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by Erwin
Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Rank Regulation
Replies: 0
Views: 5450

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Rank Regulation

The rank regulations of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces under Law on the General Statute of Military Personnel of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces as ratified by the National Assembly at the eighth session of the first legislature on September 15, 1997 [CS/RKM/1197/005]. The ranks of the Royal Camb...
by Erwin
Tue Dec 30, 2003 1:32 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Question on Precedence
Replies: 15
Views: 9939

In Singapore English, Mandrain, Malay and Tamil are all official language. For the English protocol we follow the British, while for the Mandrain protocol it's slightly different, we put the appointment first, then the name follow by the title. A very simple example: San Jun Zhong Zhan XXX Zhong Jia...
by Erwin
Sun Dec 14, 2003 5:35 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Question about not officially recognized organisations etc
Replies: 5
Views: 4792

I personally think that previous unofficial organisations would be no problem, since they were part of history. It seems to me like there might be some problem with other members with current unofficial organisations. However from what I've observed, our members have genuine interest in rank insigni...
by Erwin
Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:48 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Would you like to introduce yourself?
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Sorry mate :( , most of my collections are back home.

I did not bring any of my collections to Australia.
by Erwin
Fri Oct 03, 2003 4:45 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Would you like to introduce yourself?
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Hi, my name is Edwin or as most of you can see "Erwin", Erwin is my German name given by my German lecturer back....err I think 10 or 8 years ago. I was enlisted into military service in 97, back then I was in Combat Engineers, I served for two and a half years and ended my active service ...
by Erwin
Thu Jun 26, 2003 6:47 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Need help
Replies: 3
Views: 3998

Judging from her camouflage uniform, and her epaulettes, I would say China.

I remember a couple of years ago when I was in China working, I've bought a VCD regarding PLA's uniforms, I've got some recollection of the kinds of camouflage uniforms they had.
by Erwin
Tue Jun 24, 2003 11:34 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Excellent Book
Replies: 1
Views: 2458

Excellent Book

Well it's not like me to promote anything, but I've recently just bought a book publish by "Histoire & Collections" book number 4 (The French Imperial Guard, Cavalry 1804-1815). In the book there's a lot (I really mean a lot) of full colour plates on uniforms and some plates comes with...
by Erwin
Tue Jun 03, 2003 3:39 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Corporal Punishment
Replies: 21
Views: 8816

In war time we will stick to the Geneva Convention, it's taught to all soldiers in Singapore. Well for human rights...I guess it's your right to commit mistakes and if it's serious then it's our right to cane you 8) pretty simple. Anyway this is a rank insignia forum, not some human rights forum, if...
by Erwin
Tue Jun 03, 2003 6:04 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Corporal Punishment
Replies: 21
Views: 8816

Yup no questions we did caned him (Michael Faye), but I've not heard of any recent cases of caning. Caning is reserve for criminal who commited rape (personally I strongly believe they should cane rapist) and other serious crimes (some cases is the judge's discreet), anyway if it's too serious a cri...
by Erwin
Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:53 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Corporal Punishment
Replies: 21
Views: 8816

Well in the Singapore Armed Forces, corporal punishments are not tolerated, reason been that we have a large number of conscript soliders. Nowadays the soldiers are very well educated, they know what an officer or WOSE can or cannot do, in another words they know their own rights in the service. Bas...
by Erwin
Sun Apr 27, 2003 6:48 am
Forum: FICTIVE RANK INSIGNIA
Topic: NATO navy badges
Replies: 0
Views: 2503

NATO navy badges

I have here a link to NATO navy rank badges, but I suspect it's back in the 1980's, anyway enjoy :wink:

Link: [url]http://www.netmarine.net/tradi/grades/[/url]
by Erwin
Tue Nov 05, 2002 1:02 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Drill Instructors headgear for Boot Camp
Replies: 26
Views: 18862

No Smokey Bear Hat

Well in the Singapore Armed Forces, we go through Basic Military Training in the Basic Military Training Center. We have Instructors, but unlike US we don't call them Drill Instructors, our Instructors are Specialist (we call Sergeants as Specialist instead of NCO) who will impart stuffs like Drills...
by Erwin
Sun Oct 20, 2002 4:58 pm
Forum: FICTIVE RANK INSIGNIA
Topic: New Rank Insignia !!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 4176

Photos

I have here a link to an online shop they claims to sell original German empire stuffs (they look genuine to me), he has a section on Shoulder Boards, they are obsolutely fabulous!

Link: [url]http://www.derrittmeister.com/shoulderboards.htm[/url]
by Erwin
Wed Oct 16, 2002 9:14 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Excellent work!!
Replies: 0
Views: 2427

Excellent work!!

I've seen the new additions to the Chinese ranks, excellent works!!

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