here we will try to answer any questions those who are going to
enlist into ns have about ns and related stuff!
so please feel free to post your queries here! anyone is welcomed
to answer others' questions too.
lemme start here by providing some basic info:
CDF: chief defence force: MG Ng Yat Chung
CSM: Company Sergeant Major: usually staff sergeant or 2WO (2nd
Warrant Officer): the one in charged of discipline and stuff in a
company
PS: Platoon Sergeant: the CSM equivalent of a platoon
PC: Platoon Commander: the officer in charge of a platoon
OC: Officer Commanding: the officer in charge of a company.
Hence we have the OC commanding the company, aided by the CSM; PC
commanding the platoon, aided by the PS. Each section is led by the
Section Commander (usually 3SG)
Ranks:
PTE(nothing), LCP(1 stripe), CPL(2 stripes), 3SG(3 stripes), 2SG(3
stripes + a roof), 1SG(3 stripes + 2 layers of roof), SSG(as in 2SG
but with a "crab" inside), MSG(as in SSG but with 3 layers of
roof), 2WO(on the epaulet, 1 stripe with a crab), 1WO(as in 2WO but
with 2 stripes), MWO(as in 2WO but 3 stripes), SWO(as in 2WO but 4
stripes) (this is for the NCOs or specialists)
2LT(on the epaulet, 1 bar), LTA(2 bar), CPT(3 bar), MAJ(1 crab),
LTC(2 crab), COL(3 crab), BG(1 star), MG(2 star), LG(3 star) (this
is for the officers)
all those going to BMTC take note: the structure of BMTC is such
that the number of persons in a section, number of sections in a
platoon and number of platoons in a company are all different from
stated above, but BMTC still uses all the terms above. that is cos
its a training school and hence there are constraints in following
the standard structure strictly.
hope this is useful.
hope to get some questions/comments! 
