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• "Pledging to be bribe free". It's come to that. Why can't we get the politicians to make a similar pledge. As if it would actually make a difference.

  The digital camo has replaced the one piece fire resistant "Action Working Dress".

• A Brit company has been selected to supply triple torp tubes for the LCSs. This is in place of the ones ordered from Contraves Advanced Devices. Strange, I was under the impression those were from a Brit company, J+S. No idea Contraves does torp tubes. Or was it Contraves supplying tubes from J+S?

• Cohort SEA was formerly known as J+S

  It is just a contract extension, of the original torpedo tubes contract.

• Wait a minute,i thought their digi uniform is 1 attire fits all ocassions?
  Why after all these years,TLDM still hold on to colonial type of attire?
  SAF break from colonial tradition be it in attire and ranking system.
  There's no need for so many uniform for different ocassions,the mat saleh needs different type of uniform because of their 4 season climate.
  What TLDM needs is for no2A uniform lomg sleeve shirt with tie for warrant officers & commission officers,blue jacket(coat) beret instead of peak cap,blue pants.

  • The digi camo for the RMN is the No 3 uniform. The No 1 uniform is the tunic used for ceremonies and parades.

• And there was also an "Action Working Dress". A one piece fire resistant outfit which was replaced by the No.3.

• Good for the SAF. As for us, should the army do away with the regimental system, officer's mess, stable belts, batons, RSMs, etc? The RMN is a creation of the RN and inherited all its traditions. Certain things we have shed; others we have not. Like it or not we have a colonial past. Does holding on to certain traditions have a detrimental affect on the ability of the armed services to do their job? No.

• Traditions are meant to go if it no longer suits its purpose. For us, such colonial traditions moreso.

  If traditions are end all be all no questions asked, the Brits would still be marching in heavy woolen Redcoats wherever they fight.

  Just as my questioning on TDM various types of outfits, I question does TLDM also need so many variety per person?

  • They have three uniforms, the No 1, No 2 and No 3. Like the Army and RMAF, they are also issued gear for exercises together with the shoes. Even the SG armed forces retained similar type of uniforms and the exercise gear.

    On the question whether they need the variety of uniforms? Yes, they do. The No 1 uniform is used for formal events, No 2 is a working attire and No 3 digital camo is for field work. Paskal of course has their own camo and recently, the divers also got their own uniform as with the aircrews with their flight suits.

• "Traditions are meant to go if it no longer suits its purpose. For us, such colonial traditions moreso" "

  As said, certain ones have been fine way with, others no.

  If we wanted to totally do away with inherited traditions the army would have artillery battalions not regiments, we would not have the regimental system, no RSMs, no mess dinners, etc, etc.

• For once joe we are on the same page..stop wasting money on the unnecessaries...

• RedSot - "stop wasting money on the unnecessaries"

  You make it sound as if every member of ship crew is issued with cold weather jackets in the off chance that they'll be deployed to the Arctic region and that every single army man has 7-8 uniforms.

  As Marhalim has pointed out; there is a reason why the RMN has several uniforms. Hardly "unecassaries" as you described it. They serve a function; it's not for fun or an attempt to waste taxpayer's funds.