I don't really think he signed cos he liked the job. Prob cos
need to feed family... like many others too...
But it was reported otherwise.
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The positions are in the uniformed branches, either in the
combat or service support vocations. They include divers, pilots,
commandos, guards and armour personnel.
Military planners hope the sluggish job market would make a
career in the armed forces an attractive option.
Besides school leavers, whether from the Institute of Technical
Education, junior colleges or polytechnics, the military's
recruiters are also keeping an eye out for people wanting a change
from the norm.
One of them is Captain Jackson Tean, who traded his business
suit for army fatigues in 2004, after realising that he was more
suited for the military.
Before signing up, Capt Tean, 33, was an engineer with
technology giant Hewlett-Packard and a business development manager
with a home-grown textile company, Oceanic.
'It dawned on me only during my reservist training that I'd
rather be out on the ground than be chained to the desk,' said the
combat engineer, whose mid-career switch drew doubts from puzzled
friends.
