Hi TS
MDEC Course is for those who have a recognised university
degree. They will be appointed as ME4 after the course.
It depends on what kind of military experience one has prior to
the course. For a fresh applicant, he/she will go for BMT followed
by the MDEC (Phase 1) which consists of the OCS Service Term
followed by specialised domain training. The total duration would
be the same as the OCS course. During this time, he/she holds the
rank of ME4 (Trainee), which is a thick white bar surmounted by the
MDES insignia in white.
Upon completion of MDEC (Phase 1), he/she will be promoted to
ME4 (Apprentice), which is equivalent to 2LT and will wear a thick
gold bar surmounted by the MDES insignia in gold.
The next step will occur after the trainee returns from
university studies. There will be a 4 week MDEC (Phase 2) after
which the trainee will be promoted to ME4.
Slight differences may occur between the services. Hope these
information helps.