my fren who went there said..Originally posted by Shotgun:Theres an urban operations training facility there. They are probably there to learn some urban ops procedures from the yanks.
Originally posted by Rockhound:my fren who went there said..
it was practically an actual town with actual people......with kids and all.....
the stryker unit there had to go to a 6 mth arab course before hand to learn customs and language....
they spoke perfect arab,........
they cried when the SG soldiers flew back to Singapore...citing that:
They might not noe when they might see them again
That they might be dead in the future
hope u guys understand the 2 points.....the soldiers there cherish life very much and they don't noe when is their time to go,....
yeah...cos they cherish their life alot...and they accept the fact that they might die at any moment when in afghanistan....Originally posted by newcomer:grown men crying?
what is so strange about crying men in battle?Originally posted by newcomer:grown men crying?
its not go with the flow....Originally posted by Shotgun:Makes you wonder if the "go with the flow" thing is actually causing them to take more casualties. Perhaps if the yanks were more systematic and have a proper exit strategy...
They're using the US Army's equipment perhaps. The whole exercise is about interoperatibility.Originally posted by Arapahoe:have 1 question regards to the picture? why did they use M16 to train and not the new issued rifle?
don't think so in the picture rifle looks like what i use during my time and reservist.Originally posted by LazerLordz:They're using the US Army's equipment perhaps. The whole exercise is about interoperatibility.
I thought its the M16A3..Originally posted by Arapahoe:don't think so in the picture rifle looks like what i use during my time and reservist.
Check out hi res pix:Originally posted by Arapahoe:don't think so in the picture rifle looks like what i use during my time and reservist.
wow that's nice. training with americans is always nice, cos of their BIG BUDGETSOriginally posted by senate077:actually, singapore do have other training stints that were never published in the papers. In 2000, a single company from 1 guards actually participated in the US JRTC in texas with the US 25th infantry division (air assault force which is US's version of heliborne ops). The training involved sending our troops to hawaiis schofield barracks whr they were stationed to accustomed to their training doctrine and before eventually going over to texas for the actual exercise. Most of Sg troops used the US M16A2 with some being issued carbine and their MGs as they were not allowed to used our own weapon.
Would you invite foreign troops to train in Nee Soon Camp armed with their weapons?Originally posted by SpecOps87:care to share why our weapons are not allowed to be used there?
Thanks.
but we go taiwan.. we got bring our own weapons...Originally posted by LazerLordz:Would you invite foreign troops to train in Nee Soon Camp armed with their weapons?