I dun understand why everyone is complaining about the SAF and
on its whole as an organisation. Comparing SAF on the whole from
last time with now, SAF did improve alot. Singaporeans only know
how to complaint about matters which do not benefit them or which
gave them a negative experience. If this is so easy, try sitting up
there to manage.
Even in our daily lives, when we do meeting and stuff, we
probably do come across decision making and it aint easy. As you
know, your decision will definitely affect someone directly whether
is it in a good or a bad way. Logically, you will choose the
optimum decision which creates a lesser 'damage'. How does a person
knows which is the decision he had to make, he has to first
understand the big picture.
People at the bottom of the work force do not understand the the
big picture. There is no point for the upper management to explain
the big picture to us too. They ensure that the department heads of
the main management team to understand the big picture, and they
just had to run their department in favour or towards the big
picture.
So you may say, 'hey, they tell us the big picture then'. Think
of it very very carefully, even after you know the big picture,
will you know? No you wont.
SAF does not need go to a real war to discover how efficient is
she. If we does that, you and me probably wont be sitting down
infront of the computer typing our ass off. Either we will be in
camp, trying to do what we should be doing or you will be running.
ATEC is design to access the effectiveness of the NS battalions.
They want to see how efficient is the NSF commanders and how the
man underneath him follows instructions and fight as a platoon,
companies and battalions and therefore certify operational ready
and you guys can ORD. this is happening for all conventional units
with NS estab.
SAF contains a very powerful weapon which is us, the will to
fight. A armed forces is not gauge by equipment or the capabilities
they had, but the will of the soldier to fight and the
professionalism of a soldier, beyond the call of duty. It is sad to
see how negative a person can get about his army experience.
if we are the one who do the dirty work and so be it. If you
understand and know more about the leaders like DIV Commander who
are spearheading the SAF. You may think they 'zhuo bo'. Maybe their
work just aint hectic. Do you know that some of the malaysia's
Military leader are afraid of some of our BGs for the ability to
move and command troops. As SAF fighting style is based on
doctrine, some of the DIV commanders do not follow the doctrine and
they are able to command troops well based on their efficient
combat knowledge and this had been proven in very large scale
exercise. Therefore comparing to ATEC, ATEC is just the more simple
and basic form.
Blame it on your unit, blame it on your manpwer officer, blame
it on your direct commanders who failed to show you the big picture
and the need to defend singapore.
I'm not a regular and I'm an NSF. There are 3 kind of people who
enlist, the first category, people who are super positive about
enlistment. the 2nd category, ppl who had no issue, neither
positive nor negative. The 3rd group who are negative about it.
People who falls into the first and second group probably will
have a very positive army experience. We all had to serve so lets
serve it like a man. Why sulk and complaint like a girl over some
issue we cant change. Why not look positive towards it and there is
always something to learn from it. Even there is nothing to look
forward, the experience you get is once in a life time. No chance
you will get to push to your limit, hurled by vulgarities by a
commander and you cant even get back to him except for cursing him
in your bunk, the brotherhood which was formed between you and
peers. Outfield is the time when you know who is a true friend and
you will never get that kind of opportunity in real life.
Technically wise, you are able to run beside an IFV, sailed on a
navy ship, participated in a artillery live firing and even just to
set off an I chain or a simple demolition circuit.
Once you are negative, life just sucks for you and i pity you. I
dunnoe what kind of environment groom you to be so negative about
NS. Maybe your parents? So you end up going to enlistment with that
sulky face and you didnt perform well enough. You do not want
responsibility and you opt not to be a commander. End up as a
trooper in some infantry bn. Worst, you might be posted as a supply
assistant or a clerk and there lead to a dreadful army
experience.
No one explain or let you understand that support is one of the
more crucial thing in an armed forces and when you are talking
about real war, support must be operational ready and efficient as
the front troop cant win the war without combat support.
When you find that your army experience sucks, you will end up
convincing your sons that NS is a waste of time. Those people who
had a positive experience will tell their son that NS is a positive
for all singaporeans sons. This people will probably take up roles
of NSF specialists and officers and the cycle continues.
All i had mentioned above is just based on a simple theory and
fact. you can choose to be happy or sad. its your choice as life
still goes on. Just don sulk like a child and complaint. DO
SOMETHING>
