malcolmloke SG I wonder if it's still the practice for SPF to get their OCTs from SAF BMTC? Last I heard is that they are thinking of getting the OCTs from outstanding trainnees during the basic training phase in TRACOM? Has this been implemented or it is just a rumour? Sometimes I really wonder the need for NSPI/NSI. Their postings/ job scopes are so limited. It seems like a waste of money/ time. ANyone heard of NS Inspectors posted to operational duties? Don't think so right?
doghouse837 SG OCT come from SAF that is the pactice still continue and their job scope usually is desk bond, unless u are lucky to get posted to field workbut seldom happen maybe less than 1% of chance to got to field work hope i answer your question
houndy SG those inspectors doing field work.. normally condemn case one… the commander condemn them for field work.. hmmm…
malcolmloke SG huh? What do you mean? You mean there is a case of condeming NSFs as well? Even if that is the case, I don't think posting to do field work is considered a condemn?
qazplm SG perhaps condamn is not a very good word to use... they cant go out field you see? holding a rank on Insp(thou NSPI), then your TL is SSI? or Insp? so what should they be doing if they go out field? so mostly will be dedicate to perform SA(staff Assistant) work to SPO like commander/MPO etc.... they are as equally as impt as SCs....
houndy SG hahaha...yup..imagine INSP as a recorder..it looks weird right.. then if attending message.. the public will go find the INSP first and KPKB..and he cant do much too...normally they have a mth attachment or two weeks attachment that is all..
huaiwei SG I tot when you guys say "out field" for SOs, it almost always means them being the TL what... But I notice the TL Insps are almost always those who were promoted from the rank-and-file.
malcolmloke SG Yeah... many of them are serving their "command tour" as TL. As mention earlier and in another post, there are too many SO? It used to be "command" at NPC as CO. Now they have to serve as TL. But I guess to many, it's a welcome change of working environment? Especially if they have just been posted out after being IO? Heard from one SO that he served as IO for less than a year, after that he was posted to TL. Another SO who has just joined the force later remarked that some of his colleagues have been IO for close to 2 years and there are no signs of them posting out?
houndy SG It depends..my TL has been TL for more than a year too...he used to be an IO before...so it defers from person to person...
malcolmloke SG Yeah... What I'm saying is that the general trend seems to be that IO are serving for longer period of time, same as TL I guess.
malcolmloke SG I think now, even if the person wants to transfer also not easy, especially SO. Looks like every single post in filled. No where to trasnfer unless transfer out of force
houndy SG transfer by force is bad...hahaha...they will send you to places you will never like..hmmm..
malcolmloke SG The only people that enjoy their transfer are prob the scholars that have been placed into the dual career/ administration service ? They are hand pick to become the best of the best. AC Aubeck Kam is one example? He's been in and out of the force and back again. Then again, they are from another league... haha. No point comparing.
houndy SG hahaha.. well till anyone of us become a scholar or maybe some scholar will share their views with us about all this kind of transfers
yst SG Wah! Scholars are not so free tosurf net during office hours one..... They are very busy one.... need to polish boots, iron uniforms, attend meetings, conduct "endurance talks", etc.... where got time to surf net....
houndy SG dont forget planning, going for meetings, decide who to sack and how to cut budget and increase their salary…difficult job man… really difficult….
huaiwei SG Does that include getting rid of competition by cutting intake and reducing the number of staff in SPF?
