Every Singaporean Son III Ep 8: Graduation Week

The recruits are nearing the end of their BMT, but as #COVID19 clusters rise, will they be able to complete their final rite of passage - the graduation route march? Don't miss the season finale of "Every Singaporean Son 3"! #ESS3 #EverySingaporeanSon #NS55
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[@haiqsterz]

Sad how covid robbed the experiences of these soldiers. The 24km march from the ferry terminal to the floating platform was pinnacle BMT. Walking through ECP with civilians watching on and cheering, such memory will never be forgotten. Thankful to have been able to experience that.

[@zCopyCatz]

yeah honestly best part about BMT was that march, if I'm not wrong, they already started doing Tekong 24km march even before covid, and this was like 4 or 5 years ago since I ORD

[@nictheperson6709]

So like, you get to march on a flat road for the whole 24km?

[@haiqsterz]

@@nictheperson6709 not entirely flat, but the view and atmosphere is on a different level. Having experienced route march up to 16km in Tekong, i can safely say that the elevation is almost similar. Soldiers can then undergo route marches on various terrains when they enter command school!

[@haiqsterz]

@@zCopyCatz i see, i guess its going to be the norm for future generations of soldiers!

[@LeFanxyy]

Im from 03/21 batch, we only did 16km (can’t remember the reason why) and it was all in tekong… i wish i had it from SFT to the floating platform hahah

[@LuZZuM]

The 24km route march on Mainland Singapore and graduating on the Marina Bay Floating Platform was such an experience. Glad I had the opportunity.

[@ebizhuo]

I am honestly proud to say that my brother was in this video

[@skaijuice3714]

This is very wholesome. After this season of ESS, Mindef can only do right by making a special sequel to some of the select individuals they portrayed in their respective vocations.

[@ThePlotTwisted]

I bet after watching this, many would go to their Facebook or Instagram to add them lol

[@meklavier4664]

imagine your parents name you limited. once you pop, you become private limited

[@paulngpht]

hahahaha

[@Retsbol]

"Pte Lee Mi Ter"

[@CringeBasedDuality]

what if your name is Part?

[@EricK-mj7kr]

I had a BMT mate named LT Ng. Every sergeant like to call him LTA Ng, very stressful for a recuit...LOL

[@PaganMin-1966]

BMT is the best time to enjoy during Ns days, after POP everyone will be posted to other units which have more responsibilities

[@nictheperson6709]

Lmao when I left BMT my admin time tripled

[@til_valhalla16]

Mindef please do a follow up on where the recruits were posted to after their POP. Am quite invested in this now haha!

[@versa-xual7765]

Rec Nabil is now a 3rd sgt in 2SIR 19th mono intake! Very nice guy, we're about to pop in 2 weeks!

[@nictheperson6709]

@@versa-xual7765 Which coy?

[@versa-xual7765]

@@nictheperson6709 Charlie coy! I'm also in c coy, but forgot which plt he's in, my apologies.

[@thisisolzx]

Isaac now in Raven Coy as a PC, next to 2SIR Charlie coy hahahaha

[@JustAnotherArmyVet]

@@versa-xual7765 what kind of job specialtie did he get assigned?

[@louisloh1333]

Bmt is an orientation camp. I rem bmt was the first and last time i used basha tent for outfield.

[@sagi271190]

I was part of the 2nd batch that did the 24km route march on the mainland. Didn't know about the significance of the Changi to marina bay march until I came across a mention in the SAF50 ebook...

[@ngorchengen3604]

6:49 Look at all those beds they brought down to sun... reminds me of my BMT memories. We had GID outbreak so we were asked to do the same thing, bring our beds down to Basketball court to sun it. Once all our beds are down and in position, CAT 1, bring everything back up. Once all beds back up in bunk, CAT 1 clear, bring back down. Then CAT 1 again... Tbh on first look I thought they build SOC Dodging Panels at Coyline 🤣

[@chigodeerc2047]

What's gid?

