Senior SAF volunteers take on more roles

SV3 Alayne Kwok checks up on a military working dog during her veterinary technician deployment this year. PHOTO: MINDEF
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SINGAPORE - Translating her lifelong passion for dogs into her work as a military volunteer was a dream come true for veterinary technician Alayne Kwok.

Initially trained as an auxiliary security trooper when she joined the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps (SAFVC) in 2015, she became a veterinary technician in 2019 and is currently the only SAFVC volunteer (SV) serving in this role.

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