Sign On RSN: Worth It? Wise?

last SG · 2010-01-25T22:31:10+00:00

I a Ex navy crew. I sign on after my 'O' levels, Sign on the doted line on the 1st April 1998. (APRIL FOOL DAY) 6 years in the NAVY. There is good, there is...

Impp SG

i called navy and ask about the poly-saf scheme. I'm in my third year of poly and im thinking of signing on, but not as a specialist.

i asked them if i can join the scheme(which ill get 40% of the tution fees + allowance) as a officer instead of specs.

anyone think its a good idea? I'm going down for a recruitment talk next friday then afterwhich i can decide if i want to sign on. but still, i have to go through interview and everything which is no gurantee i can get in. haha.

dkcx SG

As usual, we never advice a person to sign on to SAF until he has at least enlisted and knows how the SAF works. Many who considered signing were glad they didn't after enlistment.

Lokey SG

i called navy and ask about the poly-saf scheme. I'm in my third year of poly and im thinking of signing on, but not as a specialist.

i asked them if i can join the scheme(which ill get 40% of the tution fees + allowance) as a officer instead of specs.

Navy you need to sign on, to get enlisted in their BMT.

But be sure you will not get sea sick.

I dont know about you, try to find out about sea life. it is quite different .

dkcx SG

Navy you need to sign on, to get enlisted in their BMT.

But be sure you will not get sea sick.

I dont know about you, try to find out about sea life. it is quite different .

You can still sign on to navy in army BMT and still get into Navy after that so no harm getting into the SAF, learn about how they work before choosing to sign.

There are many who break their bonds because they dislike the work after signing on too early so its best not to make a hasty decision.

SBS2601D SG

Navy you need to sign on, to get enlisted in their BMT.

But be sure you will not get sea sick.

I dont know about you, try to find out about sea life. it is quite different .

No. You don't need to be a regular to get enlisted in their mono-intake

stellazio SG

and u can always sign on during bmt..

SBS2601D SG

Best TS don't heed the ads, especially the ones on the trains that go:

7AM: Watch sunrise.

7PM: Watch sunset.

Chunhow SG

7pm-7am: Sleep in a small bunk shared with 10 other men.

7am-7pm: Sit in the small and hot engine room monitoring the computers :D

SBS2601D SG

7pm-7am: Sleep in a small bunk shared with 10 other men.

7am-7pm: Sit in the small and hot engine room monitoring the computers :D

This one also wishful thinking.

tarutaru SG

never believe in the ads about regular lives.....they always paint a perfect picture...life is never perfect.

kcockicht SG

i susgest signing on specialist and ggo toward sthe technician route. choose vocations that is useful even after you completed your bond and still be employable in the private sectors. Officers and combat vocations really very difficult to find jobs in private sectors.

Goilpo SG

I was from navy. Most ppl i know who signed up the saf-poly scheme were unhappy.

Furthermore, sea life is really different. Many ppl cannot take the routine n sea-sickness despite them being very healthy and fit. While some just finds it easy to adjust to.

You need advice from someone who you can trust and has experienced navy. The few yrs of bond associated with such education scheme can really dragged u down later after you work full time...

kcockicht SG

one thing to note is going out to sea is definitely of higeher risk than say vocations that require you to stay on land most of the time or maintenance job.

XiaoBunbun SG

Can girl sign on as navy?

Lokey SG

You can still sign on to navy in army BMT and still get into Navy after that so no harm getting into the SAF, learn about how they work before choosing to sign.

There are many who break their bonds because they dislike the work after signing on too early so its best not to make a hasty decision.

Different Navy BMT dont have field camp, road march, SOC and so many stuff. And Navy BMT is completely different from Army. LOL. So different.

Lokey SG

Can girl sign on as navy?

Can! most of my officer and sgt are female!

dkcx SG

Different Navy BMT dont have field camp, road march, SOC and so many stuff. And Navy BMT is completely different from Army. LOL. So different.

I didn't say you don't need reBMT. I just said you can sign on AFTER BMT so you have a taste of how SAF works.

Lokey SG

I was from navy. Most ppl i know who signed up the saf-poly scheme were unhappy.

Furthermore, sea life is really different. Many ppl cannot take the routine n sea-sickness despite them being very healthy and fit. While some just finds it easy to adjust to.

You need advice from someone who you can trust and has experienced navy. The few yrs of bond associated with such education scheme can really dragged u down later after you work full time...

Goilpo is right!! 10 points.

some people can do the same thing over and over again. they dont feel bored.

But I cannot stand boring life.

Lokey SG

I didn't say you don't need reBMT. I just said you can sign on AFTER BMT so you have a taste of how SAF works.

I am saying the treatment for Navy BMT and Army BMT is different. Army BMT is like shit; whereas Navy BMT, the officer respect the recruits, and the jobs are more technical based, a lot of seamen terminology, skills, so it is more like school, training seamen. (but NDU is quite different.)

Of course you need not reBMT. One can always sign on later ... but why bother when one have already decided and they dont need to experience undesirable Army BMT. For what?

dkcx SG

Of course you need not reBMT. One can always sign on later ... but why bother when one have already decided and they dont need to experience undesirable Army BMT. For what?

We don't talk about just experiencing BMT. Entering the SAF gives you a chance to see how they work and learn more about some of the regimental stuff etc which is still relatively common between all 3 service. If a person has experience it and decides that the regimental lifestyle is not to his liking, he does not have to sign on.

Don't tell me RSN or RSAF slacker etc. If you can't take the toughest and worse treatment, you should not bother considering signing on since there is no assurnace of things being easy in any of the services.