[@muhammadfairuzsamsi7209]

I kena standby battalion before, RSM made all of us, including our commanders, CSM and PS to standby bed literally in the parade square. But that time safety rules a bit lax, we literally throw down the bed from the top floor corridor.

[@xodadjianx]

Damn eliss. The sweet sound of "no count"

[@larrydestiny2184]

No more floating platform? 😂

[@Wolf_warrior_98]

Wish we knew where the recruits went to after they POPed

[@kyletrav996]

Anybody know Sgt Fauzi’s music?

[@moseleenone7252]

Why never share where the recruits were posted to???

[@HaiHai-qy5py]

Actually, both REC Issac and REC Nabil went to SCS and are ironically both posted to Tekong Island and training the new recruits as 3SGs.

[@9cowbell9]

@@HaiHai-qy5py how do you know?😮

[@HaiHai-qy5py]

@@9cowbell9 Current recruit in Tekong

[@Wuyh99]

Looking for white horse?haha

[@coollanner99]

@@HaiHai-qy5py How are they ??

[@sagi271190]

5:52 I'm hoping that's not SGT Fauzi's personal handphone number on the coy office door. That would be a pretty glaring PDPA oversight...

[@thiaahmin7176]

好眼力。

[@daryllang4430]

Arun Kumar is a friendly man by right. He likes to joke a lot and is jovial with people.

[@keonpoon1603]

wait am i the only person who taught they filmed this in 2022 because they said the cluster thingy was march 2021. Im confused

[@kesavankrisnan5446]

Go watch 17:33 , they shouting pundeh🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@playmakersmusic]

Doing route march in Tekong was the worst. Wished renovations of floating platform was done, the experience would've been much more surreal.

[@saint474747]

I was in the last batch of recruits that did the 24km at Tekong way back in 2009. That was a tough one. Lots of potholes that you could easily roll your ankle. Also our commanders didn't tell us how much we had left and there was no Singapore flyer to indicate how close we were. Nevertheless those were good times. Kinda miss NS sometimes.

[@playmakersmusic]

@@saint474747 Wow, I did the route march during 2018 when floating platform was undergoing renovations, so I know how you felt. Me too actually, 4 years has past, and I kinda miss BMT, no worries of the future to think about, just having coffee time with bunkmates.

[@KhidAndFamily]

did 24km in Tekong when I was serving as a recruit in 2005. well, its an experience hahaha albeit potholes and uneven grounds, we were relatively safe.

[@dragonboy181]

Best of our Memories Best of our Training Best Experience in our Life .

[@nalanat]

POP loh! Happy POP!

[@RoySim1991]

Really hate the push up machine in bedok camp. I train so hard intend to get silver. Then the push up machine no count me like wth..in the end only get pass with incentive.

[@Blindeddddd94]

nvm bro, I every year volunteer 10 times. welly chuan de

[@iamirfaneazim]

Pass is still good though. I cannot pass at all 😌

[@ThatRandomGuy4220]

I wonder if there is Singapore son season4

[@yurihyuga_]

I miss my pc... encik hardial of school 1 Cougar Company

[@daily406]

wanna watch them continue on OCS & SCS episodes

[@Tidyabqoc]

I want watch the store man episodes

[@azzurifizzy23]

every singaporean storemando

[@TG-bq7rt]

Not everyone make it OCS and SCS…lol

[@nictheperson6709]

Judging by the way they were treated from what we see many of them would have had a rude awakening in command school. Not all cadets are built equal, and that comes from BMT.

[@markjones7687]

Boys becoming men. What a privilege to share their journey.

[@Makkar0onii]

If Tekong has to do all this COVID-19 protocol. I imagine its worst in OCS and SCS since they are always passing through JEM or Westgate. Thank goodness, I left before it happened.

[@hlee2]

Thank goodness its easier to commission with covid

[@chenjingze]

Where are the recruits posted to? I'm too invested to not know!!!

[@ngorchengen3604]

So far only know Isaac is BMTC PC

[@crimsonng]

not everyone wants to have a ripped abs lolllll

[@victoriaregina8344]

with our lives but not our time, seeing as how everyone has 101 reasons for deferment later in life 🤣

[@larrydestiny2184]

wah no more POP at floating platform?

