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EDITORIAL BOARD |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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MESSAGE BY MINISTER FOR DEFENCE |
9 |
DEDICATION |
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PREFACE |
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THE HISTORY LESSON THE FIRST BATCH DID NOT GET |
17 |
MERGER AND SEPARATION |
37 |
CREATING THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES |
43 |
SETTING UP SAFTI |
55 |
TRAINING THE TRAINERS |
77 |
JUMPING IN WITH FIRST BOTH FEET |
89 |
DAY ONE AND THE FIRST SIX WEEKS |
113 |
BASIC TRAINING |
143 |
SECTION TRAINING |
173 |
BARRACK LIFE DURING SECTION TRAINING |
203 |
OFFICER CADET TRAINING |
215 |
PULLING TOGETHER |
267 |
STAFF AND TRAINEE DYNAMICS |
285 |
DRILL AND POP REHEARSALS |
309 |
A NEW BEGINNING |
319 |
EPILOGUE |
345 |
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE VOLUNTEER FORCES IN SINGAPORE |
363 |
MEMORIES OF THE FIRST INSTRUCTORS’ PREPARATORY COURSE |
379 |
SPEECH BY INCHE YUSOF BIN ISHAK, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
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SPEECH BY MR LEE KUAN YEW PRIME MINISTER, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
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ABOUT THE EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
406 |
REFERENCES |
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