Commando Enlistment 11th July

last SG · 2008-04-18T01:39:27+00:00

interesting! but i kinda confused. i thought everyone who passed out from commando bmt muz go thru BCT 1st before being posted to other units like cdo sectio...

Gedanken SG

I think TS hopes to become a pilot as it might be his dream job rather than for the officer rank.

Hopefully not a fighter pilot. Can you imagine: "Two bogeys on the radar - how to siam arh?".

kenn3th SG

Fuckin' A.

Gedanken SG

A = abbreviation of "affirmative".

cuddles SG

I read the posts and I would like to say, there is no way to get out of the formation once you start with their training.. unless,

1. down pes (Ged, this is still valid)

2. attitude problems, family problems, religion issues etc..

3. show total pathetic soldiering skills

You might get a retry at tekong if you failed their BMT. but you will be marked and never will cross over to OCS nor SISPEC. once the outside people know you WERE from cdos, they will expect the most out of you aka everything you do.

if you want to leave, do it before you pass their BMT. if you get to training company, don't expect to leave. You'll become their admin support in the end and get yourself leeched till the very end of your NS.

imo, it was a memorable experience there. you can never forget the feeling of airborne. but if you decide to stay, must take good care, if not injury very sad one.. :(

Applecombi SG

tts the thing i want. i wana b posted to OCS after cdo bmt but in other formations la. then during the common term, i can reapply for the pilot vocation. but got this recruitment guy in AFRC tel mi to write a letter with my re-application if i'm in commandos. i juz hope i can survive the training coz alot of ppl call mi to avoid commandos as after u ORD, u r practically a nutcase!

TS,

sometimes donno u seeking for sympathy or for advice here. if u really want to be a pilot in RSAF, i think u have to watch ur attitude.

firstly, u dont go to CDO OCS after BMT, u have to go thru BCT, then leaders' cse first, then the best amongst the cse get selected to go OCS, that's about 9mths after u start BMT.

u will see ur friend in BMT, cos he might be enlisted for PTP phase, and for u, BMT straight away......... there's only 1 BMT CO. at any 1 time.

if u really want to be pilot, serve 2 years NSF then apply pilot again. Fyi, a CPL in CDO applied after 2 yrs in CDO, now a MAJ flying the F-16s.

Frankly, u missed your first chance during ur interview. Now, u fighting for a second chance. sometimes in life, 2nd chances are not given. thats why do it once, do it right. dont go in with the half baked attitude, give excuses and expect the whole world to accomodate to you.

you need to reflect again why u didn't even get to go first solo in YFC.

lastly, CDO training is tough, but not hell. it's all in the mind. thousands go in, thousands come out SOUNDLY. do you see more CRAZY CDOs admitted into woodbridge? i think the disciplined training will do you some good.

you can keng sometimes, most times, but ALL the time?? and do you think you can make it in RSAF like that as a career?

i hope you make it a pilot, but dont complain again if u only get to fly C130 and not F-16s.

good luck!!!

kenn3th SG

A = abbreviation of "affirmative".

i see, i thought you were scolding me :lol:

Hanagata SG

hey anyone enlisting for commandos on 11th july at 8.00am?reporting to special operation tactics centre at pasir ris camp. does anyone know to get away from commandos even after receiving letter from them? hope to get response soon...

cut off KKJ and become transformer lah...

kajagugu SG

Crossing over from Cdo to OCS without going back to the formation is tough, but you can choose not to be a commando. I have 3 friends who went for Cdo BMT, 1 eventually became Cdo officer, the other became clerk at Hendon (forgot for what reason), the other became medic at other camps because he's medic trained. He even has an airborne badge.

The latter two did not became commandos, i think its their personal choice. You can tell your commanders that, maybe they can do something. For my Cdo assessment b4 enlistment, i told the Warrant Officer straight that i dun wanna kena cdo, really nv kena. Did you tell the interviewer that you dun wanna be a commando? But your situation, to get pilot quite jialat lah. You can't have your cake and eat it at the same time. Sometimes have to accept decisions going against you.

Has been said many times, just take whatever that comes your way. If you are worried about siongness, i personally feel that SAF training is always tough, no matter which vocation or formation, its how you adapt. Adaptibility helped me survive NS.

Cdo & Pilot SG

i told the warrant officer i prefer to b a pilot and he never said much...i guess i didnt gif concrete statements to convince him like my mom suffering from depression or something like this la. but i guess i will just go commandos coz i will not be the only one suffering inside, i believe there are people like me who does not want to be a commando but accept it anyway. who knows re-applying for pilot vocation as a commando helps as everyone always say being a commando is much better than being an officer.

WP_ SG

I've ask my friend who is a pilot trainee and he has the same conditions as you but he was reporting to NDU. He also did not did quite well for his interview but i guess he pass his other test to be a pilot. His interviewer also said he must get into OCS to be a pilot.

So he called up cmpb and i guess he told the staffs there about his situation and he was changed from NDU bmt to tekong bmt. I guess maybe you could try this method. But if this fails, you can just enlist for cdo bmt and bring this up to your pc. You not need tell them that you failed your 1st interview or whatever but just express your interest in being a pilot. I think they'll do something about it.

My friend also said being a pilot isn't that fast. Some may need to wait up to a year before they can sign the contract. There's a lot of admin work and stuffs going for pilot. You may even ord 1st before you can see the contract to be a pilot.

Derek.gonefishing SG

MAN! I want that letter! how about exchanging places? lol

kajagugu SG

Ok, just do your best in the army. Build up friendships and dont be sabo-king, life will be much smoother inside.

At least now you know of real life examples of ppl crossing over to become pilots. Use this as motivation in your bmt, cheers!!

Cdo & Pilot SG

yeah that's like my case too WP_. the AFRC guy told mi to write a letter or something with my re-application when i told him i mayb selected by cdos. so i guess i'll try calling them and tel them about my case, hopefully they will transfer mi to tekong like how your friend did. being a pilot is indeed a very long journey, if not the longest in SAF i guess. but no matter how long it takes, i'm stil gonna pursue my dream...wish me luck guys...

Cdo & Pilot SG

sighs...just call AFRC. they told mi nothing can be done and i will have to enlist for commandos and try to be an officer there to re-apply again...as if its real easy to be selected for commando officer training. i guess i'll just stick with commandos. is it true that NDU personnels have it worse than cdos?

cuddles SG

Both have their own toughness. one swim for long hours in open waters, one walk for long hours in forested terrain.

All NSFs regarding whatever they are doing what will still ultimately sick of the life of booking in and out.

Cdo & Pilot SG

cuddles, are you sure cdo bmt in pasir ris camp is like going for holiday? i doubt pasir ris camp will be like a holiday camp sia! maybe when you compare with hendon, it may be a holiday camp! but i still feel cdo bmt will definitely be more xiong than tekong bmt...did you get your red beret anyway?

Xcert SG

sure anot? but my friend say u juz gif a reason that u r the onli son (which is true) then u will probably be excused from commandos leh. shud i juz gif it a try though?

even if its true....shouldnt ur father/mother be the ones to see the MP?

cuddles SG

That is an insult to me. Of course I got my red beret! I'm just sharing with you my pov. Compare hendon to PRC, obviously.

you don't talk so big now. get the beret first. no wonder Ged ignored you.

Xcert SG

Hopefully not a fighter pilot. Can you imagine: "Two bogeys on the radar - how to siam arh?".

cute...

Cdo & Pilot SG

relax la...i'm just confirming whether you got ur red beret wat...your insights and advice are very useful for me when i enlist on that dreadful day...

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