If you are worried about the 45 limit thing, it is not a problem
to find a job in sg. The real problem is the lifestyle you get
acustom to during your sign on years, it is not just a pay cut you
need to deal with, it is lifestyle change also.
That is why alot of regulars (farmer ocifer, lao encik) end up
selling away their condos and buy HDB and end up with jobs like
driving taxi, sell insurance because chances are, they might end up
working for people they tekan in the service, seriously think, u
really want to work under a ginna u tekan?
And do realise that army experience is NOT work experience. Work
experience encompasses your tech skills and networking circle and
more. Your value when u ORD at 45 is just the same as a fresh grad
at 26. The worst part is, they can work for less, can you?
Seriously think, it is not just 10-20 years, it is a whole life
thing. I know it may be hard to comprehend why must 20 year old
need to think so far into his 40s but believe me, u must, I was
lucky enough to work in unit that oversees NS units and u get alot
of weird stares why a soldier is saluting a comfort taxi because a
Major is driving it...and he is paiseh to park his car in the NS
lot because his chow keng LCP clerk drives a BMW 5 series (even the
NS CO drives a nissan sunny sia). They say ocifer very glam but
come to reservist, even a chow LCP can sia suay them easily.
