Why is this so?
This is due to cycles in the army. Typically, there are four intakes every year for SCS: 2 "JC Batch" intakes, and 2 "Poly Batch" intakes.
Correspondingly, there are 4 graduation ceremonies (Specialist Cadet Graduation Parades, or SCGPs) per year. When the newly minted commanders graduate from SCGP, they will go to their units either as 1st-year commanders, or as 2nd-year commanders to replace ORD-ing 1st-year commanders.
1st-year commanders are crucial: they take over recruits who have just passed out from BMT. Alternatively for mono-intake batches, they train newly-enlisted soldiers from BMT to the end of their first year.
2nd-year commanders are also crucial: they take over 1st-year commanders who would otherwise by ORD-ing.
If SCS is temporarily halted, there would not be enough commanders! The only way that SCS could potentially be halted would be for a SAF-wide pause.
Selected Key Changes
- Social distancing is being enforced (marching, lessons, transportation etc.)
- Masks are distributed to cadets
- Non-essential training activities are being cancelled
- Training is conducted in smaller groups to prevent chance of virus spread
- Regular temperature taking is further enforced
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