About Volunteer Special Constabulary - Police Officers

The Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) was formed in 1946 to augment the regular ranks in the Singapore Police Force (SPF) immediately after World War II, when manpower was needed to restore law and order in Singapore. Since then, VSC officers have been working alonside their regular and PNSF officers in the various Land Divisions and Specialist Units. VSC officers undergo 6 months of non-residential training on basic legal knowledge, policing procedures, contact tactics, first aid and use of firearms. The training is conducted twice on every 2 weekdays and Saturdays. After the training, VSC officers will be posted to one of the 7 Police Land Divisions or a specialist unit, namely the Airport Police Division, Police Coast Guard, Public Transport Security Command or Traffic Police and be required to serve a minimum of 16 hours of duty per month. Subsequent postings may include units like Training Command, Criminal Investigation Department and Central Narcotics Bureau where sufficient ground exposure and good work performance are essential pre-requisites. They may perform duties such as operations at major events, patrol, roadblocks and checks, coastal vehicular patrol (Police Coast Guard) and mobile patrol and escort duties for VVIPs (Traffic Police). Entry Criteria:- - GCE 'O' levels credits or NITEC - Nationality: Singaporean citizen or permanent resident - Age: 18-45 years old - PES status: Male A or B1; Female exempted