[@daryllang4430]

Lucky no more chin up and standing broad jump as stations 😎

[@caiby48]

Mind power, supreme intellectual and technologies essential to compensate the physical deficiency

[@ShamuAdism]

Hmmm if you have so much difficulty with the new IPPT, I cant imagine the old version ... with the Pull-ups The Shuttle runs and the Standing Broad Jump... So Lucky the new badge with their Nerf IPPT. Well Not lucky though thy re missing out a lot ....

[@shawnwong3960]

Ehats the name of the song and singer during the ending credits ?

[@oatman9714]

Instructor looks like he need fitness conditioning .Dude looking bony

[@jeffer8762]

now bmt got GPMG and SAW liao?

[@CosmicTechShorts]

Its just fire power demo. The RECs wont fire them

[@misterbig9025]

I miss GPMG fume!

[@maxwong6222]

I hate lugging the bleddy MG and tripod in the jungle.

[@jeffer8762]

@@CosmicTechShorts oh nice, i first saw a SAW was in BSLC and GPMG in ASLC

[@ridhuanhalim1520]

16km graduation route march is ok i guess, due to covid and stuff. understandable. not like a batch i know who end up doing 12km only. 50% discount.hahaha

[@ahhuat8374]

12km? I have a friend that did 4km

[@ngorchengen3604]

I know people who got 100% discount, just aircon bus ride all the way to Floating Platform from SFT.

[@ridhuanhalim1520]

@@ahhuat8374 the whole cohort do 4km only??

[@gabrielchan4420]

What happened if you keng and fail IPPT again and again?

[@TG-bq7rt]

Still POP de…just put on record IPPT fail lor…lol

[@janaskin578]

In my time we had to pass a minimum of 2 of the following requirements: 1. Pass IPPT 2. Get a decent score for live firing 3. Complete field camp If someone didn’t, then chances are he got recycled into a different batch. But I didn’t hear of anyone failing/redoing BMT in my company. I think it was purely for shock value to get the recruits motivated. Hopefully I somewhat answered your question.

[@ngorchengen3604]

Many recruits no need keng also fail and fail one

[@chigodeerc2047]

Previously my batch too experienced covid, but still went on with the 24km route march around tekong... probably white horse batch?

[@Jack-hy2ki]

Cos heighten measures. There is no white horse batch.

[@iamwayneteo]

Nowadays no 2LT/LTA for PCs & CPT/MAJ for OCs? =/

[@Jack-hy2ki]

Specialists are taking more important roles and appointments. Leadership school now the CO is SWO.

[@ngorchengen3604]

Why does Jasnam need IPPT to graduate? Isnt it usually 2 out of 3 between (BTP pass, Field Camp and IPPT), he got marksman for BTP, so means unless he did not complete Field Camp for some reason but wasnt shown. Because if he did complete Field Camp, then he wouldnt even need IPPT Pass to graduate. If IPPT Pass alone is a veto factor, so many RECs wont be able to POP man Also 100% passing rate in BMT... wow sure or not

[@CosmicTechShorts]

Its an "open secret" about 2/3 to POP. But you imagine if this was well known and wasnt enforced. Liddat all the REC just aim for pass IPPT and shoot well. Take MC for field camp. Settle liao....how can.

[@CringeBasedDuality]

first. and yeah, this wayang series never gets old edit: wow 16km pop march wtf

[@mclucky2216]

16KM LOL .... Good luck to those going Safti ....

[@Thiansengtan-r2h]

🫶🫶🫶❤️❤️❤️🫰🫰🫰💪💪💪

[@invictus6084]

30+ pushups and sit ups sounds easy, but its harder then you think

[@nongiee02]

Different for everyone but most people in combat unit should be able to achieve that easily

[@misterbig9025]

I do 50 pushup and situps everyday. Young people are getting softer by the generation!

[@gabrielchan4420]

Try adding Board Jump, Pull-up and Shuttle run

[@TheHumbleChartist]

Lol is not difficult, if you train. Try pullups my dear friend.

