GETTING A JUMP-START

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GETTING A JUMP-START
09 Sep 2013 | OPS & TRAINING

GETTING A JUMP-START

STORY // Sherlyn Quek
PHOTO // Chua Soon Lye

For participants of the Basic Airborne Course (BAC), the journey of earning their "wings" is literally one of ups and downs. But before they can even get off the ground, troops have to undergo days of arduous ground training.

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