Is Singapore's Army Getting Soft? | The Daily Ketchup #54

I have similar story with that NDU guy, but I was in 2004 Commando intake. I remember there were 47 confirmed for hell week except 3 of us including me who couldn't get commando's gold, the problem lies with my 2.4 km run, my timings was always around 9:35-9:20 the passing mark below 9:15 I was so determine to get the red beret I requested to be confined in school of commando for 2 whole weeks rejecting all book outs and trained the fuck out of me. Finally the day came, I ran with all my soul could give until at the final lap, I remembered vividly my OC was there smiling at me and my PC showed me the timing ..... 8:44. I finally made it..... Just don't give up.

The phrase “Purple Light” is a reference to the “Purple Heart”, a US military decoration (or medal) that is awarded to soldiers that have been wounded or killed in battle. It is one of the oldest military decorations that are still in use today.

an excellent episode. The synergy within the 4 is so good that I sat there laughing and when the camera changes I felt like I was in the room sitting there too, so there were 5 of us. Keep up the good work!

One of your better episodes. Had me laughing along. Great job, keep it up.

Burst into laughter when Denise said " Ah boys to girls". Lol

About the part of females serving NS, I feel, they can start with the administrative/supportive position and medical position. These roles do not demand physical strength and also simulate working culture in the workforce in a sense (though quite different). Yes, we have biological differences, but it does not mean you can't do anything. With the ever declining birth rate, I won't be surprised that the children of current generation may have to serve NS regardless of their gender.

actually i think the shiong training makes sense to some extent ah, I think it prepares us for worst case and also builds mental toughness which I guess is necessary no matter what your role is in war time. (ie on the ground, in a tank or back at HQ)

John is such a patriot! Respect sia! People like you help to push the NDU better!

love this video ❤️👍 and thxs for sharing ns experience 👍 no matter what if army is good or bad , i think we can definitely agree that army really prepares us for whats to come in the real world after ns.

If I recall correctly, Jon used to be in Sch 4 - 3rd Coy (same as me!). I remember him as the guy who said "Glutinous Stretch" when he was leading the whole company for a cool down 😂😂. Tbh I learn what a Gluteus is only when i was in bmt, and all I could think of when i hear that word is "Glutinous" loll

stretches on muscles that haven't warmed up will definite increase risk of injuries.

Army Daze X Ah Boys to Men is such a cool crossover I never really thought of...

the war now is very different from last time already. now unmanned vehicles, drones, missles etc... fitness is not really that relevant compared to last time. now should focus on skills, attention, focus endurance of technicians/operators etc. so its not about going soft, its about going relevant imo.

Yes, it is going soft, but soft doesn't mean bad. WW2 was not fought the same way as WW1. War is radically different now than before. Technology and urbanization of our neighbors made a lot of Xiong things redundant. Look north how much jungle is left in the 72km range, route march now is just asking to be shot, Armored Personnel Carriers are the way to go now. Also, recruits' physical fitness is totally different now, last time school kids no phones all play playground, sports, run around during school and after so when they go NS they are certain lvl of fitness on average now that average is way lower. If you train now people with the way you train people then they will break. Also, time is shorter now, so we need to train smarter and more efficiently to get everyone to an acceptable level. so now got physiotherapists, sports scientists to come in and determine the most efficient way to reach the goal. Purple light is referring to the purple heart medal awarded to people who died in honor in the British military meaning you die. Also seen better CGI in Army Ads than Jack Neo Army movies. With Birthrate going down down, girl enlistment is an eventuality, there are already different training and testing standards for females. there are already PT singlets for females, the uniform is unisex.

JP is so hilarious 🤣and JC is really determined 😎

The song 'purple light' is sang wrongly actually. It's meant to be 'pop a light' - like the white phosphorous round to illuminate the valley in the dark before a firefight. Substitute it in and all the things makes sense. (: [So I was told]

5BX is warm up? Last I recall a normal saf warmup is much tougher than 5BX. When I first did it I was wondering why its even implemented instead of doing the normal warmup.

cannot never forget when my shell scrape knee deep flood in rain during midnight. damnnn. Best part is my buddy still manage to sleep with water covering his ears. Btw, I'm also from NDU. "Navy Driver Unit" :D

My favourite 5BX exercise is calf raise.

I does agreed that batches before mine would remark that my training ain't as tough as theirs. Which I agreed, but looking ahead we should train more smarter, earlier days resources and knowledge were limited. Now the SAF employ sports science during physical training, that should be welcoming, improve efficiency, effectiveness and lesser injuries.