 months of NS, you can defer for University entrance, like if you finish your NS in October, but your University starts in August, then you can "ORD" early to start, but you will have to complete the rest of your NS during your holidays.

As for part time studies, if you can schedule your classes during your off days, then sure. But be sure to check with your TL of your team before you start part time studies.

NS in SPF is 1 year and 10 months if you have attained Silver and Above during your NAPFA/IPPT you took during your JC/Poly/ITE, or if you took outside at Toa Payoh Stadium. Otherwise, you will serve 2 years.

As an NPCO, you will be working shift work, day shift, night shift then 2 off days.
As for your pay, as a CPL, you will get a salary of around $800+, after you promote to SGT (1), your pay will be about $900+. It really depends on how many night shifts you do a month, as every night shift you will claim meal allowance.
As for locations, most likely you will be posted to an NPC near your house. But may not always be the case. Some divisions are really quite big, like Ang Mo Kio Div (Foxtrot). You may stay in Ang Mo Kio, but be posted to Bedok (Golf Div). Although it is quite rare, it has been known to happen, as it depends on how much manpower the div needs to compensate the NSFs that will ORD from the team when you enter after passing out from your GRF course.

I'm not too sure about K9 though, perhaps someone else could help.....
 
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"If you are medically graded PES A or B1, you will enjoy an 8-week reduction in your full-time NS duration if you attain 61 points or more from the three Pre-Enlistee IPPT stations (with a minimum of 1 point from each station) at least two weeks before the Physical Training Phase (PTP) enlistment in order to qualify for direct basic training. Otherwise, you are required to undergo the 8-week PTP."

i think now they use point system and i manage to score above 61 points.
 

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Oh, part time, because in NS, generally after you complete 20-22 months of NS, you can defer for University entrance, like if you finish your NS in October, but your University starts in August, then you can "ORD" early to start, but you will have to complete the rest of your NS during your holidays.

As for part time studies, if you can schedule your classes during your off days, then sure. But be sure to check with your TL of your team before you start part time studies.

NS in SPF is 1 year and 10 months if you have attained Silver and Above during your NAPFA/IPPT you took during your JC/Poly/ITE, or if you took outside at Toa Payoh Stadium. Otherwise, you will serve 2 years.

As an NPCO, you will be working shift work, day shift, night shift then 2 off days.
As for your pay, as a CPL, you will get a salary of around $800+, after you promote to SGT (1), your pay will be about $900+. It really depends on how many night shifts you do a month, as every night shift you will claim meal allowance.
As for locations, most likely you will be posted to an NPC near your house. But may not always be the case. Some divisions are really quite big, like Ang Mo Kio Div (Foxtrot). You may stay in Ang Mo Kio, but be posted to Bedok (Golf Div). Although it is quite rare, it has been known to happen, as it depends on how much manpower the div needs to compensate the NSFs that will ORD from the team when you enter after passing out from your GRF course.

I'm not too sure about K9 though, perhaps someone else could help.....

Thanks for your long reply. Does free car license still available? i currently have bike license. Not sure if they will post to me TP, or is it very unlikely as i heard TP is only for regulars. :s11:
 

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Thanks for your long reply. Does free car license still available? i currently have bike license. Not sure if they will post to me TP, or is it very unlikely as i heard TP is only for regulars. :s11:

Yes, if you get posted to GRF, then you will get your Class 3 license for free.

If you have a Class 2/2A/2B, after you get posted to your team, you may be sent for a defensive riding course.

And yes, it is very unlikely to get posted to TP as a Frontline officer, while there are PES C positions like Staff Assistant.
 
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Yes, if you get posted to GRF, then you will get your Class 3 license for free.

If you have a Class 2/2A/2B, after you get posted to your team, you may be sent for a defensive riding course.

And yes, it is very unlikely to get posted to TP as a Frontline officer, while there are PES C positions like Staff Assistant.

What is GRF?

Do i have to declare that i have Bike license or SPF system will have record ?
 

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What is GRF?

Do i have to declare that i have Bike license or SPF system will have record ?

GRF stands for Ground Response Force, another term for Neighborhood Police Centre Officers.

As for the bike license, previously when I was doing my NS, after I was posted to my team, my Team Leader asked me for all my information, address, licenses, birthday etc.

And again when defensive riding courses were implemented.

But you haven't enlisted yet, so there is no real need to bother about trivial things like these. After your enlistment, you have 14 weeks of Basic Police Training, after which, if you get NPCO, you will go for another 3 more months of training at HTA.

Who knows, maybe during your 14 weeks you will set your sights on another vocation....
 
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