Infantry Specialist Cadet Course

The Infantry Specialist Cadet Course is a 12.5 week course held in Pasir Laba Camp. 1 school in SCS will take in Professional Term cadets each batch.

Expect lots of outfield, so make sure you have about 2-3 tubes of camo cream for your 12.5 weeks. You will be going to the Basic Combat Training Centre (BCTC) Area, which is past PLC's SOC ground almost every week.

Be prepared to be in your SBO2 (inclusive of soft plates) for your conventional operations training, and to be in your SBO3 (inclusive of soft plates and hard plates) regularly for your UO training. Also be prepared to carry many section stores (such as bangalore torpedoes, claymores etc.) and signal sets.

Infantry Professional Term is tough, but very manageable. Your time will pass by very quickly as you will have little time to yourself due to the long hours of training.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of activities done in Foundation Term:

Live Firing:
- Demolition Live Firing (I-chain, Claymore, Bangalore torpedoes)
- Advanced Trainfire Package (ATP - money is awarded for marksmanship!)
- Platoon Live Firing (Held overseas)

Outfield Exercises:
- Section Training at BCTC
- Navigation Exercises at Upper Mandai and Lower Mandai
- Exercise Grandslam 2 (inclusive of Urban and Conventional Operations) — Expect to march from midnight to dawn from location to location, with attack missions carried out right when the sun rises

Overseas Exercise:
- 2-3km Acclimatization Run/March
- 2-3km Terrain Reading March
- 3 day Navigation
- 2-3 day Section/Platoon Battle Course
- 5-8 day outfield exercise, similar to Exercise Grandslam 2

If you're worried about the Overseas Exercise (Starlight/Crescendo), don't fret too much. As it is a summative exercise, your commanders and instructors will tend to be more keen on assessing you, rather than punishing you.

Miscellaneous:
- 24km Initiation March to Selarang Camp
- 32km Combat Skills Badge March (inclusive of River Crossing and Live Firing)

Tips to survive Infantry Pro Term:

  • Always be alert. Check your equipment regularly, or you will risk having your entire company being mobilized after training to look for missing items.
  • Help one another. Everybody is struggling, so do your best to make life a little bit easier for one another. You will be surprised how easily others will reciprocate.
  • Be approachable and don't be hostile. You don't need to wayang, just don't put a target on your back. Don't antagonize your commanders and instructors, and they won't make life difficult for you.
  • Have fun. Your attitude will determine your experience. If you face the course with the right mindset and simply seek to do your best, you'll end up having fun.

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