Need to go SISPEC before selected for OCS

last SG · 2008-03-27T01:08:08+00:00

from tekong can go to either sispec or ocs, den at sispec the top 10% from bslc can cross over to ocs

Cdo & Pilot SG

hey i read from some forum tt everybody needs to go SISPEC 1st and then potential OCS candidates will be selected from SISPEC. is it stil applicable coz the forum post was dated 2005 so i tot whether this protocol is still in use or has changed? care to share anyone?

stellazio SG

no la, most officer cadets are posted to ocs straight from tekong.

Scania L113 lover SG

Never heard of such a thing.

Cdo & Pilot SG

oic...thx for that. damn worried abt getting into OCS coz i nid to be selected for tt in order to apply again for pilot vocation due to failure in clearing interview last wk. u all heard of any cases where people fail interview and offer another 2nd chance?

kengkia SG

there’s a clause states that those who have applied need not apply again….u tink leh?

del_co SG

kengkia, since when? cdo was told by the RO tt he wld haf his application reconsidered if he got into OCS.

and yes, from sispec the top few will be selected to convert to officers. but most cadets come straight from bmt.

Cdo & Pilot SG

yeah...i was told by RO to reapply for pilot if i get into OCS. huh? got this clause meh? since when sia? i din even noe abt it...

BrUtUs SG

when u go bmt u super on and tell everyone u wan be officer... declare it out... try again lo..

Cdo & Pilot SG

the prob is i duno whether is there such a scenario where people are given a 2nd chance to pass the pilot interview or izit fail any selection test in the process and you can say sayonara to your pilot career. i'm only assured by the words of the RO...

del_co SG

u cant try again if u fail compass for sure. and pls dun be siao on in bmt and declare to the world u wanna go ocs. ppl will call u "ocs"...or other stupid names relating to ocs. haha! just be humble and be tactful. ppl need help, give. dun cock up, dun be a blur cock and dun sarbo ppl. and technically, whatever they teach u, you also must do well in it la.

Saf4life SG

SpecOps87 SG

I even know someone whom gg to ORD from NDU that got into Pilot...and now is a LTC (not Lieutenant Colonel but Long Term Cadet)...u say leh?

snk86 SG

dun worry, my friend flunk the first interview, went sispec, cross over to OCS, applied, now happily in australia lol. serious, dun give up till the end.

Ponders SG

As far as I know, back in 2005 there were plans that there will be no OCS intake direct from BMT.

I am not too sure if that is implemented.

And as far as I know, it is not practical to do such an arrangement.

Gedanken SG

They shorten NS, and then they make SISPEC a requirement before OCS? I can see it now - attend a weekend course and become an ossifer!

kengkia SG

what's the rolling eyes for? :lol: u dun like it when TS wanna sign up for pilot? u look down on pilots?!...infantry very liao bu qi is it?! KNN u...

del_co SG

yeah its not possible for SAF to select ppl to go for OCS thru SISPEC only cuz simply no time. haha! well, sometimes tis is how things gotta be done. the most sian part is u wanna do sth, yet u can't because u are not qualified for it. i noe of ppl from ITE who wanna be officers, but they juz cant. damn sad.

WP_ SG

I even know someone whom gg to ORD from NDU that got into Pilot...and now is a LTC (not Lieutenant Colonel but Long Term Cadet)...u say leh?

My friend whu is a pilot trainee have a batch mate who is also a 3SG gds man and ord already. If this gds man fail his OCS, he will leave the force immediately. LOL!

My friend said usually pilot need to wait very long; average 6 months to 1 year to start training as a pilot. Some will become long term cadet while others will have other vocation 1st. So don't worry about getting into OCS, even if a guy who ORD and is a 3SG can be a pilot, why not you.

Chris1988 SG

as far as i know, the top 5 in sispec will be selected for OCS training.

for those in the enhanced batch, crossing over will require you to serve that extra 2 months more.

which means you serve a total of 2 years instead of 1 year 10 months.

and yes they still do take people straight into OCS after you finish BMT

lastly all the best to you

i really do hope you manage to become a pilot at the end.

bryanw SG

ocs is ocs. sispec is sispec. never heard of such thing before.