The 2 guards outside istana

last SG · 2005-03-21T12:22:35+00:00

the istana would be open for "His eldest son, 68-year-old Bill Wee, told Channel NewsAsia that Dr Wee's body will be placed in the Istana for the public to...

kwlee SG

hmmmm, i have been wondering,

the two guard standing outside the istana wearing number 1,

1) how are they selected?
2) which unit r they from?
3) do they serve ns like that the whole 2 yrs?
4) are only cpl and below selected?
5) ain't they bored?
6) in case of intruders, are they suppose to move?
7) are there night shift guard standing there?

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so much questions Mr. Green

cornyfish2000 SG

All i know is, they are MPs from SAFPU, as u can tell from their red-top peaked caps and insignia. Wink

Gordonator SG

1 thing for sure, they must be very disciplined.

xvii SG

how come the guards cant move sia ???
saw the police there... they can walk ard n chit chat.. so unfair to the guards sia... Mr. Green

VanAhSuay SG

guard plesident leh

crazy monkey SG

police veri relax. have an easy life. Mad

nightzip SG

so the guards 1 shift stand how long? Laughing

OneWOlf SG

i think two hour

zanshin SG

all i know is that they are MPs from the Provost, min height 1.75, no bow legs and some other asethetics requirements.

they "cannot move" compared to the police cos they are considered ceremonial guards. Compared to the ceremonial guards in other countries, our MPs move and fidget alot......

kwlee SG

2 hours?

i seen the same guard for like 5 hours.

Crystal_Dumpling SG

so are we allowed to poke them to see if they move? Very Happy Razz Smile Twisted Evil Laughing

martin_lim85 SG

wah if officer pass by need to salute a not?

sgboy SG

can answer some of the questions.

2)They are from SAF Provost Unit (SAFPU)
3)There is a change of command every first sunday of the Month.
5)No choice. That's their job
6)Of course they move. But I doubt there will be any intruders.
7)There is no night guards there. Only police available on guard at their post room/guard house. Unless, there are night events in the Istana or the president/ or VIP is still inside the istana.[/list][/list]

wuming78 SG

that's the difference between the police and the soldier. Wink

anyway my sense is the guard is more ceremonial, rather than an actual guard. he wont be very effective as a guard in no. 1, without extra magazines (assuming there is something in his magazine in the first place), no bayonet, etc...

kwlee SG

den what happen to them when there is intruder... Rolling Eyes run?

[email protected] SG

some british paper ran a story about a month back. in it, the published some photograps of a Soldier doing guard duty at Buckingham Palace fidgeting, scratching his itchy nose with his bayonet, and even falling asleep!

Gordonator SG

then may as well put a MP signboard there. Rolling Eyes

thoreldan SG

reminds me of Mr Bean trimming the moustache of a ceremonial guard
Laughing

larrenV2.003 SG

Laughing

cornyfish2000 SG

Heh, i'm sure they have a few live rounds in their mags lar... doing sentry duty with an empty magazine sounds... wierd. Rolling Eyes