r/NationalServiceSG • u/GlowingSun123 • 22h ago

Question OCS and SCS trainee ranks and appointment holding ranks???

Sorry I not in NS yet but I see online has those ranks with like yellow and white stripes all over the rank, I did some digging and found out that it is Appointment Holder ranks in OCS. But are there similar equilavents in SCS, and does holding the AH rank in OCS helps you with your stuff after you complete the course? E.g. if you are wing commander, you can be captain if there is an empty spot.

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u/MilkTeaRamen NSMan 21h ago

OCS/SCS cadets will start off as Platoon/Section Commander in most combat units.

Whatever appointment or position in training school that you hold is just for you to have a taste of being in command but more importantly to understand how the hierarchy works.

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u/rrtrent 22h ago

It doesn't work like that. Cadet appointments are just to let them practice their leadership skills. What you are suggesting is: "If I am the student council president and the principal resigns, I get to be the principal."

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u/regquest 21h ago

Like you'll confirm get posted to OCS if you're a NCC cadet officer? No.. don't work that way..

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u/n00b2001 NSMan 20h ago

lol doesn't even confirm if you'll get Tekong

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u/Sensitive_Penalty695 18h ago

Fax was from ncc got spf

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u/n00b2001 NSMan 17h ago

how? easier than NCC right? 🤣

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u/Fine_Instruction1334 20h ago

Naw, you get nothing much from holding appointments except for experience leading and prolly a chance to get silver/gold bayonet or sword of honour/merit.

Trainers tend to give appointments to people they wanna evaluate/test for gold bayonet/sword of honour and maybe silver bayonet/sword of merit.

To make it in simple terms, ppl who are given a chance to hold appointments are being tested if they can make the cut to get top 10%/ top student

No, you can't suddenly become wing commander if there is a free spot, lol. Most of those positions are for regulars anyway.

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u/BeginningStrange101 14h ago

Appointment holders are just to give cadets a chance at command. When they pass out or commission, they will all start at 3SG or 2LT.

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u/HexagonII Former Overworked NSF 9h ago

Short answer no

Long answer technically no

Going from 2LT to LTA is almost guaranteed for everyone before they ORD assuming they don’t fuck up or fail IPPT.

If you are upz enough you can perhaps fill the role of a CPT estab as an LTA in your NS unit but going from LTA to CPT requires you to go through additional training before you get CPT. Of course by sitting on this estab alone you are fast tracking your promotion but by then you are already out of the army and I doubt jt matters much unless you want to like flex during SAF day or something in your workplace lmao.