Istana COG August CMI?

last SG · 2007-08-16T13:07:58+00:00

As concurring with my point. AFAIK, MPC has no legal jurisdiction on issues happening on civilian property, and certainly do not have much grounds, in my op...

spdsboiboi86 SG

To Saint:

I was one of those who got stuck between 2.5 years to 2 years transition but we did well, watch everything since may 06 to may 07 COGs, and that was because we had GOOD chief instructor and no doubt his drills are 100001 times better than the current one... he's a joke, look at him, which instructor can't even remember a simple drill sequence? If he's that bad, he shouldn't be qualified to teach. And I wasn't even dissing the xin jiaos, they can prove themselves in the coming COGs, but this instructor is crap srsly, regular somemore, he ought to do his job with more pride

And yes you're totally right, upstairs always only want to look good, no manpower still wanna gek out people, end up the drills like crap then they punish them.. it's time justice be done. Those people don't deserve their bars and crabs

To Venny:

Are you even an MP? Shame on those who think only of SPDS? Wake up your idea, everyone else does foot drills, the only difference between us and other units is the fact that we do SPDS, and if we can't do this good, is like saying the commandos can't paradrop properly.

Like I said, this COG doesn't even include exchange sequence, wave sequence, jumbo and rotations. These are key sequences which involve a higher level of skills and technique, and if they aren't present in the performance, there shouldn't even be any screw ups.

Mistakes are infectious

[email protected], only nubs get affected by their friend's mistakes. Drill squad is supposed to be elite, not nubs.

You done drills but let me ask you, have you ever done silent precision drills? No? if you senang diri sediya also can wrong leg, then maybe you should stop posting here.[/b]

Saint` SG

ok i just seen the youtube vids .. that sux Laughing .. but i see no seniors inside .. thats another thing Rolling Eyes .. i think right now they r being tekan to train until jialiat

Saint` SG

Originally posted by spdsboiboi86:
To Saint:

I was one of those who got stuck between 2.5 years to 2 years transition but we did well, watch everything since may 06 to may 07 COGs, and that was because we had [b]GOOD chief instructor and no doubt his drills are 100001 times better than the current one... he's a joke, look at him, which instructor can't even remember a simple drill sequence? If he's that bad, he shouldn't be qualified to teach. And I wasn't even dissing the xin jiaos, they can prove themselves in the coming COGs, but this instructor is crap srsly, regular somemore, he ought to do his job with more pride

And yes you're totally right, upstairs always only want to look good, no manpower still wanna gek out people, end up the drills like crap then they punish them.. it's time justice be done. Those people don't deserve their bars and crabs

To Venny:

Are you even an MP? Shame on those who think only of SPDS? Wake up your idea, everyone else does foot drills, the only difference between us and other units is the fact that we do SPDS, and if we can't do this good, is like saying the commandos can't paradrop properly.

Like I said, this COG doesn't even include exchange sequence, wave sequence, jumbo and rotations. These are key sequences which involve a higher level of skills and technique, and if they aren't present in the performance, there shouldn't even be any screw ups.

[email protected], only nubs get affected by their friend's mistakes. Drill squad is supposed to be elite, not nubs.

You done drills but let me ask you, have you ever done silent precision drills? No? if you senang diri sediya also can wrong leg, then maybe you should stop posting here.[/b][/b]

hi there .. i cant wait to ord in nov07.. kena too many shit .. current merged mpeu sux .. co sux .. for show nia .. ccbk .. i m from station .. i gonna kena drills n other lj training .. i mean wtf ? he wans every1 to be train so can work anything under a umbrella . COck sia .. thigns meant to be specialised r to be specialised.

hemoid SG

in the past SAFPU has shown flexibility and postphoned the Istana COG when there were manpower/standard issues.Perhaps that should be done until something is done about the present situation(whole show looking like a bunch of clowns in white helmets-the only thing missing is after screwing up the whole show they actually burst out laughing cuz that’s what it looked like what was about to happen..that’ll make my day man)

venny SG

Originally posted by spdsboiboi86:

To Venny:

Are you even an MP? Shame on those who think only of SPDS? Wake up your idea, everyone else does foot drills, the only difference between us and other units is the fact that we do SPDS, and if we can't do this good, is like saying the commandos can't paradrop properly.

Like I said, this COG doesn't even include [b]exchange sequence, wave sequence, jumbo and rotations. These are key sequences which involve a higher level of skills and technique, and if they aren't present in the performance, there shouldn't even be any screw ups.

[email protected], only nubs get affected by their friend's mistakes. Drill squad is supposed to be elite, not nubs.

