Special Operations Force [SOF]

donchoo SG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Special_Operations_Force

Any more non sensitive information about it? Just curious about their training and all.

martin_lim85 SG

yup heard the SOF was called upon the aircraft hijack during 91 or 92

alwaysdisturbed SG

i saw the ppl who wan to b part of SOF undergo the dunoe hw many wks selection period.

it was gruesome....horrible shiet dat i wld nvr wanna do...

jOhO SG

wow even COL LO's name is in there.. i thot names are sensitive??

Gedanken SG

Well, if Col Lo's well-known enough to have a (rumoured) price on his head in Afghanistan, this isn't surprising.

Hey, whaddaya know. I gotta tell my mate (the one in the Oakleys) that his photo's splashed on the Net - he'll be chuffed.

sgFish SG

how come he has a price on his head? Shocked

ProudlySingaporean SG

probably terrorists pissed of by his prowess at foiling their attacks Razz

SMAPLionHeart SG

I thought singapore's SOF supposed to be super well built

Laughing

chunyong SG

nah, u have many of them same built as me...in the war u got muscle bo eng one lah...most important is endurance and other things. no point u can do 20kg dumbbell curls, 3-plate pinnacle bench press and 220 pounds lat-pulls...in the end, its the skill dat matters.

iveco SG

Back then, SOF was very much a hush-hush unit.

alwaysdisturbed SG

but muscles gives a + pt...

chunyong SG

yah...dats y i building up on my muscles Laughing but i not going for SOF selection.

most important is stamina and endurance.

NathanG5 SG

u didnt think wrong..hmm..im surprise u can think.. Laughing

iveco SG

I rememebr I had one OC who had come from SOF. This guy is a real gorilla.

chunyong SG

Laughing

Rockhound SG

my PC who is still an SOF instructor isnt well built....body skinny one...he doesnt look strong...but dont let that fool u....wat he had was mind over matter....and generally he was sick in the head...i always enjoyed his PT sessions although it always ended with me puking my guts out.....

there is no right template of an operator....like he always said....its all in your mind....

chunyong SG

yeah, u be surprised how many skinny fellas u see in the SF industry

donchoo SG

If im not wrong its because he was sent there on a peacekeeping mission to negotiate peace between the fighting factions and the taliban. I saw the photo of him in my sec 3 social studies textbook few years ago talking with some anti-taliban fighters holding ww2 and russian weapons. At that time he was still wearing his Lt.Col rank.

nightzip SG

if i not wrong SOF is different from CDO rite?

heard that SOF before their "secret" invitation to you join them, you have to sign this form, that if you die during training or work, its part and parcel, something like indemnity form...

but ofcuz for CDO dun haf, thats why the instructors kenna charged for the drowning thing. Rolling Eyes

SMAPLionHeart SG

Obviously thats the reason why im more afraid now

Laughing