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| June 17, 2008 |
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Rules are not the problem
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DEATHS in National Service (NS) should not occur. But don't be too quick to point the finger at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) after every death. The Training Safety Regulations are already four volumes thick. How much more can we add and still ensure they are readable?
Instead, look at our youths. NS has been in place for more than 40 years. Singapore youths know they must serve when they reach 18, yet many don't make the slightest effort to train.
The Government has cut NS to two years. The SAF should implement a scheme where anyone who does not meet its physical standards has to do 2-1/2 years instead of two.
Tan Hau Teck
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