Every Singaporean Son III Ep 3: Firers, watch your front!

The recruits hit the live-firing range and put their shooting skills to the test. Will they hit their target or miss the mark? Sometimes all it takes is a little help from an encouraging trainer. #ESS3 #EverySingaporeanSon #NS55
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[@alextay6350]

Best part of life firing is when the ninja van come

[@noelhates8091]

Huh

[@wanbatan]

I remembered my time during SCS CQC training, we were clearing a room and I was pointing my SAR at the wall. SGT came in and asked "Where the fuck are you pointing at?! You waiting for the fucking juggernaut to bust through the wall??!!" 🤣

[@frostbitepokin9520]

😂😂 how do they come up with this kind of shit to say

[@matthiasfoo1217]

No way y'all didnt laugh at that in the moment😂

[@ironboy3245]

@@matthiasfoo1217 you don't laugh because you know if you do there's pushups coming. once he leaves though, that's fair game

[@stephenwonghongweng4298]

I mean you were following orders what. You were supposed to secure that corner so point the gun at the wall lor

[@hanzt468]

cant forget the first time seeing my tracer round flying towards the target, its something that u cant unseen, i remembered seeing a airplane flying pass me while im in the range at night, its a beauty that cant be described by words

[@Portugal17th]

Same! Especially the sound at the firing range + the wind at night. If you tried GPMG, its the best feeling at night

[@wan8655]

So

[@playmakersmusic]

the amount of hours waited until nightfall and getting bitten by ants was worth the wait.

[@brandonkok3221]

@@Portugal17th gpmg night firing at elephant hill was the highlight for me sia haha

[@johnlim8379]

@@Portugal17th go oversea to fire gpmg the best

[@nicrome]

It’s intriguing how after so many lbv iterations, they went back to the old school sbo

[@MelancholicDays]

because it simply sucks. it's bulky, heavy, and worst of all, traps heat. they went to all the trouble and research to create a lightweight SAF uniform that dissipates heat, then basically throws all that effort away with the lbv. most countries try to make the vest as small and compact as possible (see US for example), but for some reason ours covers the entire upper body. a majority of the area isnt even covered by the bullet plate, it's just wasted cloth, especially the sides.

[@juzloopz24]

​​@@MelancholicDayswhat's happening here is the SAF making equipment that does not suit it's conditions. In a war scenario, Singapore would be fighting a war of urban combat, naval incursions and most importantly jungle conditions. A light plate carrier is the way to go. For extreme jungle situations, a chest rig like the side webbing the British has

[@Sgscouser]

Certain things will never change in the SAF.Once you put on the helmet, your brain stopped functioning and your cognitive functions goes out of the window.

[@junronggoh553]

thats why that guy in the vid without the helmet got marksman lol

[@Mrsecretman1010]

IQ instant minus 100

[@justintan2236]

Interesting to see the new helmet design. The the fact still holds true. "Wear helmet cannot think" haha..

[@nizambeyond]

If reservist, the moment you put on no. 4, Suddenly your whole body become stupid for the temporary.

[@teeteetuu94]

@@nizambeyond Putting on No.4 during ICTs really have physical energy sapping effect. Made me feel like I'm 30 years older. With SBO on, it's pretty much like I've one leg into my coffin.

[@TheHumbleChartist]

It's normal to feel scared when you go for BTP. I barely passed my own BTP. But after a few months with the rifle, you will improve your trigger control for sure :)

[@EricK-mj7kr]

The encik is too polite. He wanted to say there'll always have 1 bobo shooter in every platoon.

[@syafiqrais1497]

One of the best memories of my night shoot was looking up and realising that Tekong is a great place for stargazing haha. Lots of stars can be clearly seen.

[@sreeraj1980]

Not everyone is trained to become a soldier. But when I was a recruit, the instructions are easy to follow as there were very repetitive by the commanders. It is hard to go wrong unless you panic and mess up. I don't blame those who do, afterall not everyone can manage the stress of training to be a soldier. We are all different!

[@johnleehancong]

I love the firing days and the grenade throwing. Definitely highlights of BMT. Wish to get more rounds to shoot 😌

[@seanwongcf]

Got vulgarities liao finally realistic😂🤣

[@ezekielk.3629]

The moment we all knew that Chalet time is over LOL They will know not to f*ck around with safety when they enter Unit Life and go for 50m Anti-Terror Shoot. Imagine standing 1m apart from your fellow buddy with 5 live rounds at the 50m range see they still dare to monkey around.

