I'll just give my two cents on the reasons you want to join the
Singapore Navy.
Degree sponsorship
Good to hear that you want to further your education. Degree
holding officers do promot relatively faster than their diploma
holding counterparts.
Good pay
If you take the degree sponsorship through SAF or do your
college first and sign on later, as long as you have a degree from
a college recognized by the SAF, you will be placed into the Scheme
B officer pay scheme. The pay is not extremely high but its
comparable to jobs outside the military.
I want to be fit and I'd like to be trained
OCS training for Midshipmen is balanced between physical and
academic training. You'll get your daily dose of exercise while
learning some basic knowledge about sailing, ships, naval
traditions etc. After commissioning, you'll be posted to a ship as
an additional officer, during which you clock hours shadowing duty
personel to get your certificate of competency so that you can do
duties in harbor. After OCS, physical exercise is mostly own time
own target. If you choose to pursue a degree, you will leave for
studies that same year. When you graduate, you will have to go
through a navigation course that lasts a few months, after which
you are accessed and deemed suitable to join the crew of a ship as
a navigation officer.
I love the sea/ship/travelling/uniforms whatever
Hopefully you dont get seasick easily haha! a naval officer's
life can be stressful at times. You may have a large workload once
in a while and may even miss public hoilidays because you have to
sail. However, if you really want to experience the life of a
seafarer, go ahead! And if you find that its not suitable for you,
you can leave after your bond is up (4 years for local study award,
6 years for anything award or scholarship above it)