Scholars seem to be in D. The training very xiong, but they seem
to be happier than in BMT Facilities also OK. Got cadet mess(nice),
food better than Tekong They were told that they will have to fall
in at 3am for....?
It seems that F is support and S and T are infantry. Is that
correct ? Visiting day is April 8.[/b]
Hi, I ORD in 2000 so I am a bt old now. Here's my 2 cents for
your info on Delta Company.
I was in the January BMT intake. I got called up to some SAFOS
presentation while I was in BMT before I got my A level results. I
suspect SAF knew the results and called in everyone with 3-4As plus
what were then called S Papers, because the talk was before the A
Level results were released.
All the botak recruits at the SAFOS presentation went to OCS.
All the botak recruits got 4As.
All of us were put in Delta Company.
Delta Company is definitely the scholar platoon. You would also get
people who sign on to be army regulars, but the majority are lined
up as potential SAF scholars. This is where they will assess and
tekan until the scholarships candidate emerge. It was brutal and
draconian for us. No $hit. Other companies had it better.
By the end of Tri Service Term, 20% were OOC. There are about 20
SMS and 5 SAFOS scholars every year and they will be gone too. Oh
and they will be commissioned as LTA immediately once they are
awarded the scholarships. Another 50 Public Service Commission OMS
scholars will leave as well. All those who applied to Medical
school will have left for university. The treatment didn't change
either.
By the end of Service Term, And another 20% OOC due to injury or
failure. Cadets will leave to join Supports Arms - Artillery,
Signals, Armour, Combat Engineers. If you don't like infantry, now
is the time to leave if you still want to be an officer. The cadets
going to Support Arms came from D/S/T/F companies so it was a mix.
Not true that one company will supply the rest.
By the start of Pro Term, Delta Company 31/98 was down to a single
platoon of original Delta boys. It can be tough and depressing to
see so many people leave for (sometimes) better things.
I didn't get the scholarships and I got into law school instead. By
Service Term my OC wanted me OOC for screwing up a patrol mission
but my PC saved me and sent me to Support Arms.
The first 3 mths in Delta was quite brutal from my point of view.
But do your best, pass your IPPT, know how to read a map and
compass and don't ever ever get lost. Remember,
being a good officer is about being a good people manager too.
Don't be a by-the-book pain in the ass. 
