Singapore Armed Forces

In the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Specialists are the group of ranks equivalent to non-commissioned officers in other armed forces. This term was introduced in 1993, for a more "positive" rank classification.^[1] In the SAF, Warrant Officers are not considered Specialists. The Singapore Armed Forces (abbreviation: SAF, Malay: Angkatan Bersenjata Singapura, Simplified Chinese: ) comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ... Alternate cover US 1979 and 2002 reissue cover, also known as paint spatter cover For the military meaning, see Armed forces. ... For Warrant Officers in the United States military, see Warrant Officer (United States). ...

Like many other modern militaries, the Specialist Corps forms the backbone of the military. Among others things, Specialists are responsible for the training and discipline of the enlisted men. They are experts in the use of weapons and equipment, drill and ceremonies.

The following ranks are considered Specialist ranks:

• Third Sergeant (3SG)
• Second Sergeant (2SG)
• First Sergeant (1SG)
• Staff Sergeant (SSG)
• Master Sergeant (MSG)

Master Sergeants may be selected to attend the Joint Warrant Officers Course at SAF Warrant Officer School (SAFWOS) to be promoted to Second Warrant Officer.^[2] Third Sergeant is a Specialist rank in the Singapore Armed Forces. ... Second Sergeant rank insignia Second sergeant is a Specialist rank in the Singapore Armed Forces. ... First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... United States Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Army Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Air Force A Master Sergeant is: the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Gunnery Sergeant, below Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, and Sergeant Major of... SAF Warrant Officer School (SAFWOS) is a training school within the Pasir Laba Camp complex. ... Second Warrant Officer (2WO) is a Warrant Officer rank in the Singapore Armed Forces. ...

With SAFWOS and School of Infantry Specialists (SISPEC), Pasir Laba Camp, site of the former Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) is the new home of the Warrant Officer and Specialist Corps of the SAF. The School of Infantry Specialists (abbreviation: SISPEC; Chinese: 步兵专业军士学校) is a military training centre for specialists in the Singapore Army. ... Pasir Laba Camp, (PLC), is an installation of the Singapore Armed Forces. ... The Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) was a Singaporean military training institution specialising in the training and education of officers from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), a role which has since been taken over by the new SAFTI Military Institute in 1995. ...

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Singapore Civil Defence Force

Despite being an armed service under the Home Team umbrella organisation led by the Ministry of Home Affairs as opposed to the Ministry of Defence as in the case of the SAF, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) also trains Specialist cadets known as Fire & Rescue Specialists upon graduation from the Emergency Response Specialist Course administered by the Civil Defence Academy's Command & Staff Training Wing. On top of completing a Firemanship Course which makes Specialists trained firefighters, Fire and Rescue Specialists are also trained in a panoply of incident management (such as CBR and Hazmat mitigation), fire safety enforcement and fire investigation, and leads a team of fire fighters in fire fighting and rescue operations as Section Commanders, and eventually for some, as Deputy Rota Commanders. Essentially, Fire & Rescue Specialists form the backbone of the command operations of the SCDF particularly at the station level, filling the position of junior officers. Typically, all SCDF Specialists (both NSFs and regulars) graduate with the Sergeant (SGT) rank, while regulars may subsequently be promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG). Senior Staff Sergeants may eventually be selected to undergo a Warrant Officer Course and become a Warrant Officer (WO) in the Force. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (abbreviation: SCDF; Chinese: 新加坡民防部队; Malay: Pasukan Pertahanan Awam Singapura) is the main agency in charge of the provision of emergency services in Singapore during peacetime and emergency. ...

Apart from that, there are also Disaster and Rescue Team (DART), Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) and Paramedic Specialists who are made up of regulars in the SCDF.

The DART Specialist is skilled in urban search and rescue, prolonged fire fighting operations, height and confined space operations, road traffic and industrial accidents and water rescue. On the other hand, the Hazmat Specialist specialises in detection and containment of hazardous chemicals and toxins while the Paramedic Specialist is part of the emergency ambulance service team providing efficient and accurate pre-hospital care to accident victims and patients in critical condition.

See also

• Singapore Armed Forces ranks
• Sergeant
• Comparative military ranks

The Singapore Armed Forces has a unified rank structure, with the identical rank names and insignia for Officer, Warrant Officers, Specialists, and enlisted men throughout the Army, Navy, and Air Force. ... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ... Comparative military ranks are a means of comparing military rank systems of different nations as a means of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. ...

References

1. ^ Koh B. P., Lee G. B., Shoulder to shoulder: our national service journal, Ministry of Defence (Singapore), 2002, 32. ISBN 981-04-6931-4.
2. ^ MINDEF, History Snippets, 1992 - The SAF Warrant Officer School, 7 Jan 2007. Accessed 19 Mar 2007.

The Ministry of Defence (abbreviated MINDEF) is entrusted with overseeing the defence needs of the Republic of Singapore. ... MINDEF is an abreviation of Singapores Ministry of Defence Singapore Ministry of Defence link title ...

External links

• SAF Military Ranks
• Specialist & Warrant Officer Institute