Marching in of the Silent Precision Drill Squad (SPDS) and Women Police Pipes and Drums ...

Recorded on my camera on the NS40 Exhibition at Tampines on the 28/4/07...

Silent Precision Drill Squad started from taiwan, they execute drills using rhythems and not commands, they do drills silently... They had to be trained for 6 months before they can perform this drills...

The distinctive Military Police Uniform was first introduced in 1983. In 1984, a 93-man unit drawn from the ranks of the SAFPU formed the Silent Precision Drill Squad (SPDS), trained with the help of foreign instructors for a performance at a Reach Out Singapore event that same year. The overwhelmingly positive public response led to the sub-unit becoming a permanent fixture, and since then, has become one of the most well-known and visible aspects of the SAFPU which the general public would relate to. The unit first appeared in the National Day Parade in 1986, and put up its first mass precision drill performance in 1988 at the National Stadium. It performed twice for the Malaysian King and the general public at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1989.

Besides being the premier band in Singapore, the band also has the distinction of being the only service band here to perform with bagpipes. The Woman Police Pipes and Drums were established in 1972. A 30 strong Pipe Band was formed and trained locally with the Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums and the Singapore Police Force Band.

Over the years, the status of the Women Police Pipes and Drums has been greatly enhanced. The band has performed overseas in places such as Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden and Germany