NS or continue schooling?

last SG · 2008-02-24T18:39:36+00:00

NS as a private or corporal, u can't save much unless u stay in all the way and eat cookhouse.And your brain will be rusted by all that men talk, army talk,...

Yuki~! SG

I'm seeking advice for a friend of mine. He's 17 this year & is retained in Sec 3 for the 2nd time. His principal, school counsellor & teachers recommended that he join the army in April (?) as he is not doing well in studies. This is his 3rd year as a Sec 3 NA student leh, what should he do?

Join the army or continue for studying for the next 2 years & graduate when he is 19?
Then after NS, then how? Private?

pierre^^ SG

NS ftw

maybe he will be more mature and start to tink abt his future

ctstalin SG

if he cannot study wat for continuing...go army take a break from sch..come out still can go study one

Yuki~! SG

But won't that be too long?
By that time, everyone around him would've gotten their diplomas or A levels cert

stellazio SG

But after NS do what without an O or N level cert.

Yuki~! SG

But after NS do what without an O or N level cert.

Exactly.

hisoka SG

more importantly what does he plan to do?lets not talk about ns first. assuming no ns what does he want to do. continue study for O’s? go out and work? etc?

bryanw SG

i also know ppl ite nvr complete in ns. n another guy stopped sch at sec 3 went to ns. better 4 them.

Yuki~! SG

more importantly what does he plan to do?lets not talk about ns first. assuming no ns what does he want to do. continue study for O’s? go out and work? etc?

I asked him what he plans to do after Os, he said:

"Go poly lah"

-.- Go poly at 20..

stellazio SG

Even he sign on in NS also can't even becoming WO.

Yuki~! SG

Even he sign on in NS also can't even becoming WO.

Yar, then how?

gunner77 SG

just continue studying

my sch got 1 boy retain at sec3 for i tink 3 years oso, he oso continue to study

tis year sec 4

seotiblizzard SG

Haix .....

Ed11790 SG

school is better cause u can have fun learning and meeting new friends............if he joins army then its not good cause its very dangerous

^tamago^ SG

Let him get an 'O' level cert. At least he can consider signing on. And also, he's working very hard now right?

Guardx SG

1) can i ask why is he retaining in his sec 2? Due to playing non stop? refuse to go to school? Or he try very hard but do not do well.

2) ask him where does his interest lies? if it is not study why not let him go to army to rough him up a bit.

I have seen cases where kids after going thorugh army score As... Cos they do not want to be look down by people and wanted to get a better life.

3) age is not a factor when it comes to study. Is better to get a good result later in life rather then stuck with a super poor result for the rest of his life.

lonely_boy_88 SG

army does bring a change to a lot of ppl. Suffering in army, and all the extremes actually make some ppl think and look again at their own life.

if he really cant cope with his studies atm, why nt go to the army first, maybe after NS, he might find the reason to study.

Y_Shun SG

Go NS, then come out liao take private O then go Poly?

Scania L113 lover SG

NS first....give him some time to pull himself together.

martin_lim85 SG

But after NS do what without an O or N level cert.

u are right! i got O and after that joined NS. after ORD i having hard times to find a job