Every year, 20 to 25 candidates take the selection test, which has a passing rate of 30 per cent.
Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response Force candidates running with gas masks on during the annual selection and assessment on Oct 1.
memory challenges and psychometric tests to determine their habits, perceptions and situational awareness. An SPS spokesman said one candidate withdrew for medical reasons by 9am after taking his Individual Physical Proficiency Test. Three others dropped out at different stages of the test. Chief Warder Toh Hengli, a Spear trainer, said the tasks in the selection test are designed to resemble the prison environment that candidates could face if they become full-fledged officers.
Unlike prison officers, Spear officers are equipped with a Tactical Electronic Distraction Device that can emit screeching sounds of up to 120dB and bright lights designed to distract inmates. Today, the unit has its own dedicated base and trainers at the Changi Prison Complex, with multiple training facilities that simulate a prison environment.
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