Goh Chok Tong was a Corporal in the SAF shocking ar not?
Are you referring to Dr Goh Keng Swee - previously holding the
posts of Finance Minister, and subsequently the DPM / Defense
Minister in the LKY administration ?
Dr Goh Keng Swee was a Corporal in the Singapore Volunteer Force
during the British Colonial Rule, and with his military exposure,
he was tasked to build up the foundation of MINDEF and the SAF
after Singapore left Malaysia.
Goh Chok Tong in the SAF ?
He is outside the age group that was called up for NS, but may
have been called up as a Civil Servant to provide the basic
leadership during the rush to develop the SAF Junior Officer
Corp.
Chee Soon Juan was a Police Inspector during his NS days, and
that was before he entered politics on the side of the
Opposition.
So was Sylvia Lum before she joined the Worker's
Party.