Episode Details

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. In the final part of our podcast, LTC (Retd) Mejar Singh Gill gives his thoughts on several questions: how have SAF and SAFTI evolved over the years, is Singapore prepared for war, is the soldier still important in the high-tech 21st century, should women serve, how has the SAF served as a global peacekeeper, and how have regulars contributed to Singapore?

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/XcXl6KVlekc

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/gW4QIH0UU6I

Part 3 | https://youtu.be/oapXReFCjfA

00:00 Tactics & Strategies

08:22 Thoughts About the Iranian War

11:29 Early SAFTI

15:55 MINDEF

19:05 Will Singapore Fight?

21:11 Soldiering in the New Millennium

23:00 NS for Women

23:36 Learning from Our History

24:21 Peacekeeping

28:27 The SAF Regulars

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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