PEOPLE
SHOOTING TOWARDS CLOSER ASEAN TIES
15 Dec 2006
The look of concentration on Staff Sergeant (SSG) On Shaw Ming's face was so intense that one would feel scared standing next to him.
That happened only during the ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) 2006, when the Singapore Armed Forces Shooting Contingent (SSC) took part in the annual competition.
The usually cheerful Commando specialist even came up to this writer at the end of AARM, saying: "Hey, sorry, didn't have much time to talk to you because of the competition."
But his concentration certainly paid off as he walked off with the Pistol (Men) Individual Championship for the third year running.
AARM was held in Hanoi, Vietnam at the Mieu Mon Training Centre from 25 Nov to 7 Dec.
Shooting teams from the 10 ASEAN armies took part in the competition which had five categories - pistol (men), pistol (ladies), General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), rifle and carbine - up for contention for both individual and team honours.
Like SSG On, the team of Second Sergeant (2SG) Sean Wales and Corporal (CPL) Trotsky Junior also bagged top honours for the SSC in the GPMG single team championship.
The contingent commander and also the Commanding Officer of School of Infantry Weapons (SIW), Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Lim Meng Kiaw had this to say about SSC's performance this time round.
"We came with high expectations because of the preparations we had; we could have done better but shooting is unpredictable."
LTC Lim added: "We learn from what didn't go right for us and also identified our weaknesses. This way, our shooters will learn and do better in the future."
AARM was all not about competition as its main objectives were to foster closer ties and better relationships among the ASEAN armies.
This was clearly exemplified by the sharing of knowledge and technical know-how by the coaches from the various armies.
Captain Farid Arifeen Bin Mohd Arip from the Malaysian Army was very impressed with the conduct of the entire competition and also expressed his happiness with his counterparts' sharing their knowledge.
"We learnt a lot about the different armies' ammunition, training methods and equipment," said the carbine team captain. "People were also willing exchange pointers about shooting skills."
LTC Lim was full of praise for the Vietnam People's Army for their organisation of AARM 2006.
"Vietnam has done excellently. The ranges were conducted smoothly and the logistics support was also excellent."
The next AARM will be held next year in Thailand.
That happened only during the ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) 2006, when the Singapore Armed Forces Shooting Contingent (SSC) took part in the annual competition.
The usually cheerful Commando specialist even came up to this writer at the end of AARM, saying: "Hey, sorry, didn't have much time to talk to you because of the competition."
But his concentration certainly paid off as he walked off with the Pistol (Men) Individual Championship for the third year running.
AARM was held in Hanoi, Vietnam at the Mieu Mon Training Centre from 25 Nov to 7 Dec.
Shooting teams from the 10 ASEAN armies took part in the competition which had five categories - pistol (men), pistol (ladies), General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), rifle and carbine - up for contention for both individual and team honours.
Like SSG On, the team of Second Sergeant (2SG) Sean Wales and Corporal (CPL) Trotsky Junior also bagged top honours for the SSC in the GPMG single team championship.
The contingent commander and also the Commanding Officer of School of Infantry Weapons (SIW), Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Lim Meng Kiaw had this to say about SSC's performance this time round.
"We came with high expectations because of the preparations we had; we could have done better but shooting is unpredictable."
LTC Lim added: "We learn from what didn't go right for us and also identified our weaknesses. This way, our shooters will learn and do better in the future."
AARM was all not about competition as its main objectives were to foster closer ties and better relationships among the ASEAN armies.
This was clearly exemplified by the sharing of knowledge and technical know-how by the coaches from the various armies.
Captain Farid Arifeen Bin Mohd Arip from the Malaysian Army was very impressed with the conduct of the entire competition and also expressed his happiness with his counterparts' sharing their knowledge.
"We learnt a lot about the different armies' ammunition, training methods and equipment," said the carbine team captain. "People were also willing exchange pointers about shooting skills."
LTC Lim was full of praise for the Vietnam People's Army for their organisation of AARM 2006.
"Vietnam has done excellently. The ranges were conducted smoothly and the logistics support was also excellent."
The next AARM will be held next year in Thailand.
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