JJ_BPK
03-19-2018, 10:59
Picked up this link thru Ng Eng Hem, Singapore's Minister of Defence FB page
Has anyone from 1st SFG or KW interacted with the SAF Combat Diver School??
The graduation ceremony is aimed at family & civilians, but still impressive.
SAF's combat diver course pushes even the fittest and strongest to breaking point:
Ng Eng Hen
"For those who wonder how SAF combat divers are trained, the 20-week course tests even the fittest and strongest till their breaking point," he wrote.
"And if you do graduate, you get to do it underwater!"
The 48-second video shows the divers gearing up, before it cuts to an underwater graduation ceremony, where they will receive their combat diver badges in front of proud family members.
To earn their spot among the elite, combat diving trainees have to first sit written tests on dive theory and pass practical water-based tests, such as drown-proofing, pool competency and survival skills.
But to graduate, they will have to pass five(sic) key tests called "vetoes".
These include
swimming 2km in 50 minutes
running 6km(3.73 m) in 27 minutes (7m15s avg)
completing the Diver Fitness Test
a Sea Circuit, which involves jumping off a 5m-tall tower.
link to article (http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/safs-combat-diver-course-tests-even-the-fittest-and-strongest-till-breaking-point-ng-eng)
link to video (https://www.facebook.com/ngenghen/videos/1683570925069493/)
Has anyone from 1st SFG or KW interacted with the SAF Combat Diver School??
The graduation ceremony is aimed at family & civilians, but still impressive.
SAF's combat diver course pushes even the fittest and strongest to breaking point:
Ng Eng Hen
"For those who wonder how SAF combat divers are trained, the 20-week course tests even the fittest and strongest till their breaking point," he wrote.
"And if you do graduate, you get to do it underwater!"
The 48-second video shows the divers gearing up, before it cuts to an underwater graduation ceremony, where they will receive their combat diver badges in front of proud family members.
To earn their spot among the elite, combat diving trainees have to first sit written tests on dive theory and pass practical water-based tests, such as drown-proofing, pool competency and survival skills.
But to graduate, they will have to pass five(sic) key tests called "vetoes".
These include
swimming 2km in 50 minutes
running 6km(3.73 m) in 27 minutes (7m15s avg)
completing the Diver Fitness Test
a Sea Circuit, which involves jumping off a 5m-tall tower.
link to article (http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/safs-combat-diver-course-tests-even-the-fittest-and-strongest-till-breaking-point-ng-eng)
link to video (https://www.facebook.com/ngenghen/videos/1683570925069493/)