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31 Mar 2021 | OPS & TRAINING

Rough roads, drive on

Get behind the wheel with the SAF’s Transport Operators at the Cross Country Driving Circuit (CCDC), where they learn to master various Basic and Advanced Stations.

// Producer & editor Teo Jing Ting

// Cameraman Clement Goh

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Impossibly steep slopes, rocky streams, bumpy ground and rough terrain filled with dense trees and vegetation – these are just a few of the obstacles that trainees must learn to tackle before becoming full-fledged Transport Operators.

Check out the highlights of the CCDC, which comprises 26 stations.

Basic Stations:

Advanced Stations:

Tags SAF Cross Country Driving Circuit CCDC Transport Operator 3-tonner SAF Transport Singapore Army
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