A field engineer company of around 100 men would take seven hours to construct a bridge spanning more than 50 metres. Although the use of machinery has alleviated this problem, Field Engineers are nevertheless still required to bear a substantial load during operations.įield Engineers employ the Medium Girder Bridge, introduced to the Singapore Combat Engineers in 1975. In the past, many Field Engineers suffered backbone problems due to the need to carry heavy equipment. They also construct obstacles to deny movement to the enemy during retrograde operations and field fortifications for the protection of friendly forces. The battalion consists of three field companies and a Mechanized Equipment Company, and is responsible for the clearing of obstacles in the paths of advancing forces, the opening of main and alternate supply routes, and ensuring the mobility of the army's manoeuvre elements (i.e. Typical Field Engineer tasks include demolition, fortification and the building of wire obstacles and minefields, while Plant Engineers operate heavy construction machinery. Originally formed as the 30th Combat Engineer Battalion (30 CEB) on 1 November 1968, the 30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (30SCE) provides the combat engineering capability of the 3rd Singapore Division, as well as Field and Plant Engineer support to the divisions and brigades of the Singapore Army. 30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (30SCE) AETC was removed from ETI as of 1997 and re-established as an active unit, now officially known as the 38th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (38SCE).ĮTI currently comprises Engineer Commander Training School (ECTS), Engineer Vocational Training School (EVTS), Division Engineer Training Centre (DETC) and Engineer Staff Training Centre (ESTC). The Engineer Training Institute is the combination of three former Combat Engineer training schools, namely School of Combat Engineers (SOCE), Division Engineer Training Centre (DETC) and Armoured Engineer Training Centre (AETC).
Responsible for developing core engineer capabilities in terms of Mobility, Countermobility & Survivability.
Specialist HQ to the SAF on all matters pertaining to Combat Engineer Operations. Headquarters Singapore Combat Engineers (HQ SCE) There are two specialists in a section, the section commander and the section 2IC. Unlike the usual infantry sections of seven men, a field engineer section consists of eight men. Each brigade of the army has an organic company of field engineers, deployed at the discretion of the brigade commander, while each infantry battalion has an organic platoon of pioneers to support battalion movement.
The Combat Engineers formation consists of two headquarters, a training institute, five active battalions, and ten reservist battalions. The EHQ was renamed HQ Singapore Combat Engineer in 1974 and the commander's designation was changed to Chief Engineer Officer. In April 1970, the Engineer Headquarters (EHQ) was established with MAJ Mitchell as the Senior Engineer Officer. The graduate officers and NCOs from the course formed the nucleus of the SCE.Īs its role became more defined and her responsibilities expanded, the Engineer Wing was renamed to School of Field Engineers and moved from SAFTI (now Pasir Laba Camp) to new premises on Pulau Blakang Mati (now Sentosa) in the same year and subsequently branched out to other camps such as Gillman Camp and Loyang Camp (both now defunct). Upon completion of their course, these two officers, with the Commanding Officer, MAJ George Mitchell, conducted the first Engineer Commanders' Course from April to August 1968. Two young officers, 2LT Gurcharan Singh and 2LT Chng Teow Hua, were selected to attend a basic engineer officer's course in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States. When the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) was set up in 1967 as the first military training institute to train officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs, now known as Specialists), an Engineer Training Wing was incorporated into the plan.
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