alot of ppl here and all around singapore who have served their
ns honestly and truthfully will be able to tell u tt they had
understood ns to be a necessary evil.
suggest ppl who do not yet grasp this go and read some books on
this topic
simply put: ns was not suggested by our own ministers right in the
beginning. an overseas consultant suggested it to us during our
nation building years, and our government took this up
reluctantly.
singapore is not the only country wif ns. there are alot of
countries before us, israel and taiwan being the best examples.
without ns constituting the bulk of their armed forces, i wonder
wat would the geopolitical scene b like now. even malaysia has
begun its own version of ns, albeit with a different objective now.
but tt is not to say the objective will not change in future.
with security do u think we can prosper?
if tt is not the kind of sacrifice u r willing or able to make den
i suggest u migrate to someplace where they haf sufficient
population to rely solely on the regular army to defend the
country.
