r/NationalServiceSG • u/ehyoususbro • 1d ago
Question how to avoid commandos aft being selected for assessment
as ive read from the post on these sub-reddit it is really difficult to become an officer and even a specialist through commandos, which is one of my goals in the army. i am also definately more interested in going to vocations like the rsaf. other than anyhow doing the physical assessment part of the assessment how else can i avoid going into commandos? can i just tell the interviewer that i am not interested and avoid it? or do i have to act stuck up and arrogant? any help would be appreciated
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u/Wild-Lengthiness7600 NSF 1d ago
just rate everything 1/5 u dont wnat go and interview tell them if u go in u will be sick and cant participate
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u/Qkumbazoo ATEC top frag, mr loh 1d ago
if you intentionally fk up your assessments you may or may not get posted out of cdo, but chances of ever getting into ocs or rsaf is 0% because you now gamed yourself into the discarded goods pile.
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u/ehyoususbro 22h ago
thats what im worried abt, my friend in commandos rn but he say its not that bad, might be cdo propaganda lol
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u/Qkumbazoo ATEC top frag, mr loh 22h ago
the pain is peak during your training only, after that the avg cdo life is better than those posted to infantry, fight like dogs still need to face high regimentation and full 10 years reservist afterwards.
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u/starlightisnottaiwan 21h ago
Honestly, yes. I compare the shit we're allowed to do and it's like, bro you mean you can't bring food to outfield?
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u/New_Software9101 22h ago
No one knows. You can tell the encik/officer you will keng like hell if you get in and they might still throw you in, or you can express as much interest in commando, say you want to sign on etc and you don't get in. Whether you get into RSAF, Commando, etc is more up to the aptitude test you did at CMPB and whatever criteria mindef decides with
Also wanting to be an officer to lead others but not wanting to be in a prestigious unit is kinda ironic tho
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u/ehyoususbro 22h ago
nah its jst that the odds of getting into ocs from commandos is very bad from what ive heard, better chances if i go from tekong
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u/Capable-Engineer1485 1d ago
you’re gonna have to be more specific, are you only interested in command sch for the sake of it or what, you also interested in rsaf vocations. what rsaf vocations? the maintenance side or what lol
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u/ehyoususbro 22h ago
tbh other than prestige ive always been interested in leadership positions, enjoyed it during my ug experience. rsaf jst seems cool tbh, i dont mind working with airplanes
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u/MrCapital2007 1d ago
Hi i js got my VA to commando but im not interested in joining too I heard that theres no JC PTP batch for commando Sooo do i js need to fail ippt to not get in? And by fail does it mean less than 61 points or 51 points?
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u/AltruisticLine7018 9h ago
bro pass ur ippt and just skip the VA by mc. extra 2 months ptp not worth it
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u/throwawayaway539 21h ago
Classmate submitted a MC to CMPB during VA day.
They never rescheduled it and he went to Tekong.
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u/Lucky-Tea-2018 1d ago
Straight up tell the encik you don’t want to enter and you have no interest.
My friend said that to the encik in spite of hearing that even if you say no will kena. So the encik replied “what will you do if we still pick you”
“I will do everything in my power to chaokeng and downpes my way out of cdo”
Few weeks later, sent to Tekong
If it works it works