There is an important point which you missed out. Military conscription was a way to create a new Singaporean identity in a very multi-ethnic state. This was crucial to get Chinese, Indians, and Malays to see themselves as Singaporean first and identify with their ethnic identity second.
and we are also an immigrant state. many new people become citizens here. the conscription helps in some way to build a common identity, not to the first generation who do not need to serve, but their children.
This is why I think EU military could be a great thing, it puts attach strings to countires making it harder to leave It could help create a European identity in a multinational organization Seeing the EU military on top of the charts would make Europeans proud and this would also help with the whole EU identity thing And EU army could easily rival the Russian
Yeah but why Singapore don't allow women , like I disagree with you on that one saying military conscription is a way to create a new Singapore identity there are many ways of creating racial harmony
@@danialroslan1531 Yeah but I still find military conscription still conservative when it only allows men giving this impress that men are super strong and only they can save the country like if the purpose of military conscription is to protect the country would it make sense to allow women , like Israel men and women have to do military conscription together there's no gender bias and yes I know there are still issues in the military with women in Israel when it comes to some military possessions but still I think South Korea especially should update there military conscription and make it mandatory for women to do and let the terms served be both equal , in my opinion Singapore military conscription is unnecessary it isn't in a big threat like South Korea , Israel and China to be honest I find Singapore military conscription is some conservative tradition the military needs to scrap and focus their time on important military stuff that's my opinion I have nothing against Singapore military conscription
I know some large RUclipsrs who do that. Not to erked when gamers do it, but seeing Scotty the Mechanic do it is just cringe... "Your videos come up anytime "car" is put into the search bar! You have a monopoly on car repair videos my guy, no need to clickbait" 🤦🏼
@@NoobToobJamarMemes I've been looking for alternatives for that reason. If I read your title and it has NOTHING to do with the vid it feels like your playing me cause I like you rip We already coming to you for the content bruh
My grandfather was one of the "Mexicans". We Israelis are happy to play our part in helping Singapore. for we both are guided by the same ancestral wisdom "Quality over Quantity"
This is a good update on this country. I observed the military members of Singapore when they visited and trained in the US. These soldiers are professional and very respectful. They are always putting themselves in a "learning moment", and they don't take things off the cuff. If I had to be involved in an armed conflict this would be one of the military forces that I would choose to work together.
Some of the comments we got when training with the marines, “the sings have too much things” “they speak the same language as us but they don’t sound the same” and of cos they learnt swear words.. “CB…!” Always Ready!
I've been to Singapore 3 times and there's still so much to discover. Singapore seems to be one of the few countries that does everything right: politics, military, economy, society, tourism, environment... Perhaps it's the only place in the world where you can have Chinese, Indian and Malaysian street food right next to each other, and everyone speaks English. Love Singapore from Vietnam!
Thx buddy for the kind words...Love visiting Sapa, Hoi An, Danang, Hanoi, Saigon, Cai Rang floating market, Hai Van Pass & other off the beaten locations...Love the friendly folks, street food & natural surroundings of the countryside...Hopefully, once it's easier to travel, looking forward for Vietnam famous Han Son Doong cave trek...
South east Asia include East nothern Asia become a giant power keg and single spot can kill over million people. I can't tell you what will happen but i can tell you where some foolish in South east Asia sea will expolsion
We are a defence force, not a offensive force. We do not threaten or to offend other countries. We are trained to defend our nation. Our life is good, and we hope for world peace. I am 55 yo and have been military trained since 18. I will give my life to my nation if I have to protect it, so will my sons, and my grand sons.
And what would you say to those who got a disdain of their own society after being forced in and punished for disagreeing with certain laws? I’m asking in general and not only on Singapore.
yet the military has a offensive doctrine.. a plan to mobilize the army down south to capture and hold Johor. and also a plan for a seaborn invasion on Batam. of course this will only materialise if war happens. but being a tiny state with a powerful army, singapore can possibly turn desperate and attack its neighbours in future.
Israel said they would send their best and they did. Combat veteran who saw war fighting first hand; some had an eye, arm or leg missing, but still able to move faster than recruits many years younger.
You could not compare the 2 situation where Singapore a city with multiple people living together who by choice or otherwise decided to form a country based on equality and justice to all its citizens of different religions and backgrounds to isreal who is country who is built on destroying the indigenous inhabitants and replacing them by a different religious group with with oppression and Injustice against the indigenous people .a country who gives equal rights to the people living in it deserves respect from outsiders and strong bonds between its citizens and the other one meaning Israel who destroyed thousands of Palestinian towns and villages and expelled millions of the indigenous people and replaced with millions of other nationalities simply because they are Jews?AMAZING?There is no comparison there is nothing in common between them.one is peaceful and the other one is an aggressor who will never have peace, one looks after the indigenous people and the other one kill and rubb the indigenous from their rights. and many more differences that you can't count so please don't compare good with evil and just with injust or peaceful with aggression
Love Singapore from Bosnia.Thank you for all the help you gave to my country.Been there two times and all i can say is in my opinion its one of the best countries on the planet,with the best working government/structure,and all that combined with the best and most generous,kind,lovable people i have ever met.Love you all and nothing but respect
I am Singaporean and I've just returned from a trip to Bosnia, but just to Sarajevo and Mostar only. Very happy to have visited your beautiful country and its lovely people.
Love from Singapore to Bosnia, I have been to Sarajevo and Mostar, some of the most amazing places I have been in terms of culture, natural beauty and hospitality!
Singaporean here who served the compulsory 2.5 yrs of national service. This is 1 of the most well research and accurate video on Singapore military made by non-Singaporean. Congrats!
Thought our total military personnel is closer to ~500k instead of 1.2m though, though with our declining birth rate I imagine our defence ministry might be concerned & thus possibly be less willing to grant deferment from conscription for various reasons e.g. sporting competitions. Not all immigrants might take up citizenship also which might lead to the country having less people to defend more people (as our population continues to grow due to immigration, @ least before the pandemic prompted some expats to return to their home countries e.g. more priority for vaccines as citizens back in those countries, fatigue from Singapore's relatively tighter pandemic-related restrictions/laws)
Singapore is one example of well optimized country. They optimized every potential of the country resources and ability. They are well planned for the future.
A taxi driver in Singapore once told me as he pointed to the large potted palm trees. The trees are in pots, so they can be uplifted and the highway turned into a landing strip for military aircraft, local and allied forces that come to Singapore’s aid.
Yes, and there's an annual list of military exercises based on using roads as temporary runways, deploying containerised air-base command posts, mobile radar, mobile air defences etc.
@@papagunit I'm not sure... i think Singapore's leadership is literally outstanding, they even forced every construction building that built after 1997 to have bomb shelter in every house unit, it is written into law.
Fun Fact: National Service is not only in Military but extends to Police Force and Civil Defence. Literally in times of war or emergency EVERY men are mobilise.
I love Singapore. They seem to be doing everything right. Knows how to run an economy, are great with diplomacy and making allies, can defend themselves, are collectivist for the people, has competent leaders, uses pragmatism and meritocracy to build the nation and knows how to serve justice. A very impressive example and success story.
Singapore is proxy of China (70% people are Chinese) with many top position are holders have relatives in Chinese politicians. But unfortunately dumb USA and Europe give arm and technologies to China via Singapore
@@jeffersonho2087 Chinese from China and Singapore will not agree, China is using Singapore for investing across globe and for stealing western technologies... During Trump time he blocked Hawaii Singapore transaction.. I know you Chinese will not accept their crime
@@rajapandis “with many top position are holders have relatives in Chinese politician” sounds like you are speaking out of your arse. Name one. And the technology theft, you are just speculating. Don’t say it like it’s fact.
Singapore sends 10K troops annually to train at shoalwater bay in australia, they are also building a base nearby to store vehicles so they dont have to ship them every year. They also have training squadrons for their airforce at tindal airbase and a helicopter squadron at oakey
And initial pilot training is conducted at RAAF Pearce. Some additional pilot training is conducted in France which missed out on the mention as one of the countries Singapore is using for training. The Singapore military has some of the youngest senior officers as well with most under 45.
@True South ,unique parallel selection and training process. In other armies, usually a recruit needs to serve certain period of time as private before being selected for courses and subsequent promotion to junior NCO rank.
I am an American citizen who has the DEEPEST respect for Singapore. True, I am a tourist only. After the SARS epidemic at the turn of the century, the airlines were essentially giving away tickets to Singapore. Like most Americans, I viewed the country as a brutal, repressive, totalitarian dictatorship, essentially dirt under my feet, a pariah state to be avoided. I bought two tickets, strictly for the frequent flier miles. I don't think we were in the country for 20 minutes before my views changed. Radically changed. Very proud people. Multiethnic people, who don't loot and smash and steal and kill each other, as happens in some other "enlightened" nations. Nice people, helpful people. A clean subway system that is trash and litter free. Some of the most amazing food on the planet. A country that I am proud to say, I love! No, they aren't perfect. The climate in Singapore is abominable. The heat, the first heat you feel as you exit the aircraft cannot be imagined, it smacks you in the face, 2 seconds before your glasses fog up. And stay fogged up. And I might add, if you are going for the first time, pack a sweater. As hot as the government keeps the outside, it's that cold in the airconditioned buildings. And complaint #2, I still cannot get back in! God bless that little nothing of a country! Keep it safe, protect it to the hilt! Singapore is a model to the world. No, they aren't perfect. Neither are we, neither are you. If things go as we are hoping, we will be back in late November, 2022. Stay well, Singapore. And thank you, just for being Singapore. (And I might add, I'm proud to have learned the roll my "Mexican" cousins played in building up that small nation. Odd how a Chinese-Muslim nation just happens to have two active synagogues within its borders)
its comments like yours that make us proud to be Singaporeans by no merit other than being born in the right place. Yet there are sadly scores of us that complain to no end about all kinds of shit, regardless of how the gov runs the country, to the weather, to the buildings we live in, to every goddamn trivial nonsense.... forgetting that we have it SO MUCH BETTER than so many other people, cos singaporeans haven't had the chance to experience how things are outside of these safe walls. which is also why we get scammed and cheated all the time, the downside of such a safe country is the lack knowledge of what danger looks like. Lets hope the borders open again and we can welcome visitors like you who enjoyed your time here! Take care!
@@zacharytang3840 i think its cos there's nothing else to complain abt. No tsunamis, no typhoons, no neighbour massing thousands of troops at our border, no famine, no drought. Everyone is fed full of energy with nowhere to spend it.
Surprisingly you forgot to mention France as a military allies and provider of military training and technology. The basic jet training for the SAF is done in France and I personally know someone, who was trained in France on military electronics design and was working for the MinDef of Singapore. BTW I’m of Italian origin, moved to work in Singapore more than 30 ya, since ‘15 I’m a proud Singapore citizen.
It's not difficult to want to join them if you have lived there for any length of time. The Singapore national pride is very contagious! Congratulations on your citizenship btw.
The concept of Total Security implementation cannot be underestimated in a small island country state like Singapore: military defence, civil defence, economic defence, social defence, Psychological defence and digital defence. If defence is activated only when the 'enemy' reaches Singapore's shore, it's too late. It's after all a serious matter of survival for Singapore.
@@ha-meemfirozezaman1417 yes, the history lesson & tragic experience of fall of Sg in WW2 to the Japanese army which crosses the Woodlands Causeway from Johore should not be forgotten. Therefore, in defending Sg in this modern age we should anticipate that enemies would just need to press a button and can appear anytime any direction.
New Zealand and Australia have been strong supporters of Singapore's growth and it's millitery. Singapore holder vast areas for training and development. They are made welcome from it's independence.
@@macrick Fuck dude it sucks that you had that experience in Australia. Australia definitely has its fair share of racist, bigoted assholes and (and our government kinda sucks) but so does every country. Hope that if you ever visit Australia again you have a better experience :)
@Peter Lee on every singaporean dish's wikipedia page, a random malaysian goes there and quotes the malaysia foreign minister claiming the dish was "hijacked" by singapore and is a malaysian dish
Ukraine wants to join NATO - Russia says no and invades. Precedent: Singapore joined Malaysia some time ago and Indonesia invaded. Big country invades small country. The pretext? Security.
