Specialist Cadet School, Singapore 4.83

The roots of the Specialist Cadet School (SCS) began from 1966 when SAFTI was established in Pasir Laba Camp. Then, the school was named School of Section Leaders and was responsible to train Section Leaders for the first few battalions in the Army then.

The increased demand for Section Leaders due to National Service led to the rapid expansion of the school. The school was renamed to School of Infantry Section Leaders (SISL) on 1 Oct 1970. 12 years later, on 1 May 1982, the School of Infantry Section Leaders (SISL) officially became the Singapore Armed Forces Infantry Non-Commissioned Officers School (SAFINCOS). This was done to coincide with the expansion of the schools' role of conducting both Basic Infantry Section Leader Courses, as well as advanced courses, such as the Platoon Sergeant course, Infantry Senior NCO course and the Reserve Infantry Senior NCO course.

Soon after, in 1992, SAFINCOS was renamed SISPEC.

SISPEC moved from Pasir Laba Camp to Pulau Tekong in 1999 only to move back to PLC in 2006, with the desired effect of strengthening the bonds between Specialists and Warrant Officers.

In 2010, with the inauguration of the Specialist & Warrant Officer Institute (SWI), SISPEC was officially renamed as the Specialist Cadet School (SCS).

The Specialist Cadet School is a dynamic leadership school where selected soldiers with leadership potential of all Arms begin their training to be leaders in the SAF.

At SCS, there is a strong focus on character and leadership development, as well as imparting essential soldering skills.