Should NSF be paid the same amount as professional?

ragefire33 SG

Does anyone feel that NSF are underpaid? Why do we serve NS? Some people think that to make sound nicely is to defend our country, but to make it sound bad it is that we are being used by the government as cheap labour. Singapore do not the manpower to run the entire army operations and therefore use cheap labour such as us to help run the army for 2 years. We are paid allowances with our own money! through taxes. Government is smart to ultilise the NSF to consistency run the army at a cheap budget. Therefore do you people think that NSF should be paid at least 75% salary of the job nature he is doing depending on which vocation and post and appointment in professional term. Our 2 years of youth are being abused by the government to help their understaffed army maintain its operational readiness, do you think we should be paid more fairly? Please advise

Cindyfeh SG

You are lucky that you are now paid $500 for being a corporal. My bro was paid only $300 plus half a decade back and he had to serve 2.5 years. But I do agree that SAF should pay according to the qualifications of the NSF. This will boost the economy and hopefully encourage professionalism. For the very simple fact that most employers do not recognise army time as work experience, the NSF should be compensated.

But of course the above is just wishful dreaming.

Your wish will not come true. To ensure your future male offsprings are not subjected to NS, migrate.

juz_A_gal SG

since u say that NSFs are paid with our taxes, if they raise the salary any higher, won’t that mean even MORE taxes for us?

ragefire33 SG

if they raise the taxes juz to pay for the NSF increased pay, its just show the inefficiency of the governtment, besides the government have alot of money set aside for defence budget, instead of using it to buy the useless tanks, why not use it on our very natural resources, people.

I-like-flings(m) SG

pls lah.. if they really pay the market rate for the amount of work u really do in ns.... then u wont be paid $500 already... it $5........which job out there got free food, place to stay, medical, free gym, personal trainer, and some time can SLEEP whole day????

wait till u in a real working world then u know how lucky u are to be in ns... Mr. Green

lwflee SG

Yes, i think NSfs are underpaid. We are doing the same job as regulars. Why should we not be paid the same?

Edit: Btw, i think regulars are overpaid.

ditzy SG

NSFs aren't paid any salary. They're paid allowances. Laughing

GargoyleR SG

Rolling Eyes
win liao lor

I'm glad you are not the government, at least we know that we are still safe here.

SMAPLionHeart SG

I rather work at workplace.
If you don't work at workplace, at most you get fired.

If you don't work at army , you see what happen to you..
DB, caning , execution..etc..

In workplace , you can scold or even tender in your resignation and say i quit
when you win 4D.

In army , if you try to steal an officer's gf , you see what happen to you!

SMAPLionHeart SG

The fact about life is that officers sit inside room , get good job and nice pay for reading books and playing a red-alert life and death scenario by moving you all around.

The fact about you is that you are those cheap 100 dollars Red alert soldiers that come out from barracks

SMAPLionHeart SG

If you die , people don't give a damn
Except for the fact that your name will probably take a size 50 font in kranji memorial

Laughing

SMAPLionHeart SG

NS started simply because , some people have the agenda of chasing the ethnic Chinese people out of the Malay Peninsula and back to China.

If you wanna blame , blame your forefathers for taking those sampans here

One thing the government is trying to do is to import more china people here to become citizens and serve NS , therefore , the amount of NS time will go down..

timothytsgsg SG

US National Guard soldiers are paid a basic US$900 a month for their services- and that doesn't include bonuses and money to pay for the soldier's college(University) tuition fees.

The NS men are vastly underpaid while the state pays too much money for military hardware. I sense a vast un-balancing of financial priorities here honestly.

ditzy SG

But are they conscripts? Laughing

stellazio SG

NSF only need money for sat night to geyland chiong nia ma.Lets see
80 x 4 =320
10 x 4 =40
320 + 40 =360

Still got 140 left,after deducting geyland trips with taxi..

lwflee SG

The above applies also to regulars.

stellazio SG

But NSF only has to do this for 2 years, after ord, can do whenever they want to. Regulars only got sat and sun to do this.. Laughing

About A GaL SG

u should calculate the meal allowances, lodging and free medical. Actually it all all add up to around 900-1000 already.

About A GaL SG

Do u believe those indian or chinese FT will become citizen and serve NS? even if they do u think they will put up with the local childish antics of our army like tekan, extra ect?

lwflee SG

Yes, but NSFs have no choice. Regulars join voluntarily. They might have join ed because they 'love their country and they want it to be free to be free', and because they love the military life.