opposing force is not from another unit leh it is from within
ATEC itself. I think in ATEC there are two core groups of
people
one is the core umpires group consisting mainly senior rank
personnel (senior specialists, warrant, officers) who goes to every
ATEC evluation as umpires. i wonder how long their posting is, coz
if they are posted there 2 years then i think they will go overseas
about 20-30 times man.
the other is commonly known as AGGRESSOR coy or OPFOR coy (stands
for OPpoisng FORce). this is a full company of soldiers from OC,
2IC all the way down to each individual private soldier, much like
our rifle company but they are structured exactly to the northern
red force's hiraechy so as to provide realistic enemy simulation
during ATEC evaluations. for your info they possess much better
weapons and firepower than our standard rifle company, maybe thats
why its SAF policy for a battalion to take out one OPFOR coy. (3:1
ratio)
being in the OPFOR coy also means you'll travel hell a lot of times
throughout your NSF stint, which is not bad at all!
other active units/battalions send out supporting personnel mainly
to support the core umpires during the evaluation.