[@Rachel-fu6wr]

@@misterbig9025 ok boomer

[@JonjonVeloce]

LOL those comments below act like their army very xiong.. already mentioned is covid and changes need to be make.. grow some EQ or IQ .. I wearing old uniform and i didnt even do Route March from ECP to Marina Bay, we done Route March in Pulau Tekong also never say anything.. seriously... Act one tough LOL

[@tigerbeer1231]

whats badges does the MWO have?

[@NoOne-bw6oz]

CSB. Literally every infantry soldier has that

[@joelc.1191]

Para counsellor, JCC, Snr EOD and Advance CBRD

[@tigerbeer1231]

@@NoOne-bw6oz the encik at 19:57 la

[@user-mt1sg3zg1b]

Ord lo wgt for this

[@2865016]

Shorter route march, SHRO free off, shorter bmt, song song la.

[@1973Ganesh]

I better exercise more

[@skylerlim8404]

Would u recommed to wear contact lenses instead of spects for out field training?

[@TG-bq7rt]

Nope…wear specs…damn tiring

[@EdwinAng]

Where all the vulgarities from the encik? The only memorable part of Tekong is the small vocab from the encik.

[@Jack-hy2ki]

MDA does not approve vulgarity.

[@daniell8580]

@@Jack-hy2ki MDA > Encik

[@Jack-hy2ki]

@@daniell8580 definitely.

[@MrbonitoMrCai]

No more 24km to marina area ?

[@coollanner99]

Covid sir

[@DarkZorroNight]

I miss those chin-up bars and you had to do chin ups before every meal.

[@burhan999]

back in 2002... I failed my ippt... and did not POP... I was on the sai kang crew watching my bunk mates POP..💔... SBJ ruined everything 😪

[@thiaahmin7176]

Don't worry, on the bright side, can siam posting to Combat Vocation。

[@thiaahmin7176]

@@cy2476 I see, thanks for sharing. May I ask, did you pass your IPPT after your 7-Week Recourse?

[@phantasmagory]

Even my fat ass at 34 can pass this kind of Keng IPPT. I couldn’t do a pull up to save my life. I wish I was enlisting in the current decade haha.

[@abbozzz5483]

Do SCDF

[@chigodeerc2047]

I failed my ippt all the way in bmt but still graduated 🥴

[@dangster7263]

These recruits have no clue on dragon push-ups, rifle PT and Log PT….. it’s so easy the BMT these days …. Like 5/4 holiday camp

[@cecacecaratssteal1395]

NS for singaporean Jobs given fairly to foreigners

[@masterphone634]

Negara kecil banyak tingkah.. cinapura negara yang hanya menampung para koruptor dan penipuan investasi bodong berbasis di cinapura.. URAA Indonesia 🇲🇨 dan Rusia 🇷🇺

[@jilsonang]

truly seeing singaporean boys transforming to singaporean men..

[@mclucky2216]

No more Pull Up Bars? ROFL

[@iamirfaneazim]

Ya. Back in my time is 5 Station IPPT. Shag liao

[@muhdarifarif8018]

Wear ur mask la HAHAHA

[@blizzaroxxx]

wgt

[@ee-sj8qr]

congrats in finishing a secondary school camp

[@Riri_734]

What the crap MINDEF? What's happening to SAF lol? This is not BMT, this is Outward Bound School for primary school students. Confidence in the SAF's capabilities just dropped to an all time low with this series. No joke, other countries are literally laughing at us.

[@leekelvin2495]

This is not the way you want to train soldiers ...pls ...if you expect the SAF to be chicken shit army then do more of this propaganda storys

[@Jack-hy2ki]

Tell that to the parents who complain non stop. Blame the parents not midef nor the gov.

[@ee-sj8qr]

I won’t even feel honored when I go through such bmt. No LTA, no CPT, no MAJ this is just a walk in the park

[@truelord]

Yeah weakest batch I’ve seen, 16km some more

[@tosh_rock]

@@truelord ya ya shut up la ang moh