[@LucasZainudin]

Confinement week alr have . Ahaha

[@arabesque2222]

Brings back memories sia.... i can almost smell the gun powder which always makes me slightly nauseous.

[@misterbig9025]

I didn hear "Gan nee nah beh chao chee bye"!

[@LMFAOshufflin]

Mine dropped the bomb 10 minutes into tekong During swearing in briefing Enick:”this is the biggest fuck(CO) here. Dont fuck it up”

[@loch1989]

Never hear my sergeant say “thank you” before 🤣

[@maxwong6222]

Ya, will get very worried if the sergeant said thank you during my time...

[@weenemone]

More likely to get a "F*ck you understand?" right 🤣

[@dicksonng5305]

I always get high when firing during NS and even during ICT. The smell of the carbon, the recoil of the weapon and when you hit your target gives you the adrenaline. Looking forward for my this year ICT live firing!

[@kialim]

Will never forget the pleasure of firing M16, SAW and M203. The worst part of the live firing experience is the rifle cleaning and picking up empty cartridges :D

[@VOPS33]

Man I hate the SAW. It's my default weapon. So heavy and long so it always gets in the way of movement haha.

[@amitupadhya90]

M16 was a nightmare cleaning. Haha. This brought back so much memory

[@forcexjr1566]

After doing night shooting, have to spend the next few hours doing rifle cleaning. Shag sia!

[@Tony.L9793]

i love firing the MG, the sound was astonishing

[@nulnoh219]

@@Tony.L9793 Everyone loves firing the MG, nobody wants to clean the MG...

[@CUL8TR]

Jasnam: This is my first time seeing the figure 15 target at 100 meters through my scope. Thai recruit struggling to shoot a target 250m away with his *M16A1* iron sights: You guys have scopes?

[@lychvy8023]

Well, it is a head sized figure at 100m. It's just a small circle within the centre reticle so i guess it evens things out

[@joelreutens]

I'll be enlisting to Tekong tomorrow morning. Pes BP batch. Watching this makes me feel more ready and more stress at the same time. 20 weeks of Tekong ain't gonna be fun. But I definitely can't wait to experience life of a recruit.

[@zwz888]

All the best! Cherish every moment

[@jayshen84]

Let me leave you with the words of my commander that helped me through BMT and NS: It is always hard at the start, harder in the middle and hardest just before the end. But remember that millions of NS men have gone through what you go through and have reached the end. So just do your best each day and before you know it you will also be celebrating on the day of your POP/ORD/MR.

[@hengjingan7029]

Trust me Bro, BP most fun. 9 weeks of training stretched into 19, more time to relax and bond with mates. BP all School 1, Encik COY = welfare COY. All the best! - Former BP Recruit 01/19

[@teeteetuu94]

Fellow ex-BP here of this featured coy (Dragon 01/15). It will be relatively chill, compared to the Enhanced guys who'll have to rush all the time. (Esp your first 2 months daily PT phase, before the true soldiering stuff starts) Plenty of time to know your mates (and cmdrs) well, and also see yourself get trimmed down into good shape. All the best, now that you're in!

[@joelreutens]

@OVERwhelmed Pes BP is pretty much Army for obese people

[@SGBalackuda]

I always loved my firing sessions with SAR 21 and SAW! :) Felt like Rambo!

[@freddyteo9796]

Back in those days 1980’s we all used M16 just love it in my recruit days as I am from 41SAR, we went to Tekong the same shooting range as today the whole place was pitched dark and looked haunted, back then there’s a team that need to do BUTT party which we have to carry those targets up as in those days everything was manual and that is right after your shooting, every section had to perform that duty,reminiscing those good old days it was really tough but fun and our army buddies still kept in touch till today as we are all in our sixties. Truly a life time experienced that money cannot buy, we really treasured this kind of comradeship.

[@joekidal5797]

The most tedious thing about live firing during my time is the preparation… filling up the sandbags and carrying up the tonner, filling up the jerry cans and carrying up the tonner, take the GS tables from the store and carrying up the tonner… and at the end of the day you have to bring those things down from the tonner and wash them!

[@piz6252]

Storeman!!!