You done drills but let me ask you, have you ever done silent precision drills? No? if you senang diri sediya also can wrong leg, then maybe you should stop posting here.[/b][/b]

n u r frm mp? u obviously hav never seen the best drills frm mp be4. all u hav seen is jus that one vid. i've done lots of major parades, seen many instructors and gd drills. if u wanna condemn the whole unit cos of one bad performance, then u r really naive.

even commandos dont always paradrop properly incase u didnt know. there are always cases of commandos who drop off target. anyway, every jump is not always done by commandos only. ppl frm many units take part in the jumps. 1 screwed jump doesnt mean the whole batch is bad. u r stereotyping everyone when u know very little about drills.

do you even know wats the req to get that drill badge? u make urself sound like u hav done lots of drills and were forever gd, never affected by frens mistakes, never had a wrong leg, did high level drills wo mistakes. basically u sound like someone who is the cream de la cream of drills... so, post some of ur achievements here then.

if u think u r gd enough to criticize others, go ahead. if not, dont scream for attention here Rolling Eyes

somemore u know very little about the unit still can post the mp pledge here.
dun anyhow post ppl pledge if u dunno wat it means

Saint` SG

Laughing no need to flame ba .. just open for all opinions .. imo , its the commanders who r ought to be shot .. we men shall unite as 1 Mad

venny SG

he's making the whole unit look bad when its nt the whole unit's fault. though spds shld be the best la, but jus becos one mistake u curse them like crazy le. really too much lehz.
bring in their pledge, their co, their oc.... u wan bring their father mother in also izzit

Shibaa SG

I think this august performance is around the same standard when i watched NCC girls doing their drills with a light mock Mark4?

Most of the mistakes are memory mistakes which i think is ridiculous. The men did not put in enough effort to memorise the drills.

The drills done in the video are not of high risk, in fact, some are actually basics, and the standard is quite bad. ( in terms of the weapon angle and weapon stability).
I have seen some videos but not a lot live performances. I have seen mistake like toss dropping. But i guess those are forgivable as they are using risk in exchange for higher audience satisfaction.
However, standing there don't know wat to do, look here look there, salute till want to fall down, ai mai ai mai... really disgusting.

Change of Guards is a monthly affair and has become a routine for the SPDS. There should not be excuses like no time to train or no time to pass down because training schedule are normally planned ahead.

Maybe to some this is just a little flop or small mistake, but to me it is not. To me it is horrendous.

How to improve: (Just hoping the Squad members will see my post...)

Anxiety is inevitable, but courage can be built up. Rehearse in front of the unit during the morning live activities can build up courage as the whole unit will be watching the performance. More feedback also can help to improve.

Memory mistake is unacceptable. Recite the drills b4 u eat breakfast/lunch/dinner/b4 sleeping. Doing out whole sequence with a small water bottle and practise jerking of elbow/ flipping of fingers even when walking out of camp to MRT station. At home better, can use umbrella to practise!

For those who cannot catch the beat, open your GOLDEN MOUTH and start counting timing during practise/rehearsals. During any performance, one cannot be depending on the others, so the more one should not be affected by others if u are alert and concentrating.

I know it is unfair to judge the unit with just this performance, but this is a state ceremony. Afterall, not everyone has the prestige chance to march down the roads of Orchard, representing the state. So soldiers pull urselves together and make future performance better! All the best of Sept performance!

spdsboiboi86 SG

[email protected] again. Did I condemn all MPs because of what happened this COG? I suggest you reread everything, I said this bunch of xin jiaos acting like clowns and their chief instructor is the biggest clown ever in SPDS history. Unless you're the chief instructor that I'm flaming, I don't think you have to respond with such vigilance as if you were the founding father of SPDS.

By the way, Saint was saying some commanders act without considering issues of manpower and experience, I merely agreed. You need to L2Read forums properly.

do you even know wats the req to get that drill badge?

wowh4x apparently I don't know what's required but somehow that badge is my closet along with a #1, peak cap + accessory. Maybe I bought it from Beach RD, can't remember.

you remind me of changkat kids who pp after they kena first blood

ladysm SG

venny, you seem very upset by us flaming those performers. However, if you were really old school, you'd be as enraged as we are. This kinds of makes me suspect that you aren't old school, perhaps you're even on of the performers. In which case, i apologise for the harsh criticisms, since its true there are so many factors that are to blame (ie the guys are too new, their workload too much...)
but however, LOL at the sgt standing in front. really no excuses for him... he's a regular and hes been in apc for some time.... this one i know for a fact.

ladysm SG

btw venny, thats the MP song, not the MP creed. the wordings are slightly different. haha pwnt you noob.

