SAF Urban Legends - Fact or Fiction?

Shotgun SG

Okay, this thread is to track and list down what urban legends you have heard about SAF and its practices. Feel free to add to the list.

So far I've thought of 2...

1. No Nigh trainings on thursdays.
2. SAF Crest is blessed by major religion representatives.

alwaysdisturbed SG

i still went for my nite ambush leh...

nismoS132 SG

2. SAF Crest is blessed by major religion representatives. [/b]

fact.

the saf crest is blessed by practitioners of the 7 major religions in singapore. it's done in conjunction with some other ceremony, can't remember what.

buddhist
taoist
muslim
hindu
jew
christian
catholic

they won't be blessing every single crest, just the saf logo itself. your crest, by proxy, is considered blessed.

one-niner SG

I haven’t heard abt the crest being blessed by the 7 main religons en mass, it could be spun off from the Commissioning Parade ceremony when the 7 religous leaders will bless the graduating cohort, as common practice, the cadets will usually remove the crest on their pick caps before returning to store and use the blessed crest on their own berets and returing the non blessed crest back to the store.

Shotgun SG

So now we know that there is a practice of blessing the SAF crest, in a way through a commisioning parade. But what is its purpose?

Is it really supposed to act a "Ward" against evil spirits? Or is it something else?

Ponders SG

3. Lost of Rifle 7 years DB (i say ficton).
4. Some BMTC companies more xiong than others (confirmed fiction)
5. No pork on tekong (FICTION)

LazerLordz SG

6. BMTC Instructors telling recruits that they can charge them for the smallest mistakes. (Fiction)
[a 3SG/2SG has no power to charge anyone]

7. "elephants" in the barrel of your BMTC M16 [FICTION]
(most often than not, those ARE pits and erosions in the barrel, and by attempting to remove it, you are wearing out the barrel with constant scraping)

fudgester SG

A few days of DB will nullify your admission into a local uni. [mostly fiction]

I think it's more of a case-to-case basis. If you got into DB for just a few days for offences like speeding your landrover or something (extremely harsh, I say), then I don't think the local unis aren't going to let it stop you from enrolling. After all, I've heard of how NUS has given ex-convicts a second chance after spending time in civil prison.

Of course, if you were thrown into DB for a few months for things like rioting and causing grievous hurt, then the university admin might have to review your case first before deciding on whether to allow you to enrol. I don't have proof of all this, but I suppose that ought to be the case.

casshern SG

bumps on this

ditzy SG

So all you people serving ns and thinking of getting into local u after ord, better behave yourselves. Laughing

Icemoon SG

I didn't know Jews, Muslims and Protestant Christians believe in blessing things also.

Even the cross on their neck has no blessing powers. Pastors don't use swords like Taoists but invoke the name of Christ to battle demons and evil spirits.

Icemoon SG

Why go prison cannot go university? I don't quite understand the rationale.

ditzy SG

Singapore mah, you borned yesterday meh? Laughing

Ponders SG

If i am not wrong... the Go DB Cannot go Uni urban legend is actually from CSMs and sergeants who wants their "fresh from JC" recruits to behave.

because JC recruits have the tendency to.... you know what lah.

larrenV2.003 SG

To snook thier CSM ah... Laughing

The SM's gotta go improve themselves or they lose out....

larrenV2.003 SG

how about lying the command for a good cause also go DB (fact or fiction)?

LazerLordz SG

Laughing yes. I've seen fellow JC mates in BMT quake when the CSM ranted as loud as yesterday's lion dance.

binZ SG

Mr. Green

will4 SG

Another urban legend is if a serviceman kena PES C2 n below, it hard to obtain work.

Hellraiza SG

what about the story that if u declare yourself 302, you can’t get a government job after u ORD and can’t get married within 10 years of your ord date?