what are prowlers
Prowlers are sort of guards walking around the Sembawang naval camp to make sure everything is fine .There are 8 checkpoints around the camp.These prowlers have to walk to each check point in order 1 to 8 or 8 to 1.The Checkpoint is actually a mailbox with numerical number painted on it.A book will be inside the mailbox for prowlers to sign and write down the time it reach the checkpoint.And he have to use the walkie talkie to com. back to Ops room and say (for example):"Ops room, this is prowler 1 , checkpoint 5 Rounds Correct over.
Ops room:"Prowler 1,this is Opps room.Time is 0210."
Prowler 1:"Prowler 1 Roger.Time 0210 Over"then you know whats the standard Ops room time and write it down on the book and move on.
Checkpoints are ussually located beside doors or gates.Prowler 1 will walk from checkpoint 1 to 8 and Prowler 2 will walk 8 to 1.It must be within 1 hour b4 Prowlers walk back to office or they call it Operations room(Ops room).
If your prowler duty start at 1 am, if u finish your round and reach Ops room at 1.45.You get to rest in the air-con Ops room till 2 pm whereby u continue your second round.If u have walked checkpoint 1 to 8,then the second round will be 8 to 1.One shift= 2 round.Simple.
Prowler 1 and 2 will each be equiped with torch light(if duty at night),whistle,m-16 rifle with live rounds and a walkie talkie.While walking along the way,if suspicion took place like fences are cut open,unfamiliar face walking in the middle of the night, corridor lights off instead of on,gates are not lock etc.Then one of the prowler holding the walkie talkie will Coms. back to the opps room to let them sent reinforcements to come.But ussualy these cases does not happen.hehee oppZ. -_-