[@Xtacy-pc3bo]

"Hey open your eyes when i'm talking to you" ~ in the past it will be "YOU! RECRUIT! CLOSING YOUR EYES! COME OUT AND DROP 20!"

[@haoever]

I'm more surprise that when drawing arms or ammo no one shout "Oi don't sign on the fxxking line!!!" xD

[@coregunner55]

Haha cos on camera

[@gamerfong2261]

bro camera ma. no bad words

[@TemplarLove]

Off camera, fuk u all understand

[@meklavier4664]

I was the armskote IC during bmt. Very stress job

[@til_valhalla16]

wasn't in SAF for NS, I was in SPF. But could say I got lucky as my unit required to be proficient in HKMP5 and M-4, so this video was pretty damn relatable for me and brought back memories heh:)

[@wadsdiz]

Kins? Or Procom now? My time still use m16...

[@Comingsafra]

i did this many times.. strip weapon n range during bmt... until i passed will never forget

[@Freedm762]

i remembered watching the first one back on i think on national geographic, pretty interesting watch

[@chboy80]

The live firing processes today for recruits are still very much the same compared to 24 years ago when I did my BMT.

[@kraftofficialmusic5437]

I remember how nervous i was before firing but as soon as i fired my 1st round it felt so good and i was so intrigued to shoot more. Ended up with 29/31.😊

[@tjahjadi659]

But you get to shoot 32 shots no? 4 in foxhole , 4 in proning position, 4 in squatting position, and then 4 shots at 50m range, standing shoulder position. 16 total. Your morning shoot. Then your night shoot with the same shooting positions and rounds. Totalling up to 32 rounds

[@repsol56mave83]

Miss those days..

[@user-fz1yy1qw5b]

Congrats jasnam

[@fs6086]

I shoot M16A1/S1, M4 Carbine, SAW, GPMG, SAR80 and SAR21 when I was a regular soldier. I still remember the smell of the gunpowder till now . Been into SAF shooting contingent Team and went SAF shooting competition SAFISAM in year 2000 to compete various combat unit . our team lost to commandos. They are really pros in the shooting btw, doesn't really matter but the experience gain was very meaningful. I wish i could shoot again, but MR already. Miss my army days ..

[@Tony.L9793]

l love the M4 carbine better than SAR 21, easy to handle

[@laurenspang]

First time in my life I hear 3SG say: "Ok, can?" LOL

[@lzh3362]

This is the part where sergeants will treat you better than normal.

[@Risedawn]

The best part about NS to me is going to range, enjoy firing my weapon and gets marksman and $200. Too bad, as of April 2022, i have officially MR, wont have that chance anymore. MR LOH!!

[@jianxiongRaven]

ROVERS. extend reservist

[@scaleartsg]

MRLoh!

[@jianxiongRaven]

@@scaleartsg wa . y ngr sign on

[@eancavalry9740]

@@jianxiongRaven can extend meh reservist ?hahahaha

[@jianxiongRaven]

@@eancavalry9740 yes , rovers Scheme

[@Syn741]

i want their ILBV.... so much more cooling

[@viclim289]

I remembered seeing the stars peppered in the black sky as we went to clear up as many blanks as we could before concluding our overall shots. From : Once a recruit of Scorpion Company.

[@rayzor8268]

once upon a time, the damb Scorpion was the mascot of OCS Sierra Coy; always crawling everywhere with the tail erect LMAO

[@eancavalry9740]

The most unforgetful event is "Oi Cb dont sign out of the box lei knn!"

[@meklavier4664]

This is true

[@eancavalry9740]

@@meklavier4664 hahahahahaa

[@lenardwan2890]

their new ilbv looks so cooling compared to ours, good improvement. i can never get used to it. and yo the helmet looks diff

[@sagi271190]

That "ilbv" is only part of the outfit. They get issued a vest when they go to their units.

[@cwj.j]

Fired most of section weapons including Matador which I get to fire it live once, not forgetting day and night shoot you have to wait till nightfall after done with day shoot.. Nowadays with MMRC, waiting time is reduced..

[@jeffer8762]

looking back tekong is like resort

[@stonermountain9147]

Jasnam is an absolute unit !

[@arabesque2222]

Hated night shoots. The humid weather always made my spectacles fog up!

