Ep 10: Grenade! (Every Singaporean Son)

Syabil has sweaty palms, but only when he is nervous. He flits between calmness and tension as he waits for his chance to throw a live grenade.

In the throwing bay, platoon sergeant Hanafee waits to take Syabil through the paces of a potential life-and-death situation.

Directed by Dom Ow

Produced by Dom Ow & Jake Wong

"Hand grenade looks like tennis ball"
Music: Traditional; Lyrics by Dom Ow
Arranged and Performed by the SAF Music and Drama Company

"Every Singaporean Son"
Music by Teo Ngee Kuan; Lyrics by Teo Ngee Kuan/ Joel Foo & Mom
Arranged and Performed by the SAF Music and Drama Company

A One Dash 22/ Project Peanut Production for MINDEF Public Affairs

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• mindef
• ministry
• of
• defence
• saf
• singapore
• armed
• forces
• military
• republic
• soldiers
• recruit
• bmt
• basic
• training
• bmtc
• centre
• tekong
• grenade
• ammo
• every singaporean son

[myfunkychannel]

that bay is poorly designed. 1 directional protection, if it goes behind your screwed.

[cyberpioneertv]

@myfunkychannel Actually that's not true - the bay is designed for different contingencies. You can check out this animation at mindef[dot]sg[/]handgrenadethr­­owing

[mllcg]

what happens if the grenade "slips" off the recruits hand into the bay?

what happens if the grenade is misthrown and bounces around the bay?

[cyberpioneertv]

Hi @mllcg, you can check out this animation at mindef[dot]sg[/]handgrenadethr­owing

[cyberpioneertv]

@racistbrownguy Please be mindful that these soldiers are real people and not actors. We encourage comments (minus profanities), but please avoid personal attacks on individuals in the series. Thanks for your understanding.

[kokkikok1]

has sweaty palms LOL me too ._.

[kokkikok1]

All the starting songs are so awsum

[ahwangemok]

The sergeant damn cool!!

[Doctorscientist1998]

Awesome! I hope i get to learnt this in Ncc

[myfunkychannel]

@cyberpioneertv i'd prefer the pit design.

[zzxiaoxuzz]

@fryred block 3 explosive...quite loud =S

[postflopper]

@zzxiaoxuzz there's been casualties, just not publicised. there's this famous story of how the recruit dropped the grenade in the bay and the PC who was in the bay with him jumped on top of it, saving the recruit but giving up his life.