SINGAPORE: A minister arrives for an event when gunmen open fire. The minister’s Personal Security Officer (PSO) quickly shields him and pulls him ...
on Aug 24. The unit was formed in 2006 following the 9/11 attacks and a string of terror incidents that followed worldwide.
On Aug 20, five out of eight trainees graduated from the eighth CAU main course, including its very first female officer. The gruelling three-month course teaches tactical firearms, close-quarter battles like room clearing, as well as methods of entry such as lock breaking. “Then you have professionalism. Because we work with foreign dignitaries, when we are deployed we are so-called the representative of Singapore. So it’s a kind of pride, how you stand. The way you behave will affect Singapore.”With such high standards expected, it is no surprise that ASP Leong described the CAU as a “small and dedicated” team – fewer in numbers than the PSOs.
“I was very interested to join it,” she added. “As I was younger, I used to play first-person shooter games. Now I get to do so in reality.”SGT Anna said she was not afraid of the demands of the course and was “very motivated” to graduate with her male counterparts, describing them as brothers.
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