ST photojournalists witness first hand as Naval Diving Unit trainees undergo the 40th Combat Diver Course

Capsize drills, where trainees learn how to flip an inflatable boat using their body weight, are performed in the sea just off the Sembawang Camp. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
Capsize drills, where trainees learn how to flip an inflatable boat using their body weight, are performed in the sea just off the Sembawang Camp. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

Sun, sand and sea. Five days without sleep. See how trainees of the Republic of Singapore Navy's 40th Combat Diver Course enjoy the good and endure the rough as they earn their way to become elite frogmen in the Naval Diving Unit.

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