Specialist Cadet School (SCS)

The Specialist Cadet School (SCS) is a junior leadership school where selected soldiers from all Arms who possess leadership potential begin their training to be leaders and warriors. It comprises three schools, namely SCS I, SCS II and SCS III. At SCS, there is a strong focus on imparting essential soldiering skills, as well as character and leadership development.

To achieve these goals, SCS training is planned and conducted by Command Teams made up of trainers who reside in the respective companies, as well as Subject Matter Experts who are part of SWI Headquarters.

There are three Specialist Cadet Schools; namely SCS I, SCS II and SCS III.

History Of SCS

On 1 Jun 1969, the School of Section Leaders (SSL) was established to train section leaders. It was renamed as the School of Infantry Section Leaders (SISL) on 1 Oct 1970.

12 years later, SISL was again renamed as the SAF Infantry Non-Commissioned Officers School (SAFINCOS) on 1 May 1982. This coincided with the expansion of the school’s role in conducting both Basic Infantry Section Leader Courses and advanced courses such as the Platoon Sergeant course, Infantry Senior NCO course and the Reserve Infantry Senior NCO course.

On 1 Jul 1992, SAFINCOS was renamed as the School of Infantry Specialists (SISPEC). SISPEC moved from Pasir Laba Camp (PLC) to Pulau Tekong in 1999, only to move back to PLC in 2006. The impetus for the move was to strengthen the bonds between Specialists and Warrant Officers. In 2010, with the inauguration of SWI, SISPEC was officially renamed as the Specialist Cadet School (SCS).

Commanding Officer SCS I

LTC Lim Yau Khai assumed command of Specialist Cadet School 1 on 10 Dec 2024. He was enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces in 2002 and is a Guards Officer by vocation. He has served in the 3rd and 9th Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment, Officer Cadet School, 1st Battalion Singapore Guards, Joint Intelligence School, Infantry Training Institute, 15th and 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade, Headquarters 9 Division and Headquarters Guards. He is a graduate of the 37th Ranger Course and Goh Keng Swee Command And Staff College.

Commanding Officer SCS II

LTC Francis Joseph Keith Prabagar assumed command of Specialist Cadet School II on 14 June 2024. He enlisted into the SAF in 2005 and is an Infantry Officer by vocation. He has served in 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade, Officer Cadet School, Basic Military Training Center, 1st and 3rd Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiments, G2-Army, Infantry and Motorised Training Institutes as well as HQ 9 Division / Infantry. He was the Distinguished Graduate for Advanced Infantry Officer Course in 2013 and the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College Course in 2020.

Commanding Officer SCS III

LTC Choo Kimson assumed command of Specialist Cadet School III on 10 Dec 2025. He was enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces in 2003 and is an Infantry Officer by vocation. He has served in the 3rd Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Army Training and Doctrine Command, Infantry Training Institute, Headquarters Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute, 5th Singapore Infantry Brigade, and Headquarters SAFTI Military Institute. He is a graduate of the 49th Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff Course.

Specialist Cadet Course

The 22-week Specialist Cadet Course is attended by selected enlistees who train to become section leaders in the SAF.