{"id":30891,"date":"2023-09-05T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/?p=30891"},"modified":"2024-07-09T10:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T02:06:30","slug":"teamwork-singapore-police-force-veteran-high-stakes-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/teamwork-singapore-police-force-veteran-high-stakes-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Teamwork helped this Singapore Police Force veteran in high stakes missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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DAC (NS) Lim Kok Hwa relied on strong bonds with his teammates during major security operations and a dramatic rescue. Now, he wants to help generations of National Servicemen to reinforce these ties.<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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TEXT: KEENAN PEREIRA<\/p>

PHOTOS: HOMETEAMNS, DAC (NS) LIM KOK HWA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Close ties<\/a> within a unit can make a huge difference during day-to-day police work, where stress can build up in an instant<\/a>. This was evident early on in DAC (NS) Lim Kok Hwa\u2019s career in the Singapore Police Force (SPF), when his team was mobilised to handle a case initially thought to be an individual suicide.<\/p>\n

To their shock, the situation on the ground was far more sinister. It turned out that the suicide victim had actually stabbed a family member before taking his own life. \u201cWhat we initially thought would be an investigation quickly became a mission to save the life of the family member who was left bleeding from serious injuries in the flat, which was stressful and tiring. Thankfully, it was a successful one, and we got through it knowing we were all in it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such unity is also important during large-scale security operations for major events such as the National Day Parade (NDP). He recalls his experience at the NDP 2000, which marked Singapore\u2019s 35th<\/sup> year of independence. \u201cWe had a mobile column at the Padang for the first time. The space is much more open than the National Stadium, where the parade was previously held, so we had to consider different security concerns. We had to plan safeguards against vehicles ploughing into the audience,\u201d he explains. \u201cTeamwork got us through those months and months of planning,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

His biggest takeaway from the experience? \u201cStrong foundations inspire trust as a team and trust in the system. Your men will feel comfortable to share their problems, which you can then step in to rectify,\u201d shares DAC (NS) Lim, who is currently the Director, Professional Officers Division at Singapore Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

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DAC (NS) Lim Kok Hwa (second from right) has been deployed on various missions througout his career.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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DAC (NS) Lim has amassed his share of wisdom from being involved in SPF\u2019s operations for more than 20 years and now carries this into his latest role as the L Division\u2019s NS Commander. Here, the 49-year-old leads about 2,000 men at different life stages. \u201cYou\u2019ve got those who are just starting their journeys as National Servicemen<\/a> and others who are well into their reservist cycles,\u201d he shares, adding that it is crucial to bring these different groups together to develop resilient bonds.<\/p>

Such connections can be nurtured beyond reservist training sessions and recalls, through cohesion activities<\/a> and those organised by partners such as HomeTeamNS<\/a>. He maintains that the success of cohesion activities is as much dependent on the participants as it is on the organisers. \u201cThey have to come with an open mind and be eager to get to know their fellow men,\u201d DAC (NS) Lim says. \u201cOur NSmen are very vocal in their feedback about our events, which is useful, as it allows us to plan and do better the following year,\u201d he adds.<\/p>

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DAC (NS) Lim Kok Hwa (front row, in light blue) with his squad mates from the Singapore Police Force.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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DAC (NS) Lim also stays close to the ground in his other roles, as the chairman of the HomeTeamNS Balestier Executive Committee and the co-chairman of the HomeTeamNS Strategic Review Committee.<\/p>

Summing up the Executive Committee\u2019s function, he says, \u201cMy team\u2019s goal is to make our HomeTeamNS clubhouse attractive to National Servicemen and their families<\/a> and to provide services and programmes that add value to them<\/a>.\u201d The Strategic Review Committee adopts a more big-picture view, looking at trends to gauge how HomeTeamNS can better serve its members, through new initiatives or even clubhouses. \u201cGathering feedback from National Servicemen is very important in both these roles,\u201d he shares. HomeTeamNS clubhouses, he adds, help foster camaraderie within the organisation<\/a>. \u201cThey are spaces for families to gather, for National Servicemen to train for IPPT together and even unwind as a team.\u201d<\/p>

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DAC (NS) Lim Kok Hwa (second from right) at the Total Defence Awards Dinner 2019, where SIT received the NS Advocate Award for Organisations.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Moving forward, he reveals that the team is considering new clubhouse programmes which allow National Servicemen from previous generations to reconnect with their unit mates from, say, 30 or 40 years ago. \u201cThese are friendships that truly last<\/a>. After all, NS friends understand your character and temperament very well. You\u2019ve lived with them in close quarters and have been with them through thick and thin.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Detective stories<\/strong>: <\/span>\u201cWhen I was younger, I read Sherlock Holmes books, which have been made into many TV shows and movies. But I haven\u2019t kept up with them.\u201d<\/p>

Exercise<\/strong>:<\/span> \u201cRunning<\/a> helps me calm my mind and think about strategic issues at work. Not to mention, it helped with my IPPT<\/a> back when I still served those obligations. I run around 5-10km every day.\u201d<\/p>

Lesson from his SPF career<\/strong>:<\/span> \u201cAlways prepare for the unexpected<\/a>. Some of my most memorable missions in SPF started out a certain way and then turned around completely. That happens in life too.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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