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Ragging outlawed but still practised in SCDF: Former servicemen
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Corporal Kok Yuen Chin was found unconscious inside a pump well at Tuas View Fire Station, having been dunked inside to celebrate his operationally ready date.
PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO
Fabian Koh, Jose Hong, Isabelle Liew
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SINGAPORE - Throwing firefighters into water at important junctures of their training is a tradition that has been passed down over the decades in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
From fish ponds to pump wells, the tradition stems from a belief that firefighters should be comfortable with water, which is what they always have to handle in their work.
