A popular theme recently involves showcasing how uniformed individuals are basically regular people underneath it all.

A series of videos that encapsulates this trend comes from China, specifically on TikTok, which is an app used to create short looping videos of up to 60 seconds.

Basically, the video will involve a group of people, in civilian clothes, casually hanging out.

Suddenly, they all start rushing forward, perhaps spurred on by a calling of sorts.

After passing a vehicle or some blocking device, they will be decked out in their respective uniforms, ready to fight fires, quell riots, or whatever their respective uniformed duties entail.

Here's a compilation of those kinds of videos.

In case you can't see it.

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Cool.

SCDF

Now the Singapore Civil Defence Force's social media team has been quite impeccable in their handling of viral trends.

As such.

This time was no different.

In case you can't see the video.

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Part 3:“Part of the journey is the end.” Quoted Mr Stark - As for mine, it’s my family. This family that I’ve worked with, eat with, sleep with and even prayed with. I could never stop their love and care that they can emit. With a heavy heart, I took my leave as a personnel of TUAS VIEW FIRE STATION; ROTA 2. That said, im glad that I’ve tapped into this family, although for a sweet moment, this bond is a lifetime. - Thank you @myscdf for giving me this once in a lifetime NS experience like no others. I’m truly grateful. 🎥 - Final Cut by @j0nnyk - Footage by @hafieswaffles Signing Out, SGT YUSRY 🔥👨🏽‍🚒 #scdf #ord #nationalservice

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The video proved to be quite the hit, with over 800 shares in a week.

Nice little details like the flag flying behind was also much appreciated by commenters.

Nice.

Image collated from SCDF's Facebook page

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