Grit - The Making a Naval Diver: Episode 12 [Through Hell and Back]

"Hell Week secured!"
These three words are on every diver trainee's mind, as he undergoes the final hours of the dreaded Hell Week. To emerge from the toughest training in the Combat Diver Course, the men must muster everything they've got and work together like they've never done before.
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[@SharkbaitOhLala]

It was tough, no doubt. You guys earned it well. And you will form those bonds that you forged in adversity for life. I am thankful that Singapore has sons like you all willing to go through this to defend her. Thank you for your service. - Old uncle who ROD already

[@milindo9541]

Respect, frogmen are the most feared unit in any military.

[@jianxiongRaven]

Mike Thompson ya respect. The instructors , many of them even went through us navy seal training

[@mikechansw748]

@@jianxiongRaven Wow

[@jbleongyo]

10:09 is the coolest graduation I've ever seen ! Congrats batch 4-1 !

[@bruhbro1181]

hmmm inaccurate, it should be L O Bang, Ken Chow, Aloysius Jin, and the rest graduating

[@junliangtay1040]

Yah

[@AHHUAT2]

if the parents saw the training of their sons, they probably cried.

[@junliangtay1040]

Ya bro hahaha

[@user-rv9ot2hc2k]

🤣🤣🤣

[@vincenttantan4051]

i suggest their navy beret add a red stripe across maybe at the tip to show that they are the sea COMMANDOs

[@GAEUL1985]

Respect.

[@chinsengsim]

You are our hero

[@warbler4954]

Am I the only one who realized the intro music is the instrumental of the Ah Boys 3 "Who Else But We" theme?

[@lesterwong1837]

There’s a saying, all divers can be a commando but not all commandos can be a diver! The only tough unit in the SAF

[@jonjonhyper8324]

I am not a NDU Diver but a Commando. The bond you have This is something girls will never never never....understand in their lives.

[@tomj2064]

JonJon Hyper of course besides those that join the military.

[@ZVENOM6134]

@@tomj2064 In Singapore women aren't allowed to join the Commandos and only 2 women are official Naval Divers. Maybe they'll find it in guards, but for these sf units, you'll only see a couple.

[@sjp5136]

My colleague told me she got sick of a ego guy friend telling his NS time in commando, she told him try carrying a bag of rice ard his waist for 9months daily sleeping, working, shit and climb stairs then talk again. He shut up I heard. So yup she said he won’t understand but yet he and myself as a guy who did NS also won’t understand being pregnant.

[@jonjonhyper8324]

@@sjp5136 erm that's like two separate points altogether & sorry no offence, is like pretty toxic. We men and woman are genetically born & built differently whether or not we wanna admit it. That's why woman are better at certain things(taking care of children e.g) while men are better at certain things(jobs that requires alot of physicality e.g). (Disclaimer, this is not to say they have to only stereotypically do a job in relation to their "gender". It's just which gender will dominate that industry more. E.g more guys are in engineering while more ladies are nurses) So why is there a need to compare who is "suffering" more? Then in this aspect, why don't your friend also say "eh guys wear high heels la then yall know how we feel". Why not she say "eh guys yall try to put some liquid around your private area so yall know how it feels like to have menses". Like the point is...? Having said so. When I said this is something girls will never understand, I'm merely referring to the camaraderie formed during your NS days. The tough times, the tough outfield when you have to push through with your bros to get to the end, "THAT" experience is what I'm saying that girls will never understand. So once again no offence, yr friend bringing her "pregnant pain" to undermine his experience in NS is like err...speechless. but ofc, idk her that ego friend from commando how "ego" he is, maybe she just wanna put him in his place whatever but my pt here is, there is no need to compare la. Ever heard of this saying, someone else's suffering don't mean lesser just because you feel yours meant more! I was in Commandos and damn proud to be one but i also love my mother to know the tough things she go through as a woman. These are all separate matters. If your friend really wanna bring this idea around to guys asking them to carry this weight around their waist for 9 months then I also strongly suggest you ask your female friend to take out 2 years of her precious time..away from freedom etc and serve the nation! Its like what's up with this I'm a female im suffering more? Ben Shapiro once said, "Woman & children can be loved unconditionally while men is only loved by how much value he can provide". We men "suffer" more criticism etc, having to be responsible for family etc. Must toughen up etc. So does your female friend wanna experience that? Wanna compare "which gender goes through more?". Well i think there is no need to in any aspect la. No gender is more superior than the other. We love our mom and dad both equally because without either of them, we are not really "complete"! So we love them both as they raise us up together! So yeah that's my point. Cheers! :)

[@sjp5136]

@@jonjonhyper8324 thanks for your reply. We are both on the same wavelength. I think my female friend was just peeved as we guys always talk about soccer or NS haha. I was not a driven commando or determined diver but a dog handler and the dog is 1000% man best friend. But across vocations, when we buddies kena confine we hated it but today we talked about it and laughed and the ladies just get bored. They dun understand I guess but they do appreciate our sacrifice for nation :)

[@simonloo1588]

bonding certainly...

