screw the guy who thought it was a smart move to post that photo
as a joke. Though it might be true, it is definitely a threat to
national security. Now our current security posture will look less
credible.
Could be photoshopped, could be posed.
Recruits (guessing by his hair) have identifying tapes/numbers
on their packs right? This guy doesn't. On a high res one on stomp, I think I can see
"GD1". While it's easy to visually examine and question the few
recruits who live in Tanah Merah (and their packs), it's easier to
imagine this issue dying a quiet death.
Imagine every recruit untaping his pack for instructors to
examine the loop, compare with the highest res upload provided by
Stomp, close matches being subject to the old "confess and suffer
less" tactic. Then "The soldier has been punished". No one knows
who he is or what he got. An innocent soldier with a geographical
match by residential address might be pressured to "take 6 extra
like a man" which is far less than what the public wants. Maybe no
one lives there and no one confesses. Suppose "GD1" was an illusion
and Mindef decides to examine each uniform by pixel print. What's
in it for Mindef anyway, whether an everyday investigation is
successful or not they often never disclose.
Everyone knows we have kengers and slackers. One example
becoming visible doesn't dent defence (logically impossible), even
if it's that fragile. Soft and unmotivated soldiers are
undesirable, but it's a known fact, and the entire SAF doctrine is
written specifically to counter it. And what of Every Singaporean
Son on Nat Geo?
This reminds me of Generation Kill. The guy who lost his helmet
got f*cked, the guy who lost the supply truck went unpunished.
