NSman fighter pilot clocks almost 40 in-camp training days a year, says family and employer support is important

DARWIN: Major Robin Chew, 43, is not your average operationally-ready national serviceman .

He chose to participate in the exercise - involving up to 100 aircraft from 17 countries - for the “better” training opportunities, pointing to the larger training area and the chance to test himself against foreign air forces.“NS is not just about showing numbers. We are going to be a credible force out there, so we need to be able to come here and upkeep our skills,” he said.

“We still go back to base and then we still go home at the end of the day. It’s not like we’re away per se. So it’s not as bad as exercises like this when we are away for two or three weeks,” he said. “My current job is like still in but not in, you know, so it's actually a pretty good mix,” he said of his decision to leave the force.

According to MAJ Chew, a typical day at the exercise is usually 12 hours long, including “many hours” planning for a large-scale mission involving all countries, and a three-hour debrief after the fighters land.In fact, before the interview, he had just landed after flying a three-hour mission on the F-15SG. Recounting the mission, he said he took off, refuelled with an RSAF tanker and then played the “enemy” against the F-35 and other fighters.

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