[@kennyzeng21]

my encik asked us wash in a pail of detergent water

[@halley8173]

Reminds me of my first shoot... my sgt messed up my rifle's zeroing after the zeroing shoot and still can blame me when I ended up having to improvise combat zeroing for the rest of the shoot

[@n1c51m]

Now MMRC they will help you zero your weapon on the spot and give tips on improving your accuracy. Cool stuff, oh and they’ll turnoff the lights for night shoot

[@misterbig9025]

17:27 Got nice tuition teacher!

[@yqyq7240]

I wish my army days all the enick and sgt so friendly sia ..

[@rezekiyo]

Wow.. Army nowadays good life ah. Not like my time during the 90's

[@PatrickWWJ]

missing those times when we get to fire the SAR 21 .. but not forgetting the snacks before firing !

[@n1c51m]

Ninja uncle

[@jayshen84]

For the first try, Jasnam is really good. I think he is putting too much pressure on himself. The night shoot has so many variables more than the day that distorts your aimming.

[@asaasa8109]

MMRC still best. got Aircon no need wait for sunset😂

[@truelord]

Also no need to pick up the used ammo and pour into the box 😂

[@Tony.L9793]

Nowadays all night shoot are indoors, ns soldiers these days well taken care of than those early days batch

[@truelord]

Ns time I remember after day shoot our oc wont let us sleep and won’t let us talk. Imagine staring at each other until sunset lol

[@DGM-DailyGameMoments]

Nice video and this is reflecting my son, Aaron. Cheers!

[@Firdauzsg]

My 1st time shooting weapon when i was 13. In the NCC. Handled the M16 rifle. 25m marksman 😆. Lucky cos didnt get army for NS..still remember that nerve wrecking live firing when just 13! Wish can try Sar21.

[@romanceidiot]

SAR21 is so much easier to work with. Really hated M16 where the weight is skewed towards the front

[@Tony.L9793]

M4 carbine is easy to handle and shoot better, somemore lighter than Sar 21

[@noelhates8091]

You lucky la you live fire at 13

[@doraemxn1037]

More and more 😎👓 recruits

[@malnutritionboy]

Jasman quite good

[@forcexjr1566]

I was lucky. I figured out how to improve my accuracy on that day itself. Once you get the hang of it, you will start enjoying it and aiming for marksmanship itself.

[@nizambeyond]

Matador Live firing is the best for me.... The shockwave woohoo

[@Jayson619]

Cleaning the weapon is the worst part. And the recovery of expended rounds is torture.

[@kmizanfauzi7291]

so cute

[@kendrick4455]

Wah the new helmet look good sia I wonder if I can get it a not sia hahaha

[@nizzystarlight446]

12:34 Eh Eh Eh dey dey...! neck neck neck aim aim aim...!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ubeenblind]

HAHAHAHA

[@suwupreme2101]

literally just went thru it as the ptp batch and yea can tell you tht the helmet is the only thing stopping you from getting full score

[@tttan1843]

Walk shoot and run then shoot is totally different, after running, the panting makes it hard to stabilize the rifle.

[@luib7701]

I pray that this series is to be shown to Filipinos who are in my generation, looking at Filipinos in this generation have a weapon that will never go away from them, and that is their keyboards. I’m hoping one day, Philippines’s version of NS will be resurrected again, paving way for the discipline to spread all over Philippines like a plague.

[@meklavier4664]

Was armskote IC during bmt. During draw arm is stress like hell

[@blacksojuu6878]

Haha I remember my first shoot as always! We should have marksman badge for the recruits to motivates them more

[@notkennard]

since when bmt shoot saw one sia i thought always sar

[@jinny6069]

Jasnam yayapapaya also nv get perfect score

[@campfiresnlasguns]

AHHHHHH ENCIK NAT

[@oo-oe4km]

The Singh got serial killer face

[@figureofspeech4581]

ATP and combat shoot in unit will be harder

[@TTS888]

No more run down ! Just walk and shoot ! Lucky

[@mrcannotfindaname]

My SAR21 scope was very badly scratched and muddy. I had to use iron sights during the whole BTP.

[@Alvin_0523]

You had a very bad experience man

[@yeowmun]

Iron sights is ok if weapon is properly zero, I have never missed a shot using Iron Sights for day shoot after BMT as a NSF or NSMAN using M-16 or SAR-80. I heard that the iron sight in SAR-21 is bad, so it may be different.