Russia had committed human rights violation, killing innocent civilians,sam,e thing which israel had been doing it for decades,but oir leaders keep quiet abd never veto Agasinst them. 1965 operation cold store,,which saw human rights lawyers,trade union ;leaders,members of press,members of Opposition party( particularly barisan socilali),,,,,,,,, many of this isd information remained as classified ,til this date..... this arrest was criticized by many countries,inxluding uk. They ask spore to release them and placed them on trial....lee kuab yew no doubt a brilliant man, how he decimated the opposition and bankrupt them,as a sporean you know,,,,, he hated being lectured by west.....so he brought in the Isralis who them commit mass murderers and gross human rights violation...............Thry might have helped us,we turn bind eyes of their crime snd we need veto on their favour, in military dats centers, israli firms providing level 1 technicalsupport ,as though no sporean company..there is even israli company providing stationary in singap ore. we should sever ties country's which do not respect soverigh nations and commits war crme. threy no doubt good at training, i was trained by them. my instructor even bragged he had kill 34 palastians,upon asking why they not arrested and placed on trial. he gave blunt reply "we are chosen people, it's by right our land and the deserve to die" it is truly disgusting,we having ties with war crimminals
Thousands of innocent civilians in Singapore were massacred by the invading Japanese in 1942. Locals claimed 50,000 were shot. Japan admitted to only 6000. The British lost 100,000 as prisoners of war. Many were to die slow deaths constructing the Death Railway. Never Again !!!
As a South Korean who was a military trooper at the DMZ and who almost got into a gunfight with the North Korean soldiers and could never go home for 18 months, I have utmost respect for Singapore and its friendly, hospitable people. I've heard people say it makes perfect sense for South Korea to have a military since the country is still technically at war with North Korea but why does Singapore need a military when it's a neutral country without any enemies...but I think Singapore needs a military and it's very necessary and important for any country regardless of size or population or wealth to have some form of army to protect their people. 🇸🇬🇰🇷👍
@@k.k.c8670 Brit and America are known runners after stealing spoils of war. Plus the middle East was a priority for the British and Americans. Both empires fall today as Russia breaths fiery ashy roar in the spirit of reviving it's once vast empire. Half of the world fell under the victim hood of America and Britain. War and religious politics shouldn't be in the same pool. Especially when it's backed by imperialism and deathning interest rate through inflation.
@@k.k.c8670 Not exactly, they got outflanked and outmanoeuvred very thoroughly by a very capable and extensively experienced enemy to the point that they had to give up. Hell, they still lost a number of soldiers defending this place, 5000+ casualties is definitely not what I call "running away." Plus the soldiers of this front were exactly the best trained either, they were hastily assembled due to the fact that they thought the Japanese wouldn't dare flank them the way they did, and they weren't just British, they were British, Indians and Australians, 73% of the 5000+ casualties were our Aussie brethren, lads from the land down under, even though they made up only about 13% of the forces in the fighting. Plus, they surrendered 80,000 of them thinking that the Japanese would treat the POWs humanely and return them at the end of the war intact, thought this way they were saving the lives of their men since their last example was from the Russo-Japanese war where the Japanese treated the Russian POWs extremely well (contrasting what was happening in China but the British weren't exactly knowing the situation there. )
Excellent video. I had forgotten about just how small Singapore is and the last of the city states; to have become as strong and successful as they have is impressive.
@Joscha Wexler Pretty sure Singapore would still lose in a war with either Indonesia or Malaysia, assuming the three were allowed to duke it out without interference.
Came across this video by chance. I am a Singaporean and I must say this video is very informative and love the way it was edited. Straight to the point. Very well done.
I’ve been there several times, I have nothing bad to say. the best country I have been to. from airport, airlines, seaport, education, children support and laws, housing, transport, infrastructures and more are simply best.
Think transport & infrastructure quality can vary quite a bit in Singapore too e.g. our Changi Airport with its luxury Jewel shopping mall is contrasted against the dilapidated Golden Mile Complex & Tower (whose false ceiling above the taxi stand had also collapsed several months ago, while 1/2 of its 20+ storey office lifts broke down when the remaining 1/2 were being modernised), where many long-distance coaches terminate at, while our long-distance train station (Woodlands Train Checkpoint) is even further from downtown than Changi Airport & I heard connecting buses to there from the nearest train station sometimes skip it due to congestion from the nearby Woodlands Checkpoint
@@Legend-dn7uu go research on Rothschilds = City of London = British East India Company = why they came to S'pore in the 1st place............and why Lim Chin Siong was imprisoned, allowing Lee KILL You to take over......
11:22 One thing to note here - Singapore wasn't an "impoverished fishing colony" in the 1960s - it was extremely strategically vulnerable but it did have several important advantages, one of which was its status as a shipping entrepot astride one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and it was second only to Hong Kong as a crown jewel of the British Empire in East Asia.
Few people know that the Singapore air force was trained to fly F-16's here in the USA by our military. I worked with some of the pilots and have respect for them.
its part of the initial purchase agreement and also for diplomacy. By itself, it is quite a mature air force, conducting very advanced joint training by themselves, all over the world.
@@vidfan2096 the SEAL and Ranger courses are more for exposure than for real training. The guys sent there are already qualified operators, there to earn a badge. :)
Shalom to all Singaporeans who watch this,I don't know what you think of us but you are well respected in Israel and a great great model for successful market economy,I am too poor to visit especially now but if I could I would.I just want to add Israel during those times(the 50s and 60s)helped many many many more countries to develop,whenever it is military or biulding infrastructure like dams or roads without paying or training civil administration as part of balancing the massive pressure of Arab oil Embargo,Israel stopped this policy after 73 when Arab pressure pushed all of Africa and most of Asia to be anti Israel,Israelis were stabbed in the back by many in those days(FRANCE) and realized focusing on ourselves is better.
Shalom from Singapore. We Singaporeans are grateful to our Israeli friends. You helped us build an army from scratch. I still recall the stories of my uncles who underwent the initial rounds of training from the Israeli trainers. It was rough but it laid the foundation for the Armed Forces today. Gratitude from your friends in the East =)
During that time, no one want to help us, Singapore. They do not want to rock the boat with Malaysia and Indonesia and they predict Singapore is going down the pits, EXCEPT ISRAEL. THANK YOU ISRAEL, SHALON
We totally respect Israel! And I am glad Israel is the one who helped us. Our army's strong capability and sound doctrine is what it is today because of Israel's influence. If some other country had helped us, I doubt our army would be as strong and capable today. So thanks, Israel! My father's generation never forget this, I will not forget and I make sure I tell my kid about Israel's contribution to Singapore's defense as he is now serving his NS in the army.
As a Singaporean, I can tell you that we are trained to defend against minimum 3x the opposition force no matter what service we're in, be it army, air force or navy. Whenever we are given training exercises, we are always given disgusting odds and handicaps during those exercises. And yes, we defend first but we make sure to give maximum pain for any invaders. That's why we're pragmatic. I remember clearly my days in the military and the one single thing my company of men share is we don't defend our country. We defend the families of our battalion men who live and work in Singapore. Because if we don't defend them, then who will. That shows you how pragmatic we are.
@@bighands69 Singapore tries to be a "poisonous shrimp", not a very big country, but costly to invade. The Singapore military aims for diplomacy first, but when that fails, deal a swift and decisive blow to the enemy and make sure the enemy pays dearly for our square kilometre occupied.
I can say he's telling the truth I served right next to you! Lol so many lie in the comment section in these types of videos. People always saying how they were there lol
Shhh, don't let on too much, we're supposed to be the little guy with the big stick ;) And for those with hostile intent towards Singapore, they better be prepared to bring their A+ game. We may be tiny, but we'll make you bleed, and bleed you will indeed.
Cool. Is the proper way to defend as any attacking force should outnumber the enemy 3 to 1 so should at least apply in reverse. FIBUA rules....expect to lose massive numbers of troops when attacking a well defended urban qrea
Given the uncertain nature of the post-Cold War world, you have to give credit to Singapore as a nation that stepped up to ensure that it could defend itself against future threats. I think that they've pursued this course brilliantly.
Think sometimes Singapore was opportunistic e.g. being the 1st to establish ties with the USA in the 1960s onwards while its neighbours were more adverse to it due to the Vietnam war, concerns about foreign culture influence etc., which helped established Singapore as the USA"s most significant ally in the SE Asia region
This video is highly commendable, it consists of factual information rather than other's channle of entertainment with half-truths. Keep up the good work.
@@lengho6294, Thanks for the feedback and pls correct him that Taiwan is an independent country. Think the confusion and wrong support was given to China at one point in time by USA and the commonwealth countries. Thanks.
@@Raul_Menendez imo, we're best as a temporary stop for tourists in transit, waiting to travel to another nearby country. That's the most effective way that we make money off tourism
My wife and I just returned from 2 weeks in Singapore. During that time we met the nicest people, felt safe beyond reproach, and enjoyed the differences between many cultures that all acted as one. I absolutely loved the pragmatic approach to crime and rules. They applied to everyone equally and therefore people adhered to them. I saw multiple instances of their military as there were a number of flyby's with Jets, attack helicopters, and even large scale chinooks to transport personnel. The police were nowhere to be seen except when necessary as there are cameras EVERYWHERE. One of the greatest things is I felt safe at all times and was therefore able to explore all that Singapore had to offer, because Singapore let its community know they were in charge. Its the first time in years I did not have to have my "Head on a Swivel" to look for exits, bad actors, or dynamic circumstances. Yes, I was raised in a LEO and military family and have trained in martial arts over 45 years so its in my nature.
@@rexelgaming3632 if the Malays, Indonesia and Malaysia unite, Singapore will lose. Singapore is Malay land, they are just the biggest chinatown in the world
@@carkawalakhatulistiwa if they can just get along with their fellow political parties inside their own country, I think their own ppl would be cheering already. LoL
you harve seen Singapore version of "screen saver" which is meant to project at Tourists.The singaporeons whom you met most likely "hotel staff", "those retailers who want buy their things".I assume you stayed in 4 star or 5 star hotel, you will not seen actual heart-lander's Singaporean, if you say , you met nicest people in the world....this people do not curse like common singaporeons..... They use common vulgar term "fxxxx your mother's (that part) in hokkien( it is form of chinese lanuguage). you can use it anywhere.....in train,on the road,in the bus..... if you are lucky, you get malay version same meaning.....the indian version willbe used,if rthey know you can speak tamil (type of indian/language..... my neighbour,when you go out his gate never close properly...he will use it.... if the lift takes long go down to ground level,,he used it,.... opening letterbox....if there is lot of mail he will use it..... (one day i get hear this magical words,atleast thrice) it is like a national vulgar word.....if u never use it.....you are not qualified be a singaporeon (it is the benchmark) your citizenship will be revoked
Damn! I'm from Israel, and I didn't even know about this. My dad fought in the Six Day War, and he said he never knew about this. Mandatory service may sound scary, but I would go as far as saying, when done right, with many options available, serving your country has an amazing effect on that country, or city-state in this case. Being done right, is the key phrase.
Yeah, we all served at least 2 years plus another 10 years of service. As a young adult in Singapore. We can carry arms at 18 but not allow to smoke until 21 !🤣
I have a friend in the Israeli Navy who has worked with Singaporeans before… not that it gets reported here of course Our two countries are more linked than we know my friend
Thank you for making this video and it’s is very informative and true. My father was train by the Israeli army in the 60’s and he told me story of how they train my father and he say they were so well train that they are ready to go to war. I want to Thank the Israeli state for helping us when no one would. God bless Israel. Shalom
Singapore followed the one principal of policy planing very accurately that " Review and update your strategy after regular intervals " Policy review and implementation is most important.
As a very tiny nation,Singapore needs to be best equipped with Arsenals n well trained soldiers to defend their country against enemy threats , thanks to Israel who gives Singapore the best expertise , well done Singapore.
Saw a video about how Lithuania gained its independence and how the people formed a chain across the entire country. You have my utmost respects from Singapore!
Parallels between Israel and Singapore are numerous, especially when looking at the enemies that surround both. Any outside elements attacking either one can expect to be bloodied if not outright defeated.
The difference in enemies couldn't be any different: Singaporeans are surrounded by intelligent far eastern men & woman... Israel on the other-hand are surrounded by 3rd world inbreds
@Tim Loo2 I still love Singapore in all its glory as I have stated in a post above. I took a very long time to get used to Bugi Street and Change Alley being removed from their tourist places along with all the wonderful Pilipino bands at the Red Lantern. It lost so much for me when that happened but it is such a wonderful place that one can still find character and beauty everywhere there and one just has to get used to the fact that some things do change . Such a beautiful vibrant country with very hard working fun loving people.
