Organization
Commander: Colonel Tan Tai Tiong
Dive School This is the place where trainees undergo the specialised training required to be a frogman. Here, they will undergo 9 months of grueling training, including Basic Military Training (BMT), Land Combat Training (LCT), followed by Combat Diver Course (CDC). Advancing through the different stages, increasing amount of people drop out from the course as they are unable to keep up with the intense physical and mental demands required of them. Trainees are given lesser amount of sleep as the training goes on and numerous vetoes are set in place, which trainees are required to pass before they qualify to be a naval diver. Vetoes includes timed run, sea swim, IPPT, among others. All these training culminates to the final evolution, Team Building Week (TBW), more commonly known as Hell Week. TBW is an intensive 5 day exercise whereby sleep deprivation and non-stop physical and mental exertion are commonplace. This is to separate the man from the boys, the tough from the weak. Only the most motivated and dedicated trainee, which exhibits outstanding team work and spirit is allowed to pass this final test. By the end of the 9 month training, as many as 50% of the initial batch will not make it through as a naval diver. Following this, they are then sent to either the Underwater Demolition Group (UDG) or Clearance Diving Group (CDG).
Underwater Demolition Group This is where the bulk of the trainees go, and further training takes place here. Here, naval divers are sent overseas for further training and upgrading of skills.
Clearance Diving Group
Special Warfare Group
Read more about this topic: Naval Diving Unit (Singapore)
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