[@mrcannotfindaname]

@@yeowmun AR platform uses peep sights, which are designed for precision aiming. SAR uses notch sights, similar to pistol sights, which are not for precision aiming. At 100m, the front post will totally cover up the figure 11, can't see anything.

[@teeteetuu94]

Did you manage to pass (or even get near marksman score) in the end? It'd be quite an achievement if you managed to get near with just that notch sight meant for

[@mrcannotfindaname]

@@teeteetuu94 31/40. Missed all the shots during night shoot because I couldn't see anything 🤣

[@laoshufen91]

To those recruits range might be stressful to us nsmen range = free money lol

[@aimmed7728]

Butt party.....target up! Ah....that was in the 80s....🤣🤣🤣

[@loxc]

Fuck man that Ramesh guy is really asking for it. Not sure if he's trying to be funny with his shooting position but he seemed to get off really easily. If he was in my Coy last time. Confirm kena jialat.

[@MultiNeverEnds]

firing in MOPP4 even more shiok!!

[@vergelio1980]

Firing live rounds is fun but blowing up a bangalore torpedo and shooting M203 grenade launcher is more fun.🥰🥰🥰

[@ericng8462]

When i was enlisted in 90's. I fired M16. After my ROD, when i go for reserves, i was assign to a rifle squad carrying S.A.W. No chance to fire Sars at all.

[@jacklim955]

Every platoon there's this guy that will fk things up and in this case it's REC Ramesh

[@kcidpawai4066]

Selamat menyambut ramadhan

[@Tungku66]

I was a marksman on my unit, 38SCE

[@ttliu2976]

I also got my marksman at 38SCE, 30 years back. i was a armoured pioneer, ORD in 1992.

[@Tungku66]

@@ttliu2976 I was there 1990-91. When Major Ravi still the CO.

[@JonjonVeloce]

I totally forget about how to strip and assemble SAR21.. cos after BMT i went unit our Rifle was the M4A1 Rifle.

[@meklavier4664]

How is m4a1 compare to sar21

[@JonjonVeloce]

@@meklavier4664 No Scope.. totally with your own accuracy.. but there's a luminous TIP.. i still think SAR21 aims easier.

[@IsmadiSuratVlog]

Why the zeroing segment not shown ? I remember me and my buddy cheat a bit so that we can rest early at the training shed, away from the glaring hot sun. Anyway, we 302's pass all the test and proceed separately to our individual unit and finish our 2 years army stint.

[@TemplarLove]

Miss Encik called us genemen

[@kit888]

02:14 Even with an empty rifle, it's not good safety protocol to point it at anyone.

[@gamerfong2261]

there is a reason why during BMT, we assume that a rifle is loaded even if there wasnt any rounds

[@henriseng6692]

My time was 300m plus run down. Only 2 marksmen in my company.

[@moneyorlove5987]

Miss my NS & Reservist days😭

[@weixingyang898]

Now got scope should be easy... Still remember shooting at 300m target using the iron sight... the target was so small and the run down was "tired". Night shoot was fun... So now soldier don't experience the butt party? "Target up.... one thousand, two thousand... target down"... ha ha ha

[@darkdino5]

GPMG night fire best

[@ManjuTiger]

you have a really cool name😂

[@wanchonglum4833]

Wow, Safety Officer sleeping behind. Just waiting for accident to happen :(

[@ykN1kko]

when next episode

[@darthvader4345]

Same place at pulau tekong 2bts(the old camp site.... not the new building they built now)....Been there...done that....move on....30years ago.😅😅😅

[@scorpio573]

Missed my M16

[@dereksg7510]

Same. M16 lighter and also less awkward and faster to do combat loading with.

[@ammaralyasir1241]

They have changed the command? All this while, it used to be "watch, your front!"

[@daryllang4430]

Arun Kumar is someone who’s jovial in person actually

[@SG3086X]

0:28 the swearing part

[@ahwongwk]

100m should not be much of a problem, my BMT have 300m.... omg that was fun fun fun by the ton...

[@mysticery]

Whats the vest they are wearing? Looks different now. And its certainly not so bulky as last time. Damn.

[@lmatthew]

My time M16 night shoot need to bring playdough for rear sight..

[@n1c51m]

What’s that yellow tag placed in the firing chamber? Is that new?

[@ivtec74]

I was trained on M16….

[@freddyng1843]

4:41 - Is the recruit finger on the trigger?

[@CringeBasedDuality]

since when bmt got man down drill?