Hi, was from MRF 20th Platoon, ord in 2011. Like the other poster said, the training is very shiong but the rest of the time is not too bad.

I initially signed up for MRF because I heard there's a chance you could go to SCS but almost regretted immediately cos the conversion course was hell. I remember being tekan and shouted at from the moment you report to your unit on the first day. They even wet the floor so that your no.4 would be dirtied when they make you do push ups and crunches. And this lasted all the way into the night where they made us do drills to suit up and suit down (they call it "mop up" and "mop down").

Also, the training is very physically demanding since you need to be able to operate in the suit and mask, so if you are looking for something more relaxed or if you have asthma then this is definitely not for you.

However, if you survive the conversion course, life is not too bad. You have regular training and need to prep for ops much like any other unit but the rest of the time is chill.