[@mohammedamad7136]

Finally...Tentera Singapura Yang Pertama Dan Utama....Majulah Singapura

[@bubbay.1610]

Ina'Allah.

[@tommyliangwei3724]

This is the best good part of my review of NDU.

[@bubbay.1610]

BRAVO ZULU, The only easy day was yesterday. The Frog Family is The Best HOOYAH,

[@jessienguyen6133]

we have a few officers and men that attended the US Navy Seals course. In fact one of our officers graduated top in PT ！！

[@sdqsdq6274]

do they have real war experience ?

[@johnwig285]

sdq sdq sorry man we dont go around invading middle eastern countries to wage wars like that country, our job is just to defend the country

[@keanelim9754]

@@sdqsdq6274 Do you? Oh yeah you do.... You have participated in the great keyboard warrior war.Tjank you for your service

[@tomj2064]

sdq sdq yea because clearly war is better than peace. They are here to defend not anything else. There’s no point in starting wars while ur men die and ur country gets destroyed

[@jayshen84]

@sdq sdq No war experiences but plenty of humanitarian experiences. In the East Timor conflict to the middle east, from earthquakes in nepel to tsunami in Aceh, we were there providing security to the civillians, tending to the injured, rebuilding what was destroyed and making friends not foes. Even in this pandemic, many of our NS men sacrificed their time away from family and risked their lives at the frontline of the treatment and prevention.

[@TheOldmankk]

Col Tan got an Navy Seals badge.

[@anything1sg]

+TheOldmankk many of the NDU/SOF guys have it. :)

[@Xiia0Sn00pY]

+Name Less Not that many. You make it sound as if its easy for them to get it as well :X

[@anything1sg]

+Xiia0Sn00pY i never said its easy. I have friends in the force. I'm saying we have many very qualified people.

[@takaogibson]

+TheOldmankk He actually went thru BUDS and SQT.

[@konafan77]

If a navy diver had already graduated in NDU in Singapore and then they went to the US for SEAL training would they have to begin again at day one of BUDS?

[@romeovalentine1004]

Good job guy well done

[@lindageltz1009]

grammar

[@keshav3593]

Linda Geltz who gives a shit about grammar .. this is where Teenagers become men. Respect them

[@brendanmarktoh3314]

After that Certify scuba diving Have to spend money Can anyone Tell Mindef to sponsor After all your sweat and tears

[@junliangtay1040]

Yay

[@TheOneDirectionFan-cc5uv]

7:21

[@pewpew_2160]

Me, jumps into the water and never comes back up

[@whyjaewhyjae]

the forever diver!

[@alexchanpingsiong8830]

Coolest grad in the world

[@ashborn5943]

Naval divers go thru more shit than commandos gonna say it right there

[@TheSunMoon]

I agree, NDU have to battle elements, such as in water. Cdos still have tough training, but don't have this major handicap.

[@Mel-jp2op]

i thought the commander was an actor in the movie lol

[@Xiia0Sn00pY]

+Melvin Kan The actual NDU commander had a small showreel in the movie. But yeah. IT was really him

[@Mel-jp2op]

Xiia0Sn00pY​ yea exactly tanks

[@bruhbro1181]

The commander declared hell week secured in Ah Boys To Men 3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGG0hn1jbqmros0, in 2:16:55 in the video

[@AmosNg555]

Who else but we. Who else but we.

[@jianxiongRaven]

when's their airbrone ?

[@saifulakmal3413]

What’s the background song

[@jonathandaerin5445]

frog face "Hellweek secured!"

[@rileygshep7606]

Ribbit

[@bruhbro1181]

Tough times don't last, but tough men do. I finally realised the meaning of nothing stands in our way. We were chosen for a very special reason, when we could overcome the high demand in both a mental and physical ability. What hurdle in life could we not overcome? Nothing. Absolutely nothing could break us anymore -A recruit after Hell Week, 2015

[@bubbay.1610]

GET WET AND SANDY Tadpole.

[@shazam1522]

it should be compulsory for every singaporean to watch this

[@ThePlotTwisted]

why some graduated with CPL, some with 3SG?

[@21zhekang]

For every batch of naval divers, a few trainees who possess excellent leadership skills will be sent to scs for 2 weeks to attain the sergeant rank.

[@moonootoo]

@@21zhekang SCS should be a piece of cake compared to NDU selection

[@Bobbylim323]

A the 2 weeks is scgp nia, its only for practising parade lmao

[@cheahxile5165]

@@moonootoo its only towards their graduation. All the combat divers who attained the 3SG rank still have to go through the combat divers'training

[@MrMandaihill]

Ah girls go army brought me here

[@defyious1769]

what if you fall sick in the middle ot hellweek?

[@mindefsg]

Hi Jevon, While most trainees will try to push through, the doctors will access the condition of the sick trainee if he can carry on. Depending on how much he misses, he may have to recourse as Hell Week is an essential component of a naval diver’s training.

