Total Defence Silver Module Lesson

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson
PLAYING A PART IN TOTAL DEFENCE BEEN PREPARE BE
INVOLVED

• Instructor Mr. Vincent Toh
• Teacher I/C Ms Widayah

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• RECAP RECAP
• WHAT YOU HAVE LEARN
• IN 2003 Total Defence (Bronze)

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson
STILL REMEMBER WHAT ARE THE 5 DEFENCEs
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What is Total Defence?

• FIVE ASPECTS
• Military Defence
• Civil Defence
• Economic Defence
• Social Defence
• Psychological Defence

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• Demonstration

STILL REMEMBER THE GLOVES
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Introduction

• Why do we need a strong defence?
• So that others will not try to attack us.
• Whose job is it to defend Singapore?
• Every Singaporeans!
• This is what Total Defence is about.

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Five aspects of Total Defence

• Two levels
• Macro
• The BIG picture
• Micro
• Your attitudes, actions responsibilities

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Military Defence

• Macro level -- The BIG picture
• Commitment to defence spending
• Enables the SAF to equip and train itself

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Military Defence

• Micro level -- Your attitudes, actions and
  responsibilities

• For males keep fit for NS and take your
  training seriously
• For females be supportive!

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Civil Defence

• Macro level -- The BIG picture

• Provides for the safety and basic needs of
  Singaporeans during emergencies and wartime
• Role of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)

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Civil Defence

• Micro level -- Your attitudes, actions and
  responsibilities

• Take part in Civil Defence exercises (e.g.,
  water/food rationing, bomb shelter, public
  warning system)
• Pick up life-saving skills (e.g., fire-fighting,
  first aid, CPR)

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Economic Defence

• Macro level -- The BIG picture

• Stockpile essential items (e.g., food water)
  having a system to share resources between
  private public sectors
• Sound economic policies and a well-trained
  labour force

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Economic Defence

• Micro level -- Your attitudes, actions and
  responsibilities

• Lifelong learning
• Continual skills upgrading

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Social Defence

• Macro level -- The BIG picture

• Racial religious tolerance
• Equal opportunities for all
• The spirit of volunteerism

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Social Defence

• Micro level -- Your attitudes, actions and
  responsibilities

• Show tolerance and respect for one anothers
  cultures, religions lifestyles
• Show care concern for the less fortunate

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Psychological Defence

• Macro level -- The BIG picture

• Our loyalty commitment to Singapore
• Our confidence in Singapores future
• Our will to stand up for our rights and defend
  what is ours

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Psychological Defence

• Micro level -- Your attitudes, actions and
  responsibilities

• Your attachment to Singapore as home
• Take pride in being a Singaporean
• Know our history

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Conclusion

• Hand-shaped -- Action, unity completeness
• House-shaped -- Singapore as homeland

• Arrows pointing upwards -- Working towards
  progress future of Singapore
• Crescent Stars, Red White -- Nationhood

Theres a Part for Everyone
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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• In the Silver Module, we shall learn about Total
  Defence as an ongoing activity
• at the national level and
• our roles at the individual level.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• At the national level, there are various Total
  Defence agencies that oversee and actively
  promote each of the five aspects. Let us take a
  look at who they are and what they do

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• Military Defence
• At the national level, Military Defence is the
  responsibility of the Ministry of Defence and the
  Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), involving both our
  National Servicemen (NSmen and full-time NSmen)
  and regulars.
• Training is key to the SAF remaining fighting
  fit and maintaining its high state of operational
  readiness.
• Our Military Defence is also strengthened by our
  defence industries capacity to meet the SAFs
  weapons and ammunition requirements.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• Civil Defence
• At the national level, Civil Defence provides
  for the safety and basic needs of Singaporeans
  during emergencies or on the home-front during
  wartime so that life can go on as normally as
  possible. The Singapore Civil Defence Force
  (SCDF) in the Ministry of Home Affairs is at the
  forefront of these efforts.
• Some of its programmes include training the
  civilian population in rescue
• work, evacuation, first aid and damage control,
  as well as familiarising
• them with procedures for survival and
  protection, and with arrangements
• for relief services and emergency supply of
  critical items like blood, water
• and food.
• The SCDF has in place a comprehensive network of
  volunteers in the
• Grassroots organisations who help in organising
  Civil Defence-related
• activities and exercises for water and food
  rationing, bomb shelters and
• public warning systems.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• Economic Defence
• At the national level, Economic Defence involves
  building up a well-trained labour force and
  economic resilience so that our economy has
  strong fundamentals and is able to withstand
  external shocks.
• The Ministry of Trade and Industry plays a key
  role in promoting higher and stable levels of
  economic growth and employment, so that all
  Singaporeans have amply opportunity to improve
  their standards of living. It facilitates the
  development of industry sectors with strong
  growth potential, protects Singapores
  international trade interests and provides a good
  understanding of the current state and outlook
  for the Singapore economy for policy formulation
  and refinement.
• The Ministry of Manpower plays an active role in
  promoting the importance of skills upgrading and
  life-long learning so as to maintain ones
  employability. Annually, it organises a Singapore
  Learning Festival which aims to promote the
  spirit of life-long learning among Singaporeans.
• It also works with partners such as the National
  Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and various
  community development councils (CDCs) on skills
  retraining programmes, job-matching schemes and
  job fairs.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• Social Defence
• Social Defence is about Singaporeans of all
  races and religions living and working together
  in harmony. At the national level, the Peoples
  Association (PA) and the various grassroots
  organisations and CDCs actively drive efforts to
  promote this.
• On 21 July each year, we commemorate Racial
  Harmony Day to remind Singaporeans never to take
  racial and religious harmony for granted.
• Our ethnic self-help groups (e.g., SINDA, CDAC,
  MUIS), whose volunteers help the needy within
  their own communities, are encouraged to
  collaborate on joint projects to promote
  multi-racial interaction and cooperation.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• Psychological Defence
• Psychological Defence is about having pride,
  passion and patriotism for our country. At the
  national level, the Ministry of Information,
  Communications and the Arts (MICA) drives efforts
  to build up this sense of passion and pride
  through the promotion of our national symbols and
  songs, and a host of other activities that appeal
  to the hearts and minds of Singaporeans.
• Under MICA, the National Heritage Board (NHB)
  and its various museums (e.g., Singapore History
  Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Asian Civilisations
  Museum) play a part in promoting a greater
  appreciation of our heritage and culture through
  various activities at the museums and in the
  community.
• The National Arts Council (also under MICA) also
  plays a role in fostering a more vibrant arts
  scene that enriches and builds up our Singapore
  identity, culture and spirit.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• TOTAL DEFENCE DAY 15 FEBRUARY
• Each year on 15 February, we commemorate Total
  Defence Day, which marks the fall of Singapore to
  the Japanese in 1942. Total Defence Day reminds
  us of the importance of self-reliance in our
  defence and the role that everyone plays in it.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• In the previous section, we have looked at how
  various agencies promote efforts in Total Defence
  at the National Level. In this section, we will
  take a look at what can be done at the individual
  level.

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Total Defence (Silver) Module Lesson

• Let us go through some real-life examples of
  ordinary Singaporeans, like you and I, who make
  Total Defence a part of their daily lives.

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LET US TURN TO OUR NOTES GIVEN
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