Six officer cadets struck by lightning

[Kingcopa]

correct!!

 

easy to say avoid trees, but not really possible to do at all training areas.

 

 

i suspect it was the rifle, signal set long attenae or even the ET blade or digging equipment which attracted the lightning, and not really the tree. just speculating

 

 

in my opinion they should be in clean fatigue, no dog tag, weapon secure 1 corner and leave on the ground within sight, and squad or sit down in a sheltered area, possibly under a tree, but definitely dont choose the tallest tree. think this is the safest.

Dun worry, those Mindef scholar will review their SOP soon. Mayb soon we will see Lighning rod attached to all helmet

[Hiphiphoray]

My time when cat 1 is announce.

 

The whole bloody platoon will be instructed to load up onto ONE SINGLE 3-tonner.

 

KNN.......20+ NS men with muddy boots and smelly uniforms squeeze together can really FAINT inside!!!!!

 

 

 

btw how come no CAT 1 announced? even 15yrs ago they were quite kiasee over this... a little cloud will comms to weather and ask cat status... at least for my infantry unit

 

[Hamburger]

why they hide under tree??

 

will get wet if not doing so.................100%

 

will struck by lighting if doing so..............1%

 

so, there u ve it, they made e choice

Edited July 14, 2010 by Hamburger

[Chrispie]

at the top of masiling hill (iirc) there is a huge lightning pole fenced up. There was once, bright and sunny, i was walkg with a group of cadets approaching the pole when lightning just struck the pole. We were probably 50m away. very very close... if not for the pole... we prob gone liao.

[Aeromania]

Some officers gonna kena big time....

[Tarzan666]

Simi CAT 1? Dat time CAT 1, my unit still train....where got exercise cut..

 

Got a time in taiwan during navex exercise, got 1 store man died when tonner fell into ravine..everyone thot exercise cut...but 1-2 hour later..exercise still continue..haiz..siao man.

 

Now technology so advance, can tell wat whether heavy rain or wat..

 

lucky no opicer died..if not mindef got alot of answering to do.

[Christan]

Guess they have to review their TSR again, as usual. Lucky thing no one died if not MINDEF will kenna

[Tinydog]

While there is little we can do to stop lightning, we can take precautions to avoid being hit:

 

1) Don

[Ngck]

Some officers gonna kena big time....

 

 

maybe the safety and conducting occfier will kena...

 

kana what will depends on their connection and how they weasel out of it liao

[Zyrofillica]

no idea why no one has made this joke yet.... but these 6 Occifers have been chosen by the lightning god to be the next generation of PAP leaders. Even our MM will approve.

[Fishy]

if u had been to those training areas, there isnt really much shelter to seek from. its either trees or shrubs in the area, training sheds are usually a distance away. I suspect they were told to stay put, possibly waiting for LR to pick them up to shelter. while waiting, they went under the tree... it can happen to anyone, not necessary officers so dont quite get your joke

[TangoElite]

Eh, how about car? The car is one of the safest place to be in in the event of a lightning.

 

 

car has Faraday Cage effect, thats why it's safe

 

seldom will you have such a structure, except for vehicles or training sheds.

 

so avoid holding, standing or having anything that conducts electricity

[Maldini03]

Those who try to be sacrastic must be those sissy soldier

 

I dun think they have a choice.

 

Cadet A: PC!! must stop excerise, wait got thunder, I dun want to be strike"

PC: Good!! this is what we expect from Officer cadet. Safely always comes 1st and cannot be compromise. Cadet A take a rest in the training shed and you shall be train again on this coming sunday

Cadet A

PC:

Edited July 14, 2010 by Maldini03

[Zyrofillica]

if u had been to those training areas, there isnt really much shelter to seek from. its either trees or shrubs in the area, training sheds are usually a distance away. I suspect they were told to stay put, possibly waiting for LR to pick them up to shelter. while waiting, they went under the tree... it can happen to anyone, not necessary officers so dont quite get your joke

 

aiya. PAP. lightning. Lightning strike. chosen ones. nvm....

[Yattokame]

at the top of masiling hill (iirc) there is a huge lightning pole fenced up. There was once, bright and sunny, i was walkg with a group of cadets approaching the pole when lightning just struck the pole. We were probably 50m away. very very close... if not for the pole... we prob gone liao.

 

yo pal from which batch of OCC?

 

i'm 27/97

[WolfT]

Its a semi forest there, either open space trail or trees.

If given a choice where would u seek shelter?

[Ladykillerz]

yo pal from which batch of OCC?

 

i'm 27/97

 

33/98

[Fishy]

aiya. PAP. lightning. Lightning strike. chosen ones. nvm....

 

 

oh sorry not imaginative enough

i was feeling sorry that conscripts must undergo the trauma of near death... wasnt thinking of PAP or that sort of jokes