These are some of our Pasir Ris Camp or PRC riggers.
Their motto is "I WILL ALWAYS BE SURE".
Do you know that to drive home their motto, EVERY RIGGER MUST MAKE A JUMP WITH A PARACHUTE SHE PACKS HERSELF?
The Basic Riggers Course lasts 10 weeks - but it takes FIVE YEARS for a regular to attain the Class 1 Advanced Rigger qualification, which comes with the added responsibility of inspecting the parachutes packed by junior riggers.
Aside from parachuting in countries such as Australia, Thailand and the United States, some riggers have even completed the Military Freefall Course usually reserved for male-only elite units, where jumpers learn to exit an aircraft at heights of 3km or more, opening their parachutes manually as they approach the ground.
By their 10th year in service, many of these women will be decorated with enough wings on their uniforms to rival a Commando.
However, the achievement that the riggers cherish most is their unblemished safety record.
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.
Such relentless pursuit of perfection keeps the riggers on their toes.
"We feel special," says MSG Wong, "because lives depend on us. We are the women behind the successful men."
Read it here:
http://news.asiaone.com/
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