My Dad Served in the Army in the 70s, He was a Guardsman, and the Guards were second to the Commandos, who were the SF of Singapore, so he was in a pretty elite unit, and I wish to join the Guards one day when I serve my NS (edit he served in the late 80s, my bad)
I was enlisted in 88 and my vocational unit was 1st Guard 106 scout gunmen … your dad should be very familiar with this vocation’s non stop digging “holes”z
@@CrossbredmiMiyang He never told me which part of his unit he was in, all I know he was in a "Charlie" company, and he was a grenadier, with the underslung M203 underneath the M16, he showed me a photo of him on a hill top with his rifle and grenade launcher, funny thing was he was in a bandanna, not a M1 pot helmet.
hehe, why don't you join the Commandos instead. If you didn't get selected or chosen to go for the interview, you can always go BMTC and voice out your opinion to join the Guards. I heard Guards conduct mono intakes (at times) as well (join the guards directly without having to go through BMTC in Tekong). You can try letting the medical officers (Doctors) know during the standard medical check ups that are done before the whole process of NS, though I'm not sure how effective it will be (can't 100% say it helps or it doesn't).
Brigadier General who supervised a successful search team for a cable car that got entangled with a ship mast and snapped which fell to the bottom of the ocean in 1982. Great guy.
To add, some portion of the national service personnels are part of the home team units (Police, SPF; fire fighting and medical, SCDF) There are units within the different "departments" where it's fully manned by NSF and reservist. SCDF is also the designated maintainer for the MRT bomb shelters dotted around the island as an embedded shelter in an otherwise peacetime public transit station, which also saw reservist units being activated from time to time to check the facility and other works
So nice from Israel to give a hand to Singapore.Great job guys for another video full of really intersting facts,especially when it is about and other countries,not only world powers.Please make one about Kazahstan turmoil too.
Singapore is a wonderful country, easily one of my favorites. I visited a few years ago and loved it. I enjoyed the modern transit and hawker centers with a nice variety of food.
Would be keen for you to expand on the military readiness of the whole country. If you’ve been to Singapore , driving on the highways you’ll see palm trees in gigantic pots. This is so they can be uplifted and the highway turned into a landing strip for military aircraft, local and allied forces that come to Singapore. Now that’s incredible forward thinking!
As a South Korean who was a military trooper at the DMZ and who almost got into a gunfight with the North Korean soldiers and could never go home for 18 months, I have utmost respect for Singapore and its friendly, hospitable people. I've heard people say it makes perfect sense for South Korea to have a military since the country is still technically at war with North Korea but why does Singapore need a military when it's a neutral country without any enemies...but I think Singapore needs a military and it's very necessary and important for any country regardless of size or population or wealth to have some form of army to protect their people. 🇸🇬🇰🇷👍
Thanks for the compliments! We do not have enemies but we do have "frenemies" who may change their tune anytime hence it is always important for Singapore to have the capability to defend itself. Its better to be prepared.
One day south korea will realise the importance of uniting with north not just to topple it's dictatorship, north korea can bring down cost of Korean manufactured products...
@@wittysatan3821 Exactly...I'm one of the few in the minority who wish for reunification legit every day, every year...it sucks to see two Koreas...like why can't we also unify like how East and West Germany did. But I guess it's not easy and it's a different situation for Korean peninsula. And yes for sure! Everything in South Korea is still cheaper than things in Japan BUT it's becoming more expensive to buy houses, cars and even food. So much has changed since just 5 years ago.
Did not mention the direct military threats from much larger neighbors from time to time, and direct war experience in Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation at start of Singapore independence.
Excellent video! Our goal is purely a self-defence one. And yes it is extremely important to note that we've always been and will always be a neutral country despite being majority ethnically Chinese.
Now tilted a little towards the US but when China becomes the world no. 1 military and economic power, surely Singapore will tilt a little towards China. This is call the art of survival for a tiny island country.
Thanking Israel for helping Singapore to build up what we have today. Israel has contributed to Singapore's peace and stability over the years. I hope that pple will remember those who help us and appreciate the peace we have. Standing with Israel.🇮🇱🇸🇬
Singapore received "active" help from Israel and Taiwan to build and train our defence forces in our early days of independence. We also received "passive" help from New Zealand who agreed to station a battalion of NZ soldiers in Singapore. 1RNZIR was in Singapore until 1989. The purpose of this small number of NZ soldiers in Singapore is to commit the bigger countries of Australia and United States under the ANZUS defence treaty of the 3 countries in case Singapore (and NZ soldiers) are attacked. Yes, young Singaporeans today need to appreciate that their present security and prosperity are due to much help from several good friends and the sacrifices of many earlier NSMen.
One other thing to note when comparing Singapore's military spending with that of other countries: when Singapore spends a million on the military, that's a million spent on the military. When many other countries spend a million on the million, that's often a fraction of the million spent on the military. And what happens to the other amounts? No prize for guessing right.
@@fcknzs246 every $ is accounted for in Singapore's public service. You need to be in the system to know just how meticulous we are in accounting for where the money goes. The AGC's annual report detailing all the fiscal lapses is just a peak into that, including flagging out some wasteful spending by ministries.
Ahem, submarine deal for 1,2 B Euro that came with about 145 M Euro in corruption ... 1 murder that resulted in the case still open since 2006 ...last status was 2018 ... Small fries fried but the big goons happily roaming freely ...
@@dhiren_dev Honestly, I don't really despise Palestine. I'm wishing the best for both Israel and Palestine. They're literally more than just neighbors.
@@smboo1834 I'm optimistic that Indonesia still has the chances to have a diplomatic relation with Israel. Moreover, Israeli footballers would come to Indonesia on May 2023 for U20 World Cup.
Fun fact : Singapore’s late founding father lee kwan yew also inspired the communist leader Deng Xia Peng to learn about free trade, which eventually open up china. And thats how China now came to be.
Fun Facts : LKY onces said he envious Hongkong , no matter what happen, Hongkong can look back and China is there while Singapore got noone but us alone, to depend on
Navy is top of the line as well with the next generation of quiet subs on order from Germany. The video never mentions that the focus is now on merging the land, air & sea forces into a cohesive fighting unit. The SAF is working on ironing out the bugs in the technology and logistics streamlining.
@@bluejar5614 There are not that many major nations in the world...and most importantly, none of its neighbors are capable of defeating it. Malaysia would outright lose, Indonesia would be taking a very Pyrrhic victory that's absolutely not worthwhile, and other SEA nations lack sufficient power projection. Pretty much only Australia, India, China, USA could be of any possible threat. They are longtime allies of both China and the US (by extension Australia), and India has no reason whatsoever to be in conflict with Singapore. Belligerent entities and sufficiently powerful entities exist as 2 disjoint sets for Singapore.
@@georgebrantley776 Pretty sure Japan could, theoretically, defeat Singapore as well. Not that they would have any incentive to unless they want to commit themselves to a war that would break their alliance with the US. Singapore's military is formidable for its size, but 12 billion USD is not enough to give it economics of scale really and they develop only some aspects the tech locally, having to procure tanks from Germany, fighters from the US, support aircraft from US/Europe and if I am not mistaken, ships primarily from US/Europe as well. It is still heavily import dependent, and such a country can never truly be a big or even middle military power.
@@TheLordexilius Yeah, Japan theoretically could, from a purely military perspective. But, their political climate is pacifist and their Navy is green water (undergoing transition to blue water though). So not only are they not incentivized, they actively eschew offensive military measures. Belligerent war is in fact unconstitutional.
I’ve always enjoyed my interactions with Singaporeans. I’m fascinated with the success of their essentially authoritarian model, which has worked very very well. Lee Kwan Yew was a fantastic leader - for many decades.
Very good documentary from VisualPolitik. Our Military Service is like our right of passage for every Singaporean Male. It starts at the age of 18 and we serve 2 years (previously 2 and a half years) before we are Operationally Ready. (ORD) This applies not only to the Military but also to our brothers in the Police Force and the SCDF. The good thing about National Service is that most 18 year olds come out of it as more mature and they appreciate the usual things they take for granted. It also binds them into a sense of belonging to some greater and giving them a purpose to defend something they care about.
Mostly very informative, BUT Singapore was not 'a fishing colony' at independence; indeed, it was already a successful port and a thriving entrepôt trading hub. Still, the achievements over the short time were impressive.
With the exception of majority of the country that were fishing villages like Khatib, Sungai Bedok, Ponggol and Jurong, only the town centre was as a thriving port. The rest of the country was severely underdeveloped.
@@syafiqsyafiq9346 all also severely depleted coffers. Runaway population growth, majority illiterate, only able to take on unskilled labour work. GDP was terrible. No natural resources, and the only water supply was from Johor, Malaysia.
@@syafiqsyafiq9346 Singapore was not as underdeveloped as the national myth makes out (I've been living here since 1999). To quote from a non-government history of the place: "Such factors as the development of steam travel, the railroad, the modernisation of Singapore’s port facilities, its shipbuilding industry, its place in the oil industry, the trans-oceanic cable network and even Singapore’s early industrialisation and its public housing programme were all elements that were already in place before 1959." [Michael Barr, 2018].
@@DocnoXXX bitch please, in my parents time they were literally eating scraps infested with cockroaches while living with 12 other people in a slum. You don't know the actual poverty especially since you've only lived here since 1999 where Singapore is already a developed country.
@@ultimaxed8239 Yeah - and my parents walked 35km to school in a blizzard every morning when they were young. Right. Enjoy the fiction, dude. I didn't say there was no poverty in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s (and there is still poverty now). And I didn't deny that Singapore has made great strides since 1965. But it's a myth that Singapore was an economic backwater before 1965... just because your parents claimed to have snacked on cockroaches doesn't make it otherwise.
I had serve 9 years full time in the singapore Navy. Thereafter i was continue to serve as a reservist for 10 more years which i had to be back in camp for 2 weeks training every year.. i am underwater specialist, experience life onboard the naval vessels . the skills i learnt in the navy remain with me such as swimming competency, navigational skills, and know whole lot of knowledge about underwater warfare which 99.9% of the ppl wouldnt know or had the experience. Singapore airforce nearly 100% is american equipment. Singapore navy is multinational equipment from French stealth frigate, Swedish minehunting vessel, German Uboat ,harpoon missiles, Israel Barak anti air missiles, Italian Oto melera 76mm gun, to US torpedoes. Army is German leopard MBT, Singapore developed APV, SAR21 singapore own assault rifles, german bridging vehicle to name a few. Btw, there is US naval depot in Singapore few ppl know about. Small country but very lethal.
i grew up in Singapore ,and your missing the R.A.Fs role there, you even showed RAF tenga ,and how japans occupation scarred the place ,but what wonderful people they are.. im glad you bigged them up .you should have a longer look at the history in next video .thanks for the trip down memory lane
As a South Korean who was a military trooper at the DMZ and who almost got into a gunfight with the North Korean soldiers and could never go home for 18 months, I have utmost respect for Singapore and its friendly, hospitable people. I've heard people say it makes perfect sense for South Korea to have a military since the country is still technically at war with North Korea but why does Singapore need a military when it's a neutral country without any enemies...but I think Singapore needs a military and it's very necessary and important for any country regardless of size or population or wealth to have some form of army to protect their people. 🇸🇬🇰🇷👍
Singapore and Israel have a lot in common. They’re both small countries surrounded by larger Muslim majority neighbor states who historically have had beef with them (Singapore gained independence after being expelled from Malaysia and Israel…. Well you know!) So it’s no surprise Israel was quick to offer the hand of friendship to Singapore in their early days of nationhood.
As a Singaporean born and bred here I think alot of us feel ready to fight for this land because so much is at stake here, our homes, our culture, our unique local language and our friends and family.
@@grozaphy I am a singaporean and yes, it totally contradicts because Singaporean’s are damn like to complain one, like small thing also complain. But when come to defend country right, will definitely fight one, and it’s not just for the country. It’s also to protect the people you love, like your AhMah, Children and Family in general
I used to train with Singapore's army in Taiwan. I was surprised they speak Chinese too. They look just like us, expect the badges. They are very proud of their country too.
The difference is the Taiwan’s army would get overrun in any war but the Singaporean army with its Israeli ideology embedded into our mindset since those early days, we are a different breed of soldiers. We singaporeans are elite just like our Israeli brothers
We also curse like Taiwanese too. The Singapore hokkien chinese is not much difference from Taiwanese. Except we use Singlish as well. Our ideology can be crude when comes to punish offenders. Can be barbaric. I meant.
