Our course lasted 17 days, longer than most of the courses OBS now runs... (We) had to get fit, to learn new skills, to encourage one another along on exercises and adventures.

While initially a course to prepare young men for national service, OBS evolved to cater to students from upper secondary onwards.

Meanwhile, a few days after the announcement of the new OBS campus, Ms Joan Pereira, an MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, suggested in Parliament that OBS courses be conducted for senior citizens. She ...