Are Singapore army POW trained ?

Unidentified SG

Was watching ''Price Of Peace'' series yesterday , then saw the tourture method that was taught in history when i was in school

the scence saw yesterday was an anti-japanese soidier (yi yong jun) caught , he refuse to give away the location of other soldier hidout and was treated with different kind of tourturing tools. And after 10 days without food and tourture he finally gave up and surrender

Ok, main point here is , when we go army to train and handle equipment , are soldier trained in a way that if one day they become Prisoner Of War , and toutured , how far can they take it as not to let out military secrets ??

Im afriad most of them would surrender ever before any tourture tool was used

the Bear SG

the last time some died in training..

Unidentified SG

died in tourture training ???

ouchtthurt SG

U goin behind enemy lines ah? Why so scared? Mian kia lah!

If i am not wrong its called combat survival course right. And yes, the last time during the course someone did die. Think there is a thread about it smwhr.

Unidentified SG

no la , just curious , and wonder nowday soldier can tahan tourture anot , in the show , the person was tourture from day to night for 10 day before he surrender , was thinking , 3G soldier can tahan that long anot ?? and nowaday , torture tool are becoming from bad to worst.

LazerLordz SG

You better also worry if our soldiers are going to torture the enemy once they see their friends and mates die in battle.

dork3d SG

No need to torture so khan khor lah... Show us the dough and the beans will be split... Mr. Green

R3SsH|n SG

our soldiers are trained to the point that shouting and uttering and vulgarities will trigger a phonecall to their mummies and complain...

you really think they can survive "torture"?

Unidentified SG

ask their mummy to call enemy hotline and complain about the harsh torture ?

sir sickolot II SG

Interesting you should mention this, because in war would a military commander care about the enemy? Having info could save his men or other fellow soldiers' lives. What's more how would a commander know if the enemy is not doing the same to POWs?

I had a similar interesting discussion with WOs once when I was in Army... and many people feel when you're at the point in time... to hell with the Geneva Code and what not, the lives of the men you lead are at stake.

lemme paint you this scenario, based on a movie about the 70's US-Viet COng War.

An American team split up along a mangrove, each led by a 2Lt. One group got ambushed and was under heavy fire. The other american group managed to capture the OC and runner of the VietCong unit. Do note the OC and runner surrendered, making them POWs

Hearing the gun fire from a distance, the 2Lt knows the OC can call off the ambush and save his other team. So he threatens the OC with a gun. The OC refused, and the 2LT killed the runner in cold blood.

Although the other team was brutally massacred... should the 2Lt have killed the runner, given the OC and runner both surrendered and were by the Geneva Code -POWs and to be free of all mil torture.

Unidentified SG

ya lor , the geneva code write until so nice lai dat

but when war come who really care , break the rules 1st , find excuse to cover up later

Gordonator SG

reminds me of Elizabeth Choy. truly a heroine. Neutral

she's isn't a soldier but she survived 200 days of torture. respect.

crosshairs SG

The convention separates soldiers from animals.

crosshairs SG

We are not trained to handle torture. We are trained to avoid capture. It's a reminder.

=Optimus= SG

loot all, rape all, kill all, burn all war

menoob SG

only the elites need to be pow trained
like reccee, cd, guards, sniper

Eiizumi SG

Depends on the human morality of the person to how one will treat the others bah.

If other people play CB with you, of course its tit-for-tat lah. Its human nature.

Fatum SG

looking at our neighbours (potential enemies), POW training would be a waste of time ....

if war comes, like it or not, it'll be a dirty war of ethnic extermination for them, no quarters, no mercy will be given, so don't expect any .... the best you can expect is for it all to end quick if you get caught .... and (judging from reports from places like west papua, east timor and aceh), they'll behave like animals .... so save a last round for yourself ....

kwlee SG

if you dun tell them what they want, they torture you.
if you tell them what they want, they kill you.

Rolling Eyes

shade343 SG

We must train all SAF soldiers to like SM. So when they get captured, they would enjoy the torture imposed on to them by the enemy instead.