Not all Singaporeans are Chinese. We have the natives Malays and Indians too. FYI, our national anthem and military command are in the Malay language. ♥️🇸🇬
well run, no nonsense because of great leadership. unlike many other countries. small area, no natural resources except talented people. other countries can learn. and not a place for some people who think they are more important than the state.
If you live in a country with a small population it makes sense to have nation service. Making your whole population proficient with rifles and basic military tactics makes a lot of sense.
@@iamgreat1234 Modern weapons also need highly educated men and women to operate them. So if you got the manpower, you can procure and make far more high tech weapons. Cannons don't fire on their own and same for vehicles.
Wow! This is a very detailed look at their military. Having spent time with them I have to say they have one of the most modern and advanced military on the planet. Their elite units guys are no joke .Well trained all over the world too. Kudos, and much respect to them. Hope to go back to visit this wonderful country and meet some great people again. 👍👍
Well researched and presented. One thing to note is the mission statement of SAF: "The mission of Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor." Therefore, to look at Singapore's military is only part of the equation for our national security. Diplomacy and have healthy relationships with our neighbours is, and will always be our primary defence. But should diplomacy fail, we stand ready to make the aggressors bleed for every move they make against our home. On 9 August 1991, Malaysia and Indonesia conducted a joint airborne operation in Southern Johor, 20km from our borders. Live firing was also part of that joint operation. On a day that Singapore celebrated it's 26th birthday, the first National Day for Goh Chok Tong in the capacity as Prime Minister. An operation that was named "Pukul Habis" or "Total Wipeout". In response, SAF ordered an open mobilisation, reservist battalions were brought up to force, live ammunition distributed, armour and artillery deployed in key locations. Thankfully, no shots were fired across the border. But it showed the world how prepared Singapore is to address all perceived threats to our sovereignty.
Yo Singapure . . Forgive Indonesia for what happened in the past but never forget. Forgiving change the perspective Forgetting lose the lesson. Much love from Indonesia🇲🇨
Absolutely Fascinating! my Grandfather was in Royal Indian Navy during WWII, in 1945 his ship was docked in Singapore and compared to Karachi of that time, Singapore was nothing more than a sleepy fishing village, w/ a building here and there and a you would see a car or a lorry pass by every now or then. Hats off to Singapore economic & military development . It goes to show , just money is no guarantee of good military. e.g. Kuwait, Dubai etc...they have state of the art military hardware which is no more than show pieces.
Singapore was not as underdeveloped as the national myth makes out . To quote from a non-government history of the place: "Such factors as the development of steam travel, the railroad, the modernisation of Singapore’s port facilities, its shipbuilding industry, its place in the oil industry, the trans-oceanic cable network and even Singapore’s early industrialisation and its public housing programme were all elements that were already in place before 1959." [Michael Barr, 2018].
We take defence very seriously as we are all aware since kids that no one owe Singapore a living . Total defence day is celebrated on the 15 Feb making the fall of Singapore to Japan in ww2, the start of approximately 3.5 years of Japanese occupation, driving home the message that we ourselves must defend Singapore. We can't depend on the British nor the Japanese to give us a better life. Our vulnerability fuels our obsession with security so much so we have 6 pillars of defence : military defence, social defence, civil defence, psychological defence, economical defence and lastly digital defence. There is a part for everyone in this place where we belong, there is a part for one and all to keep our nation strong. Put your heart, your mind, your will to our defence Put your heart, your mind, your will to our defence, If we all unite as one, we can defend our Singapore. With our heart, our mind, our will forever more. May no country suffers from the horrors of war again.
We're more like Venice than Sparta :) A quote from Civ 6's Venetian Arsenal wonder comes to mind - "Happy is that city which in time of peace thinks of war.’" The idea is to use our economic wealth to create a strong military deterrence. The politics of the region is more... 'silken'... than Middle East, and so diplomacy is still the preferred mode of protecting our interests, while we enhance our military backbone.
@Tim Loo2 we used to liken ourselves to the Swiss, since they also have a conscription model. But Switzerland is more reliant on its mountains (which Singapore doesn't have) for deep defense. Hence Singapore's military thinking had evolved to be focused on agility and leverage on air dominance - the island certainly does not have the tracts if land to pitch defense against a larger determined force, so we need to strike the aggressor behind their lines with air power. The RSAF is certainly more significantly operationally ready than their swiss counterpart...
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Singapore is gonna need it with China being so aggressive.
And America's decline in aggressive defense policies.
Gonna bring back Simon Whistler?
11:09 sounds peculiar.
Bruh... 8:30 that's the Taiwan flag 🇹🇼, not Singapore... 🇸🇬
@@Exlaty It's better to be bold than bald.
There is an important point which you missed out.
Military conscription was a way to create a new Singaporean identity in a very multi-ethnic state. This was crucial to get Chinese, Indians, and Malays to see themselves as Singaporean first and identify with their ethnic identity second.
and we are also an immigrant state. many new people become citizens here. the conscription helps in some way to build a common identity, not to the first generation who do not need to serve, but their children.
This is why I think EU military could be a great thing, it puts attach strings to countires making it harder to leave
It could help create a European identity in a multinational organization
Seeing the EU military on top of the charts would make Europeans proud and this would also help with the whole EU identity thing
And EU army could easily rival the Russian
Yeah but why Singapore don't allow women , like I disagree with you on that one saying military conscription is a way to create a new Singapore identity there are many ways of creating racial harmony
@@singaporenoodles7189 dont allow women? SAF doesnt even allow locals of certain ethnicity in some branches of the military
@@danialroslan1531 Yeah but I still find military conscription still conservative when it only allows men giving this impress that men are super strong and only they can save the country like if the purpose of military conscription is to protect the country would it make sense to allow women , like Israel men and women have to do military conscription together there's no gender bias and yes I know there are still issues in the military with women in Israel when it comes to some military possessions but still I think South Korea especially should update there military conscription and make it mandatory for women to do and let the terms served be both equal , in my opinion Singapore military conscription is unnecessary it isn't in a big threat like South Korea , Israel and China to be honest I find Singapore military conscription is some conservative tradition the military needs to scrap and focus their time on important military stuff that's my opinion I have nothing against Singapore military conscription
i like how Visual Politik doesn't show videos as click bait. Direct answer in Name of the video makes me want to watch more.
I know some large RUclipsrs who do that. Not to erked when gamers do it, but seeing Scotty the Mechanic do it is just cringe... "Your videos come up anytime "car" is put into the search bar! You have a monopoly on car repair videos my guy, no need to clickbait" 🤦🏼
There’s a slight issue in Singapore doesn’t have any active F-35s and won’t for a while, they only have a few in back order.
Totally agree
@@NoobToobJamarMemes I've been looking for alternatives for that reason. If I read your title and it has NOTHING to do with the vid it feels like your playing me cause I like you rip
We already coming to you for the content bruh
@@adsrbad9733 F-35 is the most over rated aircraft in existence
My grandfather was one of the "Mexicans".
We Israelis are happy to play our part in helping Singapore. for we both are guided by the same ancestral wisdom "Quality over Quantity"
Singapore will always remember that when nobody answered in its time of need, Israel did. Respect🤜🤛
Thank you. and carry a thank you message to your grandfather from a singaporean here.
Thanks for your grandfather's support.
We Singaporeans owe Israel a big debt.
Thank you isreal and your grandfather....
This is a good update on this country. I observed the military members of Singapore when they visited and trained in the US. These soldiers are professional and very respectful. They are always putting themselves in a "learning moment", and they don't take things off the cuff. If I had to be involved in an armed conflict this would be one of the military forces that I would choose to work together.
Singapore is more than capable of defeating Russia
ANYTIME and ANYWHERE
@@fork9001 as a student here, Not really I got Bs a few Cs and 2As and I got into a pretty course and school
We're mostly conscripts - that's just the average Singaporean, no special selection or anything.
Some of the comments we got when training with the marines, “the sings have too much things” “they speak the same language as us but they don’t sound the same” and of cos they learnt swear words.. “CB…!”
Always Ready!
@dirygehayu Have a nice one with the boys
I've been to Singapore 3 times and there's still so much to discover. Singapore seems to be one of the few countries that does everything right: politics, military, economy, society, tourism, environment... Perhaps it's the only place in the world where you can have Chinese, Indian and Malaysian street food right next to each other, and everyone speaks English.
Love Singapore from Vietnam!
Thx buddy for the kind words...Love visiting Sapa, Hoi An, Danang, Hanoi, Saigon, Cai Rang floating market, Hai Van Pass & other off the beaten locations...Love the friendly folks, street food & natural surroundings of the countryside...Hopefully, once it's easier to travel, looking forward for Vietnam famous Han Son Doong cave trek...
South east Asia include East nothern Asia become a giant power keg and single spot can kill over million people. I can't tell you what will happen but i can tell you where some foolish in South east Asia sea will expolsion
@FM3W Er he from Vietnam what do you say
By speaking English and not their mother tongue, the people become banana persons.
@@oberstleutnant787 they all speak their mother tongues as well though
We are a defence force, not a offensive force. We do not threaten or to offend other countries. We are trained to defend our nation. Our life is good, and we hope for world peace. I am 55 yo and have been military trained since 18. I will give my life to my nation if I have to protect it, so will my sons, and my grand sons.
And what would you say to those who got a disdain of their own society after being forced in and punished for disagreeing with certain laws? I’m asking in general and not only on Singapore.
Son of Singapore! Good job!
Proud of you and as a Singaporean Son too, I bare true faith and allegiance to my nation and our people.
@@contineus999hungry when you wear a uniform, you protect the country and its citizens, not your personal ideals.
yet the military has a offensive doctrine.. a plan to mobilize the army down south to capture and hold Johor. and also a plan for a seaborn invasion on Batam. of course this will only materialise if war happens. but being a tiny state with a powerful army, singapore can possibly turn desperate and attack its neighbours in future.
Israel said they would send their best and they did. Combat veteran who saw war fighting first hand; some had an eye, arm or leg missing, but still able to move faster than recruits many years younger.
"Mexicans"
@@WasLostButNowAmFound 😂👍🏻😅
@@WasLostButNowAmFound hahaha lol
nahhhh they're veterans from the US-Mexican war!
You could not compare the 2 situation where Singapore a city with multiple people living together who by choice or otherwise decided to form a country based on equality and justice to all its citizens of different religions and backgrounds to isreal who is country who is built on destroying the indigenous inhabitants and replacing them by a different religious group with with oppression and Injustice against the indigenous people .a country who gives equal rights to the people living in it deserves respect from outsiders and strong bonds between its citizens and the other one meaning Israel who destroyed thousands of Palestinian towns and villages and expelled millions of the indigenous people and replaced with millions of other nationalities simply because they are Jews?AMAZING?There is no comparison there is nothing in common between them.one is peaceful and the other one is an aggressor who will never have peace, one looks after the indigenous people and the other one kill and rubb the indigenous from their rights. and many more differences that you can't count so please don't compare good with evil and just with injust or peaceful with aggression
Love Singapore from Bosnia.Thank you for all the help you gave to my country.Been there two times and all i can say is in my opinion its one of the best countries on the planet,with the best working government/structure,and all that combined with the best and most generous,kind,lovable people i have ever met.Love you all and nothing but respect
Liked the Ultimax 100?
Best for tourist not best for Locals 😂
@@SamLiewXiaoSam
Not best for you but majority are satisfied
I am Singaporean and I've just returned from a trip to Bosnia, but just to Sarajevo and Mostar only. Very happy to have visited your beautiful country and its lovely people.
Love from Singapore to Bosnia, I have been to Sarajevo and Mostar, some of the most amazing places I have been in terms of culture, natural beauty and hospitality!
Singaporean here who served the compulsory 2.5 yrs of national service. This is 1 of the most well research and accurate video on Singapore military made by non-Singaporean. Congrats!
oh? ORD LOH!
2.5 years meant you must be the lao jiao generation. respect.
Singapores defense policy is not based on mathematics aka logic.
