extracted from CNA:
Mr Foo said: "All NSmen are treated equally and are deployed in
vocations and units based on SAF operational requirements, their
medical classification, and their academic and military
performance. No NSmen has been
accorded special privileges.
"Prior to year 2000, the term 'white horse' was used to identify
sons of influential persons to ensure such enlistees were not given
preferential treatment. And their medical classification and
vocation assignments are scrupulously fair."
But there were no follow-up questions from MPs. So then why scrap
the scheme?
Mr Foo said: "Over the years, the public has widely accepted that
the NS assignment system is fair and there is no preferential
treatment to anyone. Since 2000, the SAF does not have a white
horse classification for NSmen."
Pathetic.