[@ivantan2841]

You'll be sent out of course(OOC) if you don't complete hellweek. Unless you are a regular.

[@bubbay.1610]

ROLL BACK .

[@mdreduankadir5362]

Apa habaq orang singapo

[@SingZeon48]

Anyone can list the badges that 2WO Rajendren has on his No. 3? I barely recognise them ...

[@Xiia0Sn00pY]

+Cheng Jun from top to bottom and left to right , (his right side) - 1) US Army senior parachutist badge 2) US Army Military freefall badge 3) Thai army airborne 4) US Special forces international badge (early version) , (his left side) 1) Senior professional diving badge with backing. 2) Senior parachutist 3) basic military freefall 4) service bar . (left sleeve) Local Ranger tab

[@simonloo1588]

He definite in SOTF as well.

[@Xiia0Sn00pY]

***** hes not SOTF, SOF but not SOTF he doesnt have a special forces tab

[@fablewarriors]

special forces tab is for those who have completed sfqc. sfqc is a new course, probably around 8 years old. the older equivalent of sfqc that all special forces trainees must go thru does not give that tab, but they are still special forces

[@OffRadarPro_3768]

Im a noob at this but those regulars with special forces tab are they from SOF?

[@mattwong7191]

I'm wondering if someone from the SAF can answer this as I don't understand the NS system (I'm from Canada). I looked up a few of the trainees on LinkedIn and many have moved on to other careers. Some show that they spent about 2 years in the SAF as part of their National Service ("conscripts"?). I just don't understand why the SAF would put this much training and effort into non-career soldiers/sailors or compared to requiring a 4-5 year contract, which is common in other countries systems. This is no disrespect to the grueling training that these men are going through. It just seems like a crazy amount of resources and effort to put into soldiers/sailors who then don't really stay in the SAF. Or is the idea that a small proportion of these men then join the regular force? For example, the comparison is made between the level of training these NDU sailors go through compared to other elite units around the world. Except, no one would expect an American Navy SEAL or UK SBS operator to just stay in the military for 2 years. Are these NDU graduates encouraged to stay in the SAF? I would appreciate if someone with knowledge/experience in this area could enlighten me.

[@amsyar5381]

the SAF has a reservist system, where servicemen go back for 2-3 weeks a year for 5-10 years to maintain a state of readiness with the special forces units most are encouraged to(if im not wrong) stay on or are only open to SAF regulars other vocations that require a large amount of training and investment like Pilots are not given to National Servicemen but instead available to those who sign up with SAF, where they then serve the longer contracts

[@amsyar5381]

and most if not all able bodied Singaporean males can be recalled to serve the country in defense if need be. and also Singapore is rich and can afford to train a small batch of recruits(comparatively small) with state of the art equipment

[@lesterwong1837]

The bulk of these NS boys will learn and perform underwater demolition after this course. It was supposed to be 2.5 years service before SAF amended it to 2 years. A small amount of trainees will opt to sign on during or after the course to become career soldiers while the rest will leave the service to join private sector. They’ll still see each other yearly for reservist unless medically downgraded. This group will join the ranks of underwater demolition group (UDG) upon graduation. For the career soldiers, they will go on to learn more specialised training after posting to their respective departments. The reason why SAF invested so much on them because these boys will be first group of soldiers to be deployed in case a war breaks out. Even the beds in NDU are branded. We were sleeping on five star mattresses during the late nineties. I’m not sure about now… From what I see, these boys are sleeping in the old Endurance Blk instead of NDU. 😂

[@Elvien-sq4ny]

if u are willing to and selected to be a frogmen you have to go thru all this

[@Elvien-sq4ny]

and its a carreer

[@user-cn4bi5uq3q]

你們都好棒喔

[@user-cn4bi5uq3q]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Nsridersco]

how hard is NDU?

[@Nsridersco]

+Nsridersco i live in sembawang and want to join NDU too :(

[@boobmarcus]

+Zuriel real tough, and they shortlist people for an interview before actually picking them

[@Nsridersco]

+boobmarcus i have receive my PES status which is PES C9L9 I have hearts problem it is possible to go navy?

[@boobmarcus]

+Zuriel as a diver no, as a clerk? maybe. The army has the biggest intake tho only a small percentage of clerks will get posted to the navy

[@anything1sg]

+Zuriel u can sign up and try it for yourself.

[@bigez5612]

these fighter actually have a cool name for themself longkang diver

[@TARATwenty]

Ez training

[@suasponte5562]

if easy , u go and do lahh . dont talk so much , u go and try for yourself . u can survive 5days with only 2hours of sleep or not ? add-on the intensive back to back training during the 5 days, u can take it meh? if u can go try sign on lahh

[@tomj2064]

Nick the only easy part is meal time

[@user-dd8vo7or2d]

@@suasponte5562 He is probably a clerk lol

[@ViktorZuess]

Typing is easy too.