@@yapolloable served in the 90s
Thought our total military personnel is closer to ~500k instead of 1.2m though, though with our declining birth rate I imagine our defence ministry might be concerned & thus possibly be less willing to grant deferment from conscription for various reasons e.g. sporting competitions. Not all immigrants might take up citizenship also which might lead to the country having less people to defend more people (as our population continues to grow due to immigration, @ least before the pandemic prompted some expats to return to their home countries e.g. more priority for vaccines as citizens back in those countries, fatigue from Singapore's relatively tighter pandemic-related restrictions/laws)
A highly accurate depiction of Singapore. Good video!
As a singaporean, a big thank you to usa, taiwan, israel for helping with singapore defence in its vulnerable days.
Taiwan is out the door
Your country rules
Hope your country survives !Also Singapore actually has resumed military exercises with Taiwan .!
Vulnerable from who?
You forgot about UK
Singapore is one example of well optimized country. They optimized every potential of the country resources and ability. They are well planned for the future.
xD
Because we have no choice and not enough land so lan lan have to optimize.
A taxi driver in Singapore once told me as he pointed to the large potted palm trees. The trees are in pots, so they can be uplifted and the highway turned into a landing strip for military aircraft, local and allied forces that come to Singapore’s aid.
Yes, and there's an annual list of military exercises based on using roads as temporary runways, deploying containerised air-base command posts, mobile radar, mobile air defences etc.
Goddamn, what *hasn't* that country prepared for 🤣
@@papagunit I'm not sure... i think Singapore's leadership is literally outstanding, they even forced every construction building that built after 1997 to have bomb shelter in every house unit, it is written into law.
ECP ah?
@@MrBoliao98 Yah.
Singapore is a real success story on many levels
Fun Fact: National Service is not only in Military but extends to Police Force and Civil Defence.
Literally in times of war or emergency EVERY men are mobilise.
Yeah MEN only. 😔
Well, Singapore is a conservative country.
@@ironheart5830 women can join, but they are not subjected to conscription.
@@GanzuGinisu They should be conscripted too
@Raiyan I wish a lot of them are conscripted as regular Military units.
"a combination of Sparta's military vocation and Switzerland's historical neutrality"
That's the best description of Singapore I've ever heard.
I love Singapore. They seem to be doing everything right. Knows how to run an economy, are great with diplomacy and making allies, can defend themselves, are collectivist for the people, has competent leaders, uses pragmatism and meritocracy to build the nation and knows how to serve justice. A very impressive example and success story.
Singapore is proxy of China (70% people are Chinese) with many top position are holders have relatives in Chinese politicians. But unfortunately dumb USA and Europe give arm and technologies to China via Singapore
@@rajapandis really? Then, wtf is taking so long for China to catch up in technology when they can just take equipment from Singapore.
@@rajapandis wtf are you talking about. Do you have any proof? Where are you from anyways
@@jeffersonho2087 Chinese from China and Singapore will not agree, China is using Singapore for investing across globe and for stealing western technologies... During Trump time he blocked Hawaii Singapore transaction.. I know you Chinese will not accept their crime
@@rajapandis “with many top position are holders have relatives in Chinese politician” sounds like you are speaking out of your arse. Name one. And the technology theft, you are just speculating. Don’t say it like it’s fact.
Singapore sends 10K troops annually to train at shoalwater bay in australia, they are also building a base nearby to store vehicles so they dont have to ship them every year. They also have training squadrons for their airforce at tindal airbase and a helicopter squadron at oakey
And initial pilot training is conducted at RAAF Pearce. Some additional pilot training is conducted in France which missed out on the mention as one of the countries Singapore is using for training. The Singapore military has some of the youngest senior officers as well with most under 45.
@@grahambaker6664 , you got sergeants as young as in early 20s.
@@khairulhelmihashim2510 I was thinking about the 42 year old Air Force Chief I met a few years ago
@True South ,unique parallel selection and training process. In other armies, usually a recruit needs to serve certain period of time as private before being selected for courses and subsequent promotion to junior NCO rank.
@@khairulhelmihashim2510 Thats the exactly model of Israeli millitary, Very young senior officers / Sergeants and even Major Sergeant at ages 20-21.
I am an American citizen who has the DEEPEST respect for Singapore. True, I am a tourist only. After the SARS epidemic at the turn of the century, the airlines were essentially giving away tickets to Singapore. Like most Americans, I viewed the country as a brutal, repressive, totalitarian dictatorship, essentially dirt under my feet, a pariah state to be avoided. I bought two tickets, strictly for the frequent flier miles. I don't think we were in the country for 20 minutes before my views changed. Radically changed. Very proud people. Multiethnic people, who don't loot and smash and steal and kill each other, as happens in some other "enlightened" nations. Nice people, helpful people. A clean subway system that is trash and litter free. Some of the most amazing food on the planet. A country that I am proud to say, I love! No, they aren't perfect. The climate in Singapore is abominable. The heat, the first heat you feel as you exit the aircraft cannot be imagined, it smacks you in the face, 2 seconds before your glasses fog up. And stay fogged up. And I might add, if you are going for the first time, pack a sweater. As hot as the government keeps the outside, it's that cold in the airconditioned buildings. And complaint #2, I still cannot get back in! God bless that little nothing of a country! Keep it safe, protect it to the hilt! Singapore is a model to the world. No, they aren't perfect. Neither are we, neither are you. If things go as we are hoping, we will be back in late November, 2022. Stay well, Singapore. And thank you, just for being Singapore. (And I might add, I'm proud to have learned the roll my "Mexican" cousins played in building up that small nation. Odd how a Chinese-Muslim nation just happens to have two active synagogues within its borders)
its comments like yours that make us proud to be Singaporeans by no merit other than being born in the right place. Yet there are sadly scores of us that complain to no end about all kinds of shit, regardless of how the gov runs the country, to the weather, to the buildings we live in, to every goddamn trivial nonsense.... forgetting that we have it SO MUCH BETTER than so many other people, cos singaporeans haven't had the chance to experience how things are outside of these safe walls. which is also why we get scammed and cheated all the time, the downside of such a safe country is the lack knowledge of what danger looks like.
Lets hope the borders open again and we can welcome visitors like you who enjoyed your time here! Take care!
@@sheepshagger what you've just said is sooo true
@@sheepshagger indeed we complain about the heat all the time but when you go to Dubai, Dakar or Kuwait you see how damn hot it is
@@sheepshagger yes Jeremy.. Your observation is correct.... Sad..
@@zacharytang3840 i think its cos there's nothing else to complain abt. No tsunamis, no typhoons, no neighbour massing thousands of troops at our border, no famine, no drought.
Everyone is fed full of energy with nowhere to spend it.
Surprisingly you forgot to mention France as a military allies and provider of military training and technology. The basic jet training for the SAF is done in France and I personally know someone, who was trained in France on military electronics design and was working for the MinDef of Singapore. BTW I’m of Italian origin, moved to work in Singapore more than 30 ya, since ‘15 I’m a proud Singapore citizen.
It's not difficult to want to join them if you have lived there for any length of time. The Singapore national pride is very contagious! Congratulations on your citizenship btw.
The concept of Total Security implementation cannot be underestimated in a small island country state like Singapore: military defence, civil defence, economic defence, social defence, Psychological defence and digital defence. If defence is activated only when the 'enemy' reaches Singapore's shore, it's too late. It's after all a serious matter of survival for Singapore.
Exactly. They have suffered a lot under the Japanese occupation during WW2. The memory is still fresh for the Singaporeans.
@Tim Loo2 And kicked out by Malaysia.
@Tim Loo2 it's called kena bastard by them
@@ha-meemfirozezaman1417 yes, the history lesson & tragic experience of fall of Sg in WW2 to the Japanese army which crosses the Woodlands Causeway from Johore should not be forgotten. Therefore, in defending Sg in this modern age we should anticipate that enemies would just need to press a button and can appear anytime any direction.
@@ftd7435 who could blame Malaysia.
LKY tried to dethrone UMNO
New Zealand and Australia have been strong supporters of Singapore's growth and it's millitery. Singapore holder vast areas for training and development. They are made welcome from it's independence.
I served there in the early 1980's with 1 RNZIR.We trained a lot in jungles of Malaya.
Thank you, NZ and Australia. Both and Singapore are like-minded good friends.
Yeah, maybe military. Socially, being treated worse than a dog in your country. Thank you Australia! But I show Israel our gratitude :)
@@macrick Fuck dude it sucks that you had that experience in Australia. Australia definitely has its fair share of racist, bigoted assholes and (and our government kinda sucks) but so does every country. Hope that if you ever visit Australia again you have a better experience :)
and the United States
As a History student finished with Singapore History. I can say most of these claims / facts are true and absoloutely correct
Fart
Primary school history?
as a youtube user who watched this video a quarter minute ago, I can say your comment is true.
@Peter Lee on every singaporean dish's wikipedia page, a random malaysian goes there and quotes the malaysia foreign minister claiming the dish was "hijacked" by singapore and is a malaysian dish
Are you reading gov approved textbook or actually talked to ns men/resesrch other materials?
If anything, the recent Ukrainian conflict re-emphasizes the importance of our armed forces to preserve and protect Singapore's sovereignty
Ukraine wants to join NATO - Russia says no and invades. Precedent: Singapore joined Malaysia some time ago and Indonesia invaded. Big country invades small country. The pretext? Security.
well said!
@@TangAaronkk Stop justifying war, u bloody communist!
totally agreed! this event motivates me even more for the enlistment.
Russia had committed human rights violation, killing innocent civilians,sam,e thing which israel had been doing it for decades,but oir leaders keep quiet abd never veto Agasinst them.
1965 operation cold store,,which saw human rights lawyers,trade union ;leaders,members of press,members of Opposition party( particularly barisan socilali),,,,,,,,,
many of this isd information remained as classified ,til this date.....
this arrest was criticized by many countries,inxluding uk.
They ask spore to release them and placed them on trial....lee kuab yew no doubt a brilliant man, how he decimated the opposition and bankrupt them,as a sporean you know,,,,,
he hated being lectured by west.....so he brought in the Isralis who them commit mass murderers and gross human rights violation...............Thry might have helped us,we turn bind
eyes of their crime snd we need veto on their favour, in military dats centers, israli firms providing level 1 technicalsupport ,as though no sporean company..there is even israli company providing stationary in singap ore. we should sever ties country's which do not respect soverigh nations and commits war crme.
threy no doubt good at training, i was trained by them.
my instructor even bragged he had kill 34 palastians,upon asking why they not arrested and placed on trial.
he gave blunt reply "we are chosen people, it's by right our land and the deserve to die"
it is truly disgusting,we having ties with war crimminals
Thousands of innocent civilians in Singapore were massacred by the invading Japanese in 1942. Locals claimed 50,000 were shot. Japan admitted to only 6000. The British lost 100,000 as prisoners of war. Many were to die slow deaths constructing the Death Railway. Never Again !!!
RIP
As a South Korean who was a military trooper at the DMZ and who almost got into a gunfight with the North Korean soldiers and could never go home for 18 months, I have utmost respect for Singapore and its friendly, hospitable people. I've heard people say it makes perfect sense for South Korea to have a military since the country is still technically at war with North Korea but why does Singapore need a military when it's a neutral country without any enemies...but I think Singapore needs a military and it's very necessary and important for any country regardless of size or population or wealth to have some form of army to protect their people. 🇸🇬🇰🇷👍
Let's also not forget that the Brits ran away instead of defending Singapore.
@@k.k.c8670 Brit and America are known runners after stealing spoils of war. Plus the middle East was a priority for the British and Americans. Both empires fall today as Russia breaths fiery ashy roar in the spirit of reviving it's once vast empire. Half of the world fell under the victim hood of America and Britain. War and religious politics shouldn't be in the same pool. Especially when it's backed by imperialism and deathning interest rate through inflation.
@@k.k.c8670 Not exactly, they got outflanked and outmanoeuvred very thoroughly by a very capable and extensively experienced enemy to the point that they had to give up. Hell, they still lost a number of soldiers defending this place, 5000+ casualties is definitely not what I call "running away." Plus the soldiers of this front were exactly the best trained either, they were hastily assembled due to the fact that they thought the Japanese wouldn't dare flank them the way they did, and they weren't just British, they were British, Indians and Australians, 73% of the 5000+ casualties were our Aussie brethren, lads from the land down under, even though they made up only about 13% of the forces in the fighting. Plus, they surrendered 80,000 of them thinking that the Japanese would treat the POWs humanely and return them at the end of the war intact, thought this way they were saving the lives of their men since their last example was from the Russo-Japanese war where the Japanese treated the Russian POWs extremely well (contrasting what was happening in China but the British weren't exactly knowing the situation there. )
Excellent video. I had forgotten about just how small Singapore is and the last of the city states; to have become as strong and successful as they have is impressive.
