Thanks for the info! I guess i'll have to hope for a better
superior. Anyway are officiers more likely to be given offs?
Hmm since it's a directive, isn't it compulsary for them to
let me go exam as time-offs?
it is not a directive.
SAF only encourages nsf to go upgrade themselves, when their
duties permit.
that means that if your superior is F-up, and there's an
exercise that you die-die have to go, you have to forgo your
exams.
usually warrant officers are friendler, but depends from case to
case.
and question is, will you have the time to revise and study? if
you get into sispec or ocs, confirm no time for you to prepare for
exams, since it is common for weekends to be burnt for fieldcamps,
SOC etc.
Everything in ns is a privilege, not a right.
you have a right to 14 days of leave, but its a privilege to be
able to choose when to take it.
some units only allows block leaves, where they force you to
take 1 week of leave to clear your leave quota.
so, to sum it up:
1) to retake, try not to get into command sch, else you don't
have time to prepare.
2) be nice to your superiors. give them a good impression, and
dun give them excuses to f you up. you don't want to miss any
papers.