What is the NDU Hell Week?

These prerequisites qualify recruits for the Team Building Week, commonly known as Hell Week, which is a five-day intensive phase which institutes stress exposure training by combining sleep deprivation and physical exertion, and serves as the final component of the course.

How long is Hell Week NDU?

five days
Trainees are soaked to the bone during most of the five days of Hell Week.

How long is combat diver course?

seven-week
The grueling seven-week Combat Diver Qualification Course, or CDQC, at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Fla., is neither for the weak of heart, or the idle of mind. It is as intense mentally as it is physically, with an attrition rate that truly begins before each class cycle does.

What do naval divers do?

As a Navy Diver, your job will take you to the depths of the sea to perform underwater welding on ships, search harbors for impediments, retrieve sunken ship wreckage and even pull astronauts from the space capsule when they land in the sea. For you and your highly-trained teammates, it’s all in a day’s work.

When was Hell Week for naval divers in Singapore?

Straitstimes Coverage on 26 July 2014 – Naval Divers undergoing the 40th Combat Diver Course – Hell Week / Team Building Week The Straits Times photojournalists Alphonsus Chern and Caroline Chia witness first hand as trainees from the Naval Diver Unit undergo the 40th Combat Diver Course.

When did the Singapore Navy start the NDU?

The NDU of today had its origins in the mid 1980s when it was realised that underwater explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and keeping Singapore’s waterways open were vital.

How does the Naval Diving Unit ( NDU ) work?

In NDU, Full-time National Servicemen (NSF) and regulars are expected to undergo the same training before they are qualified to become part of the unit. Recruitment begins with a vocational assessment, whereby NSFs are selected among the thousands that enlist each year.

Is the NDU in Ah Boys to men 3?

Talk about the elite Naval Diving Unit (NDU) and their strict training regime will probably come to mind as it has been well documented in newspapers, videos and most famously in the movie “Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen”. On 3 Dec 2019, 101 employers had the rare treat of visiting NDU at Sembawang Camp.