Hell yeah !
@Joscha Wexler Pretty sure Singapore would still lose in a war with either Indonesia or Malaysia, assuming the three were allowed to duke it out without interference.
@Joscha Wexler Quantity is a quality. For example Johor has 3.7 million people that can be mobilize in case of war before any army can arrive
Don't be fooled by the video. If all just marketing...
But not land forces. If compared to Indonesia land force or Malaysia land force more better than Singapore land forces.🙄
Came across this video by chance. I am a Singaporean and I must say this video is very informative and love the way it was edited. Straight to the point. Very well done.
I’ve been there several times, I have nothing bad to say. the best country I have been to. from airport, airlines, seaport, education, children support and laws, housing, transport, infrastructures and more are simply best.
Think transport & infrastructure quality can vary quite a bit in Singapore too e.g. our Changi Airport with its luxury Jewel shopping mall is contrasted against the dilapidated Golden Mile Complex & Tower (whose false ceiling above the taxi stand had also collapsed several months ago, while 1/2 of its 20+ storey office lifts broke down when the remaining 1/2 were being modernised), where many long-distance coaches terminate at, while our long-distance train station (Woodlands Train Checkpoint) is even further from downtown than Changi Airport & I heard connecting buses to there from the nearest train station sometimes skip it due to congestion from the nearby Woodlands Checkpoint
Full marks for the video. Credit goes to the late LKY. He made possible his vision of a secured country for investors. Small but mighty.
@@magiccarpet1441 .............i'm a S'porean and i know S'pore is just a Zionist puppet-state..............
@@worstalentscout facts
@@worstalentscout As a Singaporean i totally agree and as part of the minority,Singapore just wants to kick my ass out
@@Legend-dn7uu go research on Rothschilds = City of London = British East India Company = why they came to S'pore in the 1st place............and why Lim Chin Siong was imprisoned, allowing Lee KILL You to take over......
@@worstalentscout nah singapore is kpop fan state. All the adults and kids these days jump on the Korean rave
Kudos to Israel and Singapore..What a Great partnership..Greetings from the Philippines..Good job guys..
11:22 One thing to note here - Singapore wasn't an "impoverished fishing colony" in the 1960s - it was extremely strategically vulnerable but it did have several important advantages, one of which was its status as a shipping entrepot astride one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and it was second only to Hong Kong as a crown jewel of the British Empire in East Asia.
i thought india was the 'crown jewel'
@@Zukias Manila and Burma had better potential then.
@@Zukias He said EAST Asia, not South Asia.
you mean stolen jewel.
Few people know that the Singapore air force was trained to fly F-16's here in the USA by our military. I worked with some of the pilots and have respect for them.
Plus F-15 and F-35, Special Ops, Seal, Ranger, etc...
We begin with the A4s and then F5Es.
its part of the initial purchase agreement and also for diplomacy. By itself, it is quite a mature air force, conducting very advanced joint training by themselves, all over the world.
@@vidfan2096 the SEAL and Ranger courses are more for exposure than for real training. The guys sent there are already qualified operators, there to earn a badge. :)
1965 Malaysia expels Singapore.
Singapore: Yeah well, We're gonna build our own nation! With Blackjack and Israe...err Mexican Commandoes!
Correction. It's Mexicans.
@@Humster
Listo
Malaysians are crying now!!! Hahaha,…
Bully us over water, now buy from us? Well done!
@@eal8645 Oh yeah, we are crying even right now. (rolling eyes)
The fact that we get free documentaries on RUclips by VisualPolitik is truly a gift 👍
Except with it's minor inaccuracies.
Shalom to all Singaporeans who watch this,I don't know what you think of us but you are well respected in Israel and a great great model for successful market economy,I am too poor to visit especially now but if I could I would.I just want to add Israel during those times(the 50s and 60s)helped many many many more countries to develop,whenever it is military or biulding infrastructure like dams or roads without paying or training civil administration as part of balancing the massive pressure of Arab oil Embargo,Israel stopped this policy after 73 when Arab pressure pushed all of Africa and most of Asia to be anti Israel,Israelis were stabbed in the back by many in those days(FRANCE) and realized focusing on ourselves is better.
Shalom from Holland we support you or atleast i do👍
Shalom from Singapore. We Singaporeans are grateful to our Israeli friends. You helped us build an army from scratch. I still recall the stories of my uncles who underwent the initial rounds of training from the Israeli trainers. It was rough but it laid the foundation for the Armed Forces today. Gratitude from your friends in the East =)
During that time, no one want to help us, Singapore. They do not want to rock the boat with Malaysia and Indonesia and they predict Singapore is going down the pits, EXCEPT ISRAEL. THANK YOU ISRAEL, SHALON
I can assured you, we(most) Singaporeans respect Israel more than some countries in south east asia. We will not forget the help given.
We totally respect Israel! And I am glad Israel is the one who helped us. Our army's strong capability and sound doctrine is what it is today because of Israel's influence. If some other country had helped us, I doubt our army would be as strong and capable today. So thanks, Israel! My father's generation never forget this, I will not forget and I make sure I tell my kid about Israel's contribution to Singapore's defense as he is now serving his NS in the army.
As a Singaporean, I can tell you that we are trained to defend against minimum 3x the opposition force no matter what service we're in, be it army, air force or navy. Whenever we are given training exercises, we are always given disgusting odds and handicaps during those exercises. And yes, we defend first but we make sure to give maximum pain for any invaders. That's why we're pragmatic. I remember clearly my days in the military and the one single thing my company of men share is we don't defend our country. We defend the families of our battalion men who live and work in Singapore. Because if we don't defend them, then who will. That shows you how pragmatic we are.
That would require a massive invading force to over come the defences.
@@bighands69 Singapore tries to be a "poisonous shrimp", not a very big country, but costly to invade. The Singapore military aims for diplomacy first, but when that fails, deal a swift and decisive blow to the enemy and make sure the enemy pays dearly for our square kilometre occupied.
I can say he's telling the truth I served right next to you! Lol so many lie in the comment section in these types of videos. People always saying how they were there lol
Shhh, don't let on too much, we're supposed to be the little guy with the big stick ;)
And for those with hostile intent towards Singapore, they better be prepared to bring their A+ game. We may be tiny, but we'll make you bleed, and bleed you will indeed.
Cool. Is the proper way to defend as any attacking force should outnumber the enemy 3 to 1 so should at least apply in reverse. FIBUA rules....expect to lose massive numbers of troops when attacking a well defended urban qrea
Given the uncertain nature of the post-Cold War world, you have to give credit to Singapore as a nation that stepped up to ensure that it could defend itself against future threats. I think that they've pursued this course brilliantly.
Think sometimes Singapore was opportunistic e.g. being the 1st to establish ties with the USA in the 1960s onwards while its neighbours were more adverse to it due to the Vietnam war, concerns about foreign culture influence etc., which helped established Singapore as the USA"s most significant ally in the SE Asia region
no we planned the ns before even cold war our gov planned it post ww2
This video is highly commendable, it consists of factual information rather than other's channle of entertainment with half-truths.
Keep up the good work.
how tf can you judge?
@@MultiSciGeek Your judgment says it all.
He has made a mistake Taiwan is part of China, Taiwan is not a country.
@@lengho6294, Thanks for the feedback and pls correct him that Taiwan is an independent country. Think the confusion and wrong support was given to China at one point in time by USA and the commonwealth countries. Thanks.
I am Brazilian and I love Singapore very much! Hope I can go there one day!
Nothing much to see here.
Its literally a city with tourist attractions.
@@Raul_Menendez imo, we're best as a temporary stop for tourists in transit, waiting to travel to another nearby country. That's the most effective way that we make money off tourism
Yep, been there twice on transit. It's literally a one day destination.
Welcome!
@@Raul_Menendez Theres a lot of museums and plus, the only universal studios in south east asia
My wife and I just returned from 2 weeks in Singapore. During that time we met the nicest people, felt safe beyond reproach, and enjoyed the differences between many cultures that all acted as one. I absolutely loved the pragmatic approach to crime and rules. They applied to everyone equally and therefore people adhered to them. I saw multiple instances of their military as there were a number of flyby's with Jets, attack helicopters, and even large scale chinooks to transport personnel. The police were nowhere to be seen except when necessary as there are cameras EVERYWHERE. One of the greatest things is I felt safe at all times and was therefore able to explore all that Singapore had to offer, because Singapore let its community know they were in charge. Its the first time in years I did not have to have my "Head on a Swivel" to look for exits, bad actors, or dynamic circumstances. Yes, I was raised in a LEO and military family and have trained in martial arts over 45 years so its in my nature.
Singaporean here :D
@@rexelgaming3632 if the Malays, Indonesia and Malaysia unite, Singapore will lose. Singapore is Malay land, they are just the biggest chinatown in the world
@@carkawalakhatulistiwa if they can just get along with their fellow political parties inside their own country, I think their own ppl would be cheering already. LoL
you harve seen Singapore version of "screen saver" which is meant to project at Tourists.The singaporeons whom you met most likely "hotel staff", "those retailers who want buy their things".I assume you stayed in 4 star or 5 star hotel, you will not seen actual heart-lander's Singaporean, if you say , you met nicest people in the world....this people do not curse like common singaporeons.....
They use common vulgar term "fxxxx your mother's (that part) in hokkien( it is form of chinese lanuguage). you can use it anywhere.....in train,on the road,in the bus.....
if you are lucky, you get malay version same meaning.....the indian version willbe used,if rthey know you can speak tamil (type of indian/language.....
my neighbour,when you go out his gate never close properly...he will use it....
if the lift takes long go down to ground level,,he used it,....
opening letterbox....if there is lot of mail he will use it.....
(one day i get hear this magical words,atleast thrice)
it is like a national vulgar word.....if u never use it.....you are not qualified be a singaporeon
(it is the benchmark)
your citizenship will be revoked
You were raised in low earth orbit?
Damn! I'm from Israel, and I didn't even know about this. My dad fought in the Six Day War, and he said he never knew about this.
Mandatory service may sound scary, but I would go as far as saying, when done right, with many options available, serving your country has an amazing effect on that country, or city-state in this case. Being done right, is the key phrase.
who dictates where to send mobilized men? are they abl to refuse? are there any consequences for refusing?
@@qkhan69 Who? A giant government bureaucracy decides through countless amounts of meetings.
Yeah, we all served at least 2 years plus another 10 years of service. As a young adult in Singapore. We can carry arms at 18 but not allow to smoke until 21 !🤣
@@qkhan69 refusing in army results in lengthy prison sentence and in war, in execution
I have a friend in the Israeli Navy who has worked with Singaporeans before… not that it gets reported here of course
Our two countries are more linked than we know my friend
Thank you for making this video and it’s is very informative and true. My father was train by the Israeli army in the 60’s and he told me story of how they train my father and he say they were so well train that they are ready to go to war. I want to Thank the Israeli state for helping us when no one would. God bless Israel. Shalom
Singapore followed the one principal of policy planing very accurately that " Review and update your strategy after regular intervals " Policy review and implementation is most important.
As a very tiny nation,Singapore needs to be best equipped with Arsenals n well trained soldiers to defend their country against enemy threats , thanks to Israel who gives Singapore the best expertise , well done Singapore.
True, no other country has so much combat power conccentrated in so small an area.
It’s either that or we get overrun
Mind you there’s a form of military encampment every 3 neighbourhoods
And armory
For such a small nation state, they have a prolific indigenous weapons design and production industry.
u want peace prepare for war
It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war
great country singapore love from lithuania
Saw a video about how Lithuania gained its independence and how the people formed a chain across the entire country. You have my utmost respects from Singapore!
@@nnnnn8173 thanks bro love from 🇱🇹 to 🇸🇬 thanks for support 🙏
Been seeing your country in news channels due to the ongoing row with China 🤣. Shame that I don't know much about Lithuania before that.
@@JoshuaHoe yeh China thinks they can control and censored but not us
hi there.. would love to visit Lithuania and Estonia in due time :) From SG
I was stationed in Singapore for 3 years with the US military, loved the City State and the people.
SO WHAT????
Oh look the enemy in your comment below.
@@inigomontoya3750 So, he love the experienced there
Yes well, love everything you own and have taken, hypocrite.
we hate bidens stance on palestine!
