Chief Commando Officer responds to Facebook post about SAF parachute packing done by foreigners

The Chief Commando Officer, Colonel Simon Lim, has responded to online speculation claiming that the packing of parachutes by the Singapore Armed Forces was outsourced to foreign contractors.

A post put up on the Singapore Army's Facebook page said that the SAF continues to fully employ its Riggers -- people who pack parachutes -- particularly for key operations and training.

It also said that the parachute-packing function is outsourced to Singapore Technologies (ST) in order to optimise resources.

Here is the SAF's post:

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of you may have seen online speculation about the packing of the SAF parachute. Here’s what Chief Commando Officer,...

Posted by The Singapore Army on Tuesday, January 12, 2016

This is the original post that said that the packing of parachutes was done by foreigers:

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Posted by Leslie Ang on Sunday, January 10, 2016

In an enlightening news article from June 2013, it was revealed that 20 riggers employed by the SAF are women.

Interestingly, one of the criteria for riggers is for every rigger to make a jump with a parachute she packs herself. This is to ensure they understand the gravity of their work (pun intended).

Since the unit's establishment in 1974, the riggers have packed more than 1.75 million static-line, free-fall, tandem and reserve parachutes, without a single one failing to open during a jump.

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Chief Commando Officer responds to Facebook post about SAF parachute packing done by foreigners

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