Tag Archives: national service

A pinoy stood up to a Singaporean and told him that it is not the fault of foreigners that Singaporeans cannot find jobs. He did not care that Singaporeans have to serve NS and he laughed off the suggestion that foreigners should serve too.

Despite having a Canadian citizenship, Jonathan Tan Huai En, 28, whose family left Singapore for Canada and are now citizens there, returned to Singapore to plead guilty to defaulting National Service.

Minister of Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen spoke in Parliament on Monday to reiterate the ministry's stand that no ammendment would be made to laws protecting members of the armed forces for causing death or personal injury during training.

I read Josephine Teo's recent Facebook post of her son serving NS with mixed feelings. On one hand, I am proud that I am part of a system where the young men of our country can come together, regardless of race, and serve the country.

A National Serviceman who had just finished his National Service, 3SG (NS) Jared Mok Shi Jie, 22, was found outside camp with 10 rounds of ammunition in his bag. Ammunition of this type is typically used by the SAR21 assault rifle.

So many death including regulars and NS men liao. Still don't want to scrape NS. PM Lee I don't want to serve you. And I don't want to die for you. I am not your dog unlike others. So what Singaporean is a safe country. I prefer countries that are more human rights, freedom, free of speech than to safety.

Local netizen tomyummmm who received a PES F exemption from serving National Service asked on Reddit Singapore on ways to get an upgrade so that he may continue to serve NS with his peers. His question was met with shock and many fellow Singapreans urged him to enjoy his 2 years of freedom and not do something so stupid. Would you choose to serve NS if given an exemption too? Why teens nowadays so garang and enthusiastic about NS?

Like the other recruits, LTA Shemuel Ong, 19, started his full time National Service when he was enlisted last February. The only difference is his American accent – because he has lived in California since he was three! Upon receiving his enlistment notice, Shemuel flew back to Singapore, made arrangements to stay with his relatives, to do what other 18-year-old Singaporeans do – enlist for NS.

Don't you find it funny? Since the PAP government like to emphasize national identity, loyalty to country, and demand all Singaporeans to serve their "national service", why they allow the people who collaborate with the Japanese and then the British to rule our country?

While I was read Singapore swimming legend Ang Peng Siong's story of how National Service ended his swimming career and Olympic dreams I couldn't help but shed a tear for this supremely talented Singaporean. I shudder at the thought of how many other talented Singaporeans suffered this cruel fate of having to cut short their Olympic potential because they had to serve 2 years of uncompromising National Service. How often have we been asked to give up on our sporting or artistic dreams to pursue an engineering job instead?