Parallels between Israel and Singapore are numerous, especially when looking at the enemies that surround both.
Any outside elements attacking either one can expect to be bloodied if not outright defeated.
Enemies? Idiot kiasus. When both countries are part of FPDA.
The difference in enemies couldn't be any different: Singaporeans are surrounded by intelligent far eastern men & woman... Israel on the other-hand are surrounded by 3rd world inbreds
@@DiafolX malaysia is also in it...
@@shauntwed5573 Catch this racist. ASEAN don't tolerate this sht.
Nah, Singapore is just cautious. We don't have enemies, just somewhat fickle friendly countries in a rather turbulent region.
I am a Singaporean who had done National Service and I love this video.
Another thing Israel and Singapore have in common is excellent cuisine.
We Malaysian beg to differ. You can always see Singaporean comes up to JB for the food, but no JB people goes down to singapore just for the food.
Even Singaporeans go to Malaysia for food.
Singapore has the variety.
But Malaysia has the REAL thing.
@@malekzin4788 is it because everything including food is cheaper in JB than SG? 🤔
@@malekzin4788 imagine your food having 50% MSG and calling it tasty 🤣😭
@@malekzin4788 as a Singaporean I wholeheartedly agree! I proudly admit defeat on this and will say that Malaysia has better food
Nice Video. From a fellow Singaporean who served his NS and is still on standby (Re-service).
I visited Singapore in the early 70'. It has a rich history. Obey all their laws while visiting and you will have a great time.
@Tim Loo2 I still love Singapore in all its glory as I have stated in a post above. I took a very long time to get used to Bugi Street and Change Alley being removed from their tourist places along with all the wonderful Pilipino bands at the Red Lantern. It lost so much for me when that happened but it is such a wonderful place that one can still find character and beauty everywhere there and one just has to get used to the fact that some things do change . Such a beautiful vibrant country with very hard working fun loving people.
My Dad Served in the Army in the 70s, He was a Guardsman, and the Guards were second to the Commandos, who were the SF of Singapore, so he was in a pretty elite unit, and I wish to join the Guards one day when I serve my NS
(edit he served in the late 80s, my bad)
You mean safgu.
I was enlisted in 88 and my vocational unit was 1st Guard 106 scout gunmen … your dad should be very familiar with this vocation’s non stop digging “holes”z
@@CrossbredmiMiyang He never told me which part of his unit he was in, all I know he was in a "Charlie" company, and he was a grenadier, with the underslung M203 underneath the M16, he showed me a photo of him on a hill top with his rifle and grenade launcher, funny thing was he was in a bandanna, not a M1 pot helmet.
hehe, why don't you join the Commandos instead. If you didn't get selected or chosen to go for the interview, you can always go BMTC and voice out your opinion to join the Guards. I heard Guards conduct mono intakes (at times) as well (join the guards directly without having to go through BMTC in Tekong). You can try letting the medical officers (Doctors) know during the standard medical check ups that are done before the whole process of NS, though I'm not sure how effective it will be (can't 100% say it helps or it doesn't).
Guards & Commandos do very different stuff so GUARDS is second to None my friend.
Serving my national military service currently, almost every guy in SG is a soldier
Our prime minister was a major general too
Brigadier General who supervised a successful search team for a cable car that got entangled with a ship mast and snapped which fell to the bottom of the ocean in 1982. Great guy.
To add, some portion of the national service personnels are part of the home team units (Police, SPF; fire fighting and medical, SCDF)
There are units within the different "departments" where it's fully manned by NSF and reservist. SCDF is also the designated maintainer for the MRT bomb shelters dotted around the island as an embedded shelter in an otherwise peacetime public transit station, which also saw reservist units being activated from time to time to check the facility and other works
Ah yes National Service, where we have to give up our goals and dreams for 2 years for the sake of this nation 🤦♂️
🤭 Because it's basically given right for them to climb that high, if they're groomed for it from the start. But they've got the brains, that's true..
Good video. Thanks you Israel , Taiwan and other friendly countries from Singapore 🇸🇬
So nice from Israel to give a hand to Singapore.Great job guys for another video full of really intersting facts,especially when it is about and other countries,not only world powers.Please make one about Kazahstan turmoil too.
It is not philanthropy that drives Israel to assist the Singaporeans, but instead a crafty game of geopolitics.
@@brucegibbins3792 It is philanthropy AND geopolitics, Israel in 50s and 60s helped dozens of countries to develop in order to counter Arab pressure.
There is one in the making, already published in Visual Politik in Spanish
@@yakov95000 Sounds like it's philanthropy as a means to their geopolitical ends.
@@brucegibbins3792 Why do you expect in someone philanthropy to help your nation build up ? Ask for free lunch everywhere ?
Actually the phrase "poisonous shrimp" was originally coined by Singapore's defence minister at that time, Dr Goh Keng Swee, and not Lee Kuan Yew..
Singapore is a wonderful country, easily one of my favorites. I visited a few years ago and loved it. I enjoyed the modern transit and hawker centers with a nice variety of food.
You get to enjoy in Sg becos of the superior national security and defence.
Yep, SG is indeed a charming country. The only con is the climate ....... _hot_ and _humid_ as f**k.
@@bluethunder270 Yeah man, that's why we love air-conditioners to the max!
Would be keen for you to expand on the military readiness of the whole country. If you’ve been to Singapore , driving on the highways you’ll see palm trees in gigantic pots. This is so they can be uplifted and the highway turned into a landing strip for military aircraft, local and allied forces that come to Singapore. Now that’s incredible forward thinking!
Every highway in mainland china can do that how forward thinking is that.
But Singapore is the yellow Jewish in Asia so it’s a perfect match
And MBS hotel roof, it is shaped like a ship. Now in a war time, that roof can become an aircraft carrier ?
Singapore's had an amazing transformation in the last 4 decades or so to become one of the World's richest countries today.
I love Singapore🇸🇬from Philippines💖🇵🇭
Don't do
As a South Korean who was a military trooper at the DMZ and who almost got into a gunfight with the North Korean soldiers and could never go home for 18 months, I have utmost respect for Singapore and its friendly, hospitable people. I've heard people say it makes perfect sense for South Korea to have a military since the country is still technically at war with North Korea but why does Singapore need a military when it's a neutral country without any enemies...but I think Singapore needs a military and it's very necessary and important for any country regardless of size or population or wealth to have some form of army to protect their people. 🇸🇬🇰🇷👍
Thanks for the compliments! We do not have enemies but we do have "frenemies" who may change their tune anytime hence it is always important for Singapore to have the capability to defend itself. Its better to be prepared.
One day south korea will realise the importance of uniting with north not just to topple it's dictatorship, north korea can bring down cost of Korean manufactured products...
Both countries have truly excellent armed forces geared for defense. ROK's army is by far the best and most competent land forces in the entire Asia.
Well said, the answer is deterrence. The founders of Singapore want those who think of trying to get a piece of Singapore to think again really hard.
@@wittysatan3821 Exactly...I'm one of the few in the minority who wish for reunification legit every day, every year...it sucks to see two Koreas...like why can't we also unify like how East and West Germany did. But I guess it's not easy and it's a different situation for Korean peninsula. And yes for sure! Everything in South Korea is still cheaper than things in Japan BUT it's becoming more expensive to buy houses, cars and even food. So much has changed since just 5 years ago.
I am totally impressed by how well researched your documentary is. Well done.
Did not mention the direct military threats from much larger neighbors from time to time, and direct war experience in Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation at start of Singapore independence.
Excellent video! Our goal is purely a self-defence one. And yes it is extremely important to note that we've always been and will always be a neutral country despite being majority ethnically Chinese.
Singapore is not neutral it is tilted somewhat.
@@franktoh3041 Depending how deep your knowledge and how bias you are.
@@wumingkkk We are all biased in our own little ways. Singapore is somewhere tilted when dealing with the US and China.
Self defence? 95% of our army is trained in jungle warfare whereas Singapore's built up consists of 95% urban area. Have a thought
Now tilted a little towards the US but when China becomes the world no. 1 military and economic power, surely Singapore will tilt a little towards China. This is call the art of survival for a tiny island country.
The last time I watched VisualPolitik, the host was completely bald. Now he's got a full head of hair. I guess Keeps really does work!
it fixes teeth too....
@@banto1 LMFAO...
@@banto1 loooool😂😂😂
Thanking Israel for helping Singapore to build up what we have today. Israel has contributed to Singapore's peace and stability over the years. I hope that pple will remember those who help us and appreciate the peace we have.
Standing with Israel.🇮🇱🇸🇬
By the way, the Persians didn't "invade Thermopylae", they invaded Greece and the Greeks met them at the Hot Gates of Thermopylae led by Leonidas.
Yeah yeah Greek Greek everything everywhere anything all GREEEK GREEEK GREEK 🤮
And they had thousands of troops from other cities with them, not just spartan, the navy too
Singapore received "active" help from Israel and Taiwan to build and train our defence forces in our early days of independence.
We also received "passive" help from New Zealand who agreed to station a battalion of NZ soldiers in Singapore.
1RNZIR was in Singapore until 1989.
The purpose of this small number of NZ soldiers in Singapore is to commit the bigger countries of Australia and United States under the ANZUS defence treaty of the 3 countries in case Singapore (and NZ soldiers) are attacked.
Yes, young Singaporeans today need to appreciate that their present security and prosperity are due to much help from several good friends and the sacrifices of many earlier NSMen.
One other thing to note when comparing Singapore's military spending with that of other countries: when Singapore spends a million on the military, that's a million spent on the military. When many other countries spend a million on the million, that's often a fraction of the million spent on the military. And what happens to the other amounts? No prize for guessing right.
I don’t think so..
As seen in the capability of Russia
@@fcknzs246 every $ is accounted for in Singapore's public service. You need to be in the system to know just how meticulous we are in accounting for where the money goes. The AGC's annual report detailing all the fiscal lapses is just a peak into that, including flagging out some wasteful spending by ministries.
Ahem, submarine deal for 1,2 B Euro that came with about 145 M Euro in corruption ... 1 murder that resulted in the case still open since 2006 ...last status was 2018 ... Small fries fried but the big goons happily roaming freely ...
As an Indonesian, I'd say that Singaporeans are really lucky to have a diplomatic relation with Israel. Great job!
@@dhiren_dev why bro?
@@dhiren_dev Honestly, I don't really despise Palestine. I'm wishing the best for both Israel and Palestine. They're literally more than just neighbors.
@@smboo1834 I'm optimistic that Indonesia still has the chances to have a diplomatic relation with Israel. Moreover, Israeli footballers would come to Indonesia on May 2023 for U20 World Cup.
naaaah keep your hands away from blood
Thank you Israel and TW. We will never forget the helping hands which helped shaped our SAF during the founding days.
Fun fact : Singapore’s late founding father lee kwan yew also inspired the communist leader Deng Xia Peng to learn about free trade, which eventually open up china.
And thats how China now came to be.
Fun Facts : LKY onces said he envious Hongkong , no matter what happen, Hongkong can look back and China is there while Singapore got noone but us alone, to depend on
Kuan
Where is he now? Where's does he live? I'd like to give him a piece of my mind ......hahaha!
Would be interested to see an update which also covers Singapore’s navy, it’s space activities, it’s IT activities and its drone force.
Navy is top of the line as well with the next generation of quiet subs on order from Germany.
The video never mentions that the focus is now on merging the land, air & sea forces into a cohesive fighting unit. The SAF is working on ironing out the bugs in the technology and logistics streamlining.
@@Amarjeet1970 not just the subs but also the upcoming carrier ships that can potentially carry F35b
@@bluejar5614 There are not that many major nations in the world...and most importantly, none of its neighbors are capable of defeating it. Malaysia would outright lose, Indonesia would be taking a very Pyrrhic victory that's absolutely not worthwhile, and other SEA nations lack sufficient power projection. Pretty much only Australia, India, China, USA could be of any possible threat. They are longtime allies of both China and the US (by extension Australia), and India has no reason whatsoever to be in conflict with Singapore. Belligerent entities and sufficiently powerful entities exist as 2 disjoint sets for Singapore.
