Ok for a start both of your degree choices are valid for the
SAF, like engineering degree, most likely you will work in units
like HQ MES etc etc... Political science is valid too.
However there is this CEP system in place for promotion. Current
Estimated Potential, a civil service term which determines how many
times you must be promoted within x number of years.
as below
If you do badly in school, and then you join , you will have
a low CEP score. Even if you subsequently produce the most utterly
outstanding performance year after year after year, you will still
get promoted very slowly, if at all.
That's because your potential has been assessed to be low,
and CEP is a measure of your inherent, long-term qualities which
can't change.
In contrast, suppose a PSC scholar performs quite badly year
after year after year. He will not get good bonuses, because
bonuses are linked to performance. However, since his CEP score is
high, he will still get promoted year after year after year. That's
because CEP is a measure of his inherent, long-term qualities which
can't change.
Thus how much career success you can achieve in the SAF, by
the age of 45 or 50, has already been determined. It was determined
when you were 22 or 24 years, at the time you first joined the SAF,
on your very first day at work. Sorry, before your first day at
work......
I could give you a rough estimate of your CEP if you
want......
Thus, what kind of grades did you got for your dip, in what
field? This will determine whelter your CEP is high enough for they
to even consider developing you further and approving your
scholarship......