melmoth SG

venny, you seem like you are defending those sorry bunch of noobs as if you were one of them. hey, the fact is this : THEY SUCK, no two ways abt it. and why do they suck? coz their commanders and instructors suck.... come on man, the guy looking around for help is a farking regular 1SG, and yet he is looking at LCPs for help... wth man, he must not be forgiven...... the drills are worse than those put up by NCCs..... I reckon that this SPDS be disbanded and that 1sg be punished, to save further humiliation to old timers..... this is really sad...

blitzonic SG

u mus be never gone for many ndp rehearsals before. the air force contingent shows the best drills every year de... navy always the worst.... (dont quote me on that)

Nope, I kena three national parades before. NDP both years during NS (albeit one as mobile column) & a Military Tattoo during reservist. If you wanna count all rehearsals plus the real thing, then my ante is 20-plus trips to the National Stadium *sob* Taught a mono-intake batch & performed for a military funeral too. Hence long-realized how Hokkien peng tend to be completely clueless with the Malay language, let alone unfamiliar drill commands.

Of course, you're referring to the GOH contingents. They're more conspicious & generally solid, but IMO not as sharp as those Police units I've seen. Mata side really drill siong-siong! Even NCC Land cannot fight with NPCC, in my days. Then again, it's our Malay brethen who get posted more to wear the blue, so they have the advantage of both language & a proud historical heritage.

As for the drill snafu, I'm more bummed that it was caught on video. Meaning it's recorded for prosperity, leaving SAFPU one heck of a mess to live down. But they know the occasion was the Istana COG, so WTF happened?

will4 SG

SAFPU should just simply disband the precision drill n formed an MP hotline to deal with the bullying cases n ill treatment.

hemoid SG

Excellent suggestions Shibaa!Hope any SPDS instructors see this and implement the above suggestions.Remember the worst crime of all is letting people know you screwed up really badly by having performers standing around looking totally lost.

Although you all may have really really screwed this show up its not the last and the public has a short memory.Do better next month and all will be forgiven.

Shibaa SG

SAFPU use to hold the highest standards of drills i heard. Doing trooping of colors for SAF Day parade, and of cos the unique SDPS.

I think not only the SPDS reflected in the video is below standards, if we film down the guards in no. 1, i think they are equally bad. Every command can hear bird shit dropping...

Overall performance seems going downhill recently.. hmm sad..

spdsboiboi86 SG

u make urself sound like u hav done lots of drills and were forever gd, never affected by frens mistakes, never had a wrong leg, did high level drills wo mistakes. basically u sound like someone who is the cream de la cream of drills... so, post some of ur achievements here then.

I dare say I have never had a wrong leg or mistakes during performances. During training alot but those are for greater good that I would strive to perform my best during performance. My drills might not be as high level as my very elite friends but at least I didn't screw up. So what have you, Venny? Care to reveal your dubious background?

Shibaa I think you should be elected as their new chief instructor, maybe the current one should be demoted to private.. his trainees did so much better than him in that COG, ludicrous.

Saint` SG

Last time it peaked becos we have delicated n specialised coy for the drills precision. Now the strength have downsize but the requirements of a simple contingent stays . Which equates to having divided dedication to perform more demanding tasks. LIke i said, some jobs that need to be specialised , have to be specialised . But the higher ups refuse to acknowledge the severe situation n choose a convient n short-term solution to solve a long term problem. They making every1 jacks of all trades masters of none n they wishes to uphold the reputation with these shiit ?? They make a mockery out of the command n end up punishing the overworked nsfs over the mistake they failed to point out 1yr ago.

melmoth SG

that’s why when such things happen, it is up to the direct superiors of the NSF performers to help defend their men. Shouldn’t the OC, 2I/C or PC of these NSFs help voice out the implications such a downsize would mean to the higher ups? In which case I see that these NSFs were pushed to do all thes shit because their direct superiors fark care them and this is dereliction of duty by their commanders. Im sure the higher ups would listen and take into serious consideration the consequences had the squad’s commanders voice out their concerns since this involves the reputation of MP command.

Nuad SG

i was part of the air force contingent GOH for ndp 2006, didnt participate this year because of my ord date on the 7th of august, and also because i opted out due to an injury early this year, missing out on trainings.

but i have to say alot depends heavily on the trainers, our 4 fds unit rsms were our trainers and all of them are from MP, and all of them are really old school, fellow air force goh in here will recognise these nicknames (i guess). ah pek, xiao ri pen (small japanese) the other two are more degrotary so i wont post Wink .

but they have high standards and are proud of thier uniform, wearing thier temasek green whenever they can Razz . hamtum us like nobody business, and always start from scratch, retraining every basic movement and emphasis on sharpness.

well i don't know that air force is really the best, but thier traning really makes it second nature to your drill movements. they really "drill" it into us.

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