@@georgebrantley776 Pretty sure Japan could, theoretically, defeat Singapore as well. Not that they would have any incentive to unless they want to commit themselves to a war that would break their alliance with the US. Singapore's military is formidable for its size, but 12 billion USD is not enough to give it economics of scale really and they develop only some aspects the tech locally, having to procure tanks from Germany, fighters from the US, support aircraft from US/Europe and if I am not mistaken, ships primarily from US/Europe as well. It is still heavily import dependent, and such a country can never truly be a big or even middle military power.
@@TheLordexilius Yeah, Japan theoretically could, from a purely military perspective. But, their political climate is pacifist and their Navy is green water (undergoing transition to blue water though). So not only are they not incentivized, they actively eschew offensive military measures. Belligerent war is in fact unconstitutional.
I’ve always enjoyed my interactions with Singaporeans. I’m fascinated with the success of their essentially authoritarian model, which has worked very very well. Lee Kwan Yew was a fantastic leader - for many decades.
Very good documentary from VisualPolitik. Our Military Service is like our right of passage for every Singaporean Male. It starts at the age of 18 and we serve 2 years (previously 2 and a half years) before we are Operationally Ready. (ORD) This applies not only to the Military but also to our brothers in the Police Force and the SCDF. The good thing about National Service is that most 18 year olds come out of it as more mature and they appreciate the usual things they take for granted. It also binds them into a sense of belonging to some greater and giving them a purpose to defend something they care about.
Mostly very informative, BUT Singapore was not 'a fishing colony' at independence; indeed, it was already a successful port and a thriving entrepôt trading hub. Still, the achievements over the short time were impressive.
With the exception of majority of the country that were fishing villages like Khatib, Sungai Bedok, Ponggol and Jurong, only the town centre was as a thriving port. The rest of the country was severely underdeveloped.
@@syafiqsyafiq9346 all also severely depleted coffers. Runaway population growth, majority illiterate, only able to take on unskilled labour work. GDP was terrible. No natural resources, and the only water supply was from Johor, Malaysia.
@@syafiqsyafiq9346 Singapore was not as underdeveloped as the national myth makes out (I've been living here since 1999). To quote from a non-government history of the place: "Such factors as the development of steam travel, the railroad, the modernisation of Singapore’s port facilities, its shipbuilding industry, its place in the oil industry, the trans-oceanic cable network and even Singapore’s early industrialisation and its public housing programme were all elements that were already in place before 1959." [Michael Barr, 2018].
@@DocnoXXX bitch please, in my parents time they were literally eating scraps infested with cockroaches while living with 12 other people in a slum. You don't know the actual poverty especially since you've only lived here since 1999 where Singapore is already a developed country.
@@ultimaxed8239 Yeah - and my parents walked 35km to school in a blizzard every morning when they were young. Right. Enjoy the fiction, dude. I didn't say there was no poverty in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s (and there is still poverty now). And I didn't deny that Singapore has made great strides since 1965. But it's a myth that Singapore was an economic backwater before 1965... just because your parents claimed to have snacked on cockroaches doesn't make it otherwise.
Excellent reporting, looking forward to more.
I had serve 9 years full time in the singapore Navy. Thereafter i was continue to serve as a reservist for 10 more years which i had to be back in camp for 2 weeks training every year.. i am underwater specialist, experience life onboard the naval vessels . the skills i learnt in the navy remain with me such as swimming competency, navigational skills, and know whole lot of knowledge about underwater warfare which 99.9% of the ppl wouldnt know or had the experience.
Singapore airforce nearly 100% is american equipment.
Singapore navy is multinational equipment from French stealth frigate, Swedish minehunting vessel, German Uboat ,harpoon missiles, Israel Barak anti air missiles, Italian Oto melera 76mm gun, to US torpedoes.
Army is German leopard MBT, Singapore developed APV, SAR21 singapore own assault rifles, german bridging vehicle to name a few.
Btw, there is US naval depot in Singapore few ppl know about.
Small country but very lethal.
Naval depot??? US only have a logistics office in Singapore isn't it??
@@idealofidol1015 well...Singapore has same harpoon missiles as most US destroyer, frigates for examples.... legally, it belong to singapore....
@@roubini74 Nothing stands in our way ! dont let our secrets out pls .....
i grew up in Singapore ,and your missing the R.A.Fs role there, you even showed RAF tenga ,and how japans occupation scarred the place ,but what wonderful people they are.. im glad you bigged them up .you should have a longer look at the history in next video .thanks for the trip down memory lane
Phantoms and Vulcans at Tengah - what a sight!
@@aaronquak2139 It was Lightnings, Vulcans & Victors. RAF Phantoms came much later and were never in the FEAF.
Im singaporean and I didnt know about this but glad to know that our nation is able to defend itself well
@This logo just looks cool 😍 Yea, u should, life here is the best. There is no such thing as Natural disasters ;)
Have you not served national service?
@@SangvisEmpire hear hear ! Very true indeed. Maybe just feeling the occasional tremors from quakes from Sumatra. Else all good
@@morganross6399 might not have reach the enlistment age
As a South Korean who was a military trooper at the DMZ and who almost got into a gunfight with the North Korean soldiers and could never go home for 18 months, I have utmost respect for Singapore and its friendly, hospitable people. I've heard people say it makes perfect sense for South Korea to have a military since the country is still technically at war with North Korea but why does Singapore need a military when it's a neutral country without any enemies...but I think Singapore needs a military and it's very necessary and important for any country regardless of size or population or wealth to have some form of army to protect their people. 🇸🇬🇰🇷👍
Singapore is one of my favorite countries people don't know enough about how great it is.
Currently serving my National Service in the SAF and I can tell you the Army is extremely strict in their disciplane
Singapore and Israel have a lot in common. They’re both small countries surrounded by larger Muslim majority neighbor states who historically have had beef with them (Singapore gained independence after being expelled from Malaysia and Israel…. Well you know!) So it’s no surprise Israel was quick to offer the hand of friendship to Singapore in their early days of nationhood.
Yes, they are both surrounded by Muslim countries but Singaporeans are not Jews. There is no animosity between them.
Both was created by the British Empire.
@@Dragon-gl1rw The Jews was created by the British Empire??? LOL.
Both are occupied by deceit and abusing rights of the native..
@@yehtan you don't pay attention in history class do you?
Singapore a role model of the world.
As a Singaporean born and bred here I think alot of us feel ready to fight for this land because so much is at stake here, our homes, our culture, our unique local language and our friends and family.
Contradicts the general sentiment on r/Singapore subreddit
And your Hawker Food of course! Chili Crab Roast Duck, Chicken Rice, Char Koay Teow .....roti Canai, satay......I miss it all!
@@grozaphy r/Singapore is a bunch of complain kings, so as we call them here. They most likely have never lived somewhere else other than Singapore...
@@grozaphy I am a singaporean and yes, it totally contradicts because Singaporean’s are damn like to complain one, like small thing also complain. But when come to defend country right, will definitely fight one, and it’s not just for the country. It’s also to protect the people you love, like your AhMah, Children and Family in general
I used to train with Singapore's army in Taiwan. I was surprised they speak Chinese too. They look just like us, expect the badges. They are very proud of their country too.
bro... we're Chinese also 😂
The difference is the Taiwan’s army would get overrun in any war but the Singaporean army with its Israeli ideology embedded into our mindset since those early days, we are a different breed of soldiers. We singaporeans are elite just like our Israeli brothers
We also curse like Taiwanese too. The Singapore hokkien chinese is not much difference from Taiwanese. Except we use Singlish as well. Our ideology can be crude when comes to punish offenders. Can be barbaric. I meant.
Not all Singaporeans are Chinese. We have the natives Malays and Indians too.
FYI, our national anthem and military command are in the Malay language. ♥️🇸🇬
Not all Taiwanese are ethnic Chinese too.
well run, no nonsense because of great leadership. unlike many other countries. small area, no natural resources except talented people. other countries can learn. and not a place for some people who think they are more important than the state.
If you live in a country with a small population it makes sense to have nation service. Making your whole population proficient with rifles and basic military tactics makes a lot of sense.
…a war would wipe out entire population…🤔☹️🤕
@@PP-vf1kx yeah, so if we are to keep our independence, mass death is assured. Might as well make the enemy bleed a lot of that's the case
Modern weapons are lethal than traditional gun
@@iamgreat1234 Modern weapons also need highly educated men and women to operate them. So if you got the manpower, you can procure and make far more high tech weapons. Cannons don't fire on their own and same for vehicles.
@@PP-vf1kx And dont forget the Nukes
From a singaporean to Israel, thank you.
You're welcome :)
Yes... We will never forget who came to our help when we needed most... Toda raba Isreal.
Wow! This is a very detailed look at their military. Having spent time with them I have to say they have one of the most modern and advanced military on the planet. Their elite units guys are no joke .Well trained all over the world too. Kudos, and much respect to them. Hope to go back to visit this wonderful country and meet some great people again. 👍👍
I adore Singapore,love to visit this wonderful country..Good on them on their own defense..GD Keene,N.H., USA
Well researched and presented. One thing to note is the mission statement of SAF: "The mission of Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor."
Therefore, to look at Singapore's military is only part of the equation for our national security. Diplomacy and have healthy relationships with our neighbours is, and will always be our primary defence. But should diplomacy fail, we stand ready to make the aggressors bleed for every move they make against our home.
On 9 August 1991, Malaysia and Indonesia conducted a joint airborne operation in Southern Johor, 20km from our borders. Live firing was also part of that joint operation. On a day that Singapore celebrated it's 26th birthday, the first National Day for Goh Chok Tong in the capacity as Prime Minister. An operation that was named "Pukul Habis" or "Total Wipeout".
In response, SAF ordered an open mobilisation, reservist battalions were brought up to force, live ammunition distributed, armour and artillery deployed in key locations.
Thankfully, no shots were fired across the border. But it showed the world how prepared Singapore is to address all perceived threats to our sovereignty.
Yo Singapure . .
Forgive Indonesia for what happened in the past but never forget.
Forgiving change the perspective
Forgetting lose the lesson.
Much love from Indonesia🇲🇨
Absolutely Fascinating! my Grandfather was in Royal Indian Navy during WWII, in 1945 his ship was docked in Singapore and compared to Karachi of that time, Singapore was nothing more than a sleepy fishing village, w/ a building here and there and a you would see a car or a lorry pass by every now or then. Hats off to Singapore economic & military development . It goes to show , just money is no guarantee of good military. e.g. Kuwait, Dubai etc...they have state of the art military hardware which is no more than show pieces.
Singapore was not as underdeveloped as the national myth makes out . To quote from a non-government history of the place: "Such factors as the development of steam travel, the railroad, the modernisation of Singapore’s port facilities, its shipbuilding industry, its place in the oil industry, the trans-oceanic cable network and even Singapore’s early industrialisation and its public housing programme were all elements that were already in place before 1959." [Michael Barr, 2018].
We take defence very seriously as we are all aware since kids that no one owe Singapore a living . Total defence day is celebrated on the 15 Feb making the fall of Singapore to Japan in ww2, the start of approximately 3.5 years of Japanese occupation, driving home the message that we ourselves must defend Singapore. We can't depend on the British nor the Japanese to give us a better life. Our vulnerability fuels our obsession with security so much so we have 6 pillars of defence : military defence, social defence, civil defence, psychological defence, economical defence and lastly digital defence. There is a part for everyone in this place where we belong, there is a part for one and all to keep our nation strong. Put your heart, your mind, your will to our defence Put your heart, your mind, your will to our defence, If we all unite as one, we can defend our Singapore. With our heart, our mind, our will forever more. May no country suffers from the horrors of war again.
Lemme guess, you're a 50 year old uncle?
sorry, not enough, you can protect it but not forever, it will be outrun and just surrender
We're more like Venice than Sparta :) A quote from Civ 6's Venetian Arsenal wonder comes to mind - "Happy is that city which in time of peace thinks of war.’"
The idea is to use our economic wealth to create a strong military deterrence. The politics of the region is more... 'silken'... than Middle East, and so diplomacy is still the preferred mode of protecting our interests, while we enhance our military backbone.
@Tim Loo2 we used to liken ourselves to the Swiss, since they also have a conscription model. But Switzerland is more reliant on its mountains (which Singapore doesn't have) for deep defense. Hence Singapore's military thinking had evolved to be focused on agility and leverage on air dominance - the island certainly does not have the tracts if land to pitch defense against a larger determined force, so we need to strike the aggressor behind their lines with air power. The RSAF is certainly more significantly operationally ready than their swiss counterpart...
I knew about their well-equipped army because my country exports so many weapons to them.