to be a sergeant

Bum Ble Bee SG

can dun go sispec and still be sergeant?

Master -_- SG

Yup Mr. Green

Bum Ble Bee SG

how?

cooleo SG

Honestly there is nothing good about being a sergeant. Kana arrow from ppl on top, then kana alienated by your corporals and lance corporals. U ask them to do stuff, they say u use rank to press them. If they dun do, u kana flame by PC or other higher authority. Lose-lose situation la.

Good thing about being sergeant is u get 3 stripes to hao lian, but i dun see the point when there are PCs who are 19 or 20 nowadays. Secondly is higher pay than CPL or LCP.
Cool

Bum Ble Bee SG

ok...so how long must one take to get to a sergeant rank without being sispec train?
whats the chances?

wuming78 SG

admin spec no need sispec trained.

dunno abt the rest.

in my impression, all sgt mus at least go thru bslc.

but i mabbe wrong.

jeramy SG

dun think so that all sgt must go thru bslc, only combat sgts need to go for bslc

to get sgt without sispec you can be a CQMS. most likely is you posted to unit as men then get selected to go for CQ course and also get three strips

Master -_- SG

Specialists from OETI or AETI also get three stripes Mr. Green

12qwaszx SG

SISPEC is only for PES A or B and training for combat roles. Other ways are AETI, OETI or CQ course.

As for being alienated by your men, it all depends on your people skills liao. I have a good relationship with my men. Smile

Nothingie SG

clerks, mechanics & CQs can be 3SG without going thru sispec, not sure abt others…

12qwaszx SG

medic also can be 3sgt without going to sispec. drivers too. actually quite a lot of ways lah, so the bottom line is, if you want to lead men in combat (appointment holder), must go sispec loh.

Bum Ble Bee SG

whats CQMS? then how bout up to 2SGT?

thoreldan SG

2SG is more common for regulars and not NSF.
The nsf with 2SG are normally the platoon sergeants, so again these are combat apointment holders, hence sispec

Nothingie SG

2SG r qt rare for NSF.
but i heard there's such a thing as "local" 2SG?

wuming78 SG

cqms = company quarter master sgt.

kindaichi83 SG

I think all techs will be sgt.

ditzy SG

Can, but ur 3rd stripes is only local one, recognised in ur unit. Like not getting the rank at all.

Anyway, nowadays is requirement to go SISPEC then can get ur 3rd stripes.

I-like-flings(m) SG

not rare already lah nowadays.. 2SG all those PS lor.. and most went got PS course at ASTW also.. so not really local already lah... they even have acting CSM for NSF now... haha that mean. the NSF go course after course lor.. BMT/BSLC/ASLC/PS COURSE/CSM COURSE. haha all in active time... so when they go back to their unit they are helping a regular CSM running the company lor... and once they ORD they become their reservist unit CSM lor. haha got pro and con lah actually. haha..

ditzy SG

My PS was a NSF local 2SG. My coy really shorthanded, so ‘promote’ him to do more dirty work loh.

wuming78 SG

tt only applies for army inf, gds and cdo. for cq and tech and admin etc no need