Thinking Aloud

SAF training deaths: Listen to what soldiers say

Top brass must get down to brass tacks and study feedback from national servicemen and parents

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It has been almost two weeks since actor Aloysius Pang's unexpected death in a training accident during his reservist stint.

The outpouring of national grief has died down somewhat, and so has the outrage/anger/worry/concern - take your pick, it ran the full range of emotions - over why and how it happened.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on February 03, 2019, with the headline SAF training deaths: Listen to what soldiers say. Subscribe