NS Default/ Desertion: Forfeit $75,000 NS Security Bond

fishbuff1 SG

one of my friend put in $75,000 bond to mindef in order to bring his 14years old son to the USA to study years ago. And now, the kid had scored distinctions in his exams and proceed on with his doctorate study, my friend decided that he will forfeit the $75k bond so that his son can continue on his academic pursuit in the USA without any hinderance.

such a sacrifice from a parent!

BloodChildVagueSoul SG

good to be rich huh...

Herzog_Zwei SG

such a sacrifice from a parent!

Note that the child cannot come back to Singapore.

eac SG

such a sacrifice from a parent!

how old is the son now?
Have a US Green card already?

So when is the whole family emigrating here?

i think cannot renounce SG citizenship unless do NS 1st right...
so he can never come back to SG, or else will get detained? then now SG passport issue how?

eac SG

About 1,000 Singaporeans give up their citizenship each year
Posted: 21 July 2008 2352 hrs

SINGAPORE: In the last three years, an average of 1,000 Singaporeans gave up their citizenship each year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said their reasons for doing so vary, and these range from marriage to foreigners, to yearning for a different environment.

Most of them took up new citizenship in countries in Southeast Asia, the United States and Australia.

Mr Wong gave this update in reply to a written question from Non-Constituency MP Sylvia Lim.

She had asked how many Singapore citizens emigrated from Singapore in the last three years, the countries they emigrated to and their reasons for doing so.

Mr Wong said those who emigrate generally do not declare this to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority when they leave.

So the only available data which gives an indication of the number of emigrants from Singapore is the number of Singaporeans who have given up their citizenship and left Singapore. - CNA/vm

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/361829/1/.html

caleb_chiang SG

i would too if i have the money back then....

purpledragon84 SG

well if the parents have been living well without the 75k all these years, they won't see it so hard to let it go..

fishbuff1 SG

father is a pastor in a small church. the money was from his hdb flat sale. to him, his son's future matter more than his 75k... given his 2k/mth salary, $75k is a huge sum but he knows what sacrifice is all about.

u are allowed to rennounce your SG citizenship if you are over 21. doesnt matter whether u have done NS or not.

come back to SG? there is a huuuuuge world out there outside there.

folks, cast your net wide and seek the world outside. be a global citizen and live to your fullest. doesnt matter if u stumble, at least u try. i only migrate when i was 39.i should have done it 10 years ago!

eac SG

u are allowed to rennounce your SG citizenship if you are over 21. doesnt matter whether u have done NS or not.

come back to SG? there is a huuuuuge world out there outside there.

so where have u emigrate to?

yes, there is a big world outside of SG, but the family, extended family r here. u can't say u forgotten ur past, ur memories... a part of ur life living here.

yes, i may also going to other countries to be a PR like Canada, US, UK... other english speaking countries with a substanial chinese population there as well.

rey619 SG

that father is a wank

NS makes a man out of a boy

HOO RAH!

fishbuff1 SG

asstralia.

immediate family, yes. extended, no. can alway fly back to SG and visit, eat local food, shopping etc.

i left becoz #1 see the world, #2 PAP/Lee failed the citizens.

u cant believe just how many singaporeans there are in Perth alone!

they dont call it SINGAPERTH for nothing.

LazerLordz SG

It is that family's choice, and it takes far more guts to leave your comfort zone.

However, his son will face problems when he needs to return to Singapore to give a speech/lecture/work in the future.

Unless he still registers for NS at the age of 17. But, like I said, we should not judge the actions of others needlessly.

Sometimes, judgement stems from a hidden feeling of jealousy that such opportunities never happened to individuals doing the virtual stoning.

Arapahoe SG

I don't think it was a wise choice. Not because of the 75K. I just think that between PHD and Career there are plenty of uncertainty and factors.

ha ha anyway the parent properly did not read the laterest trend.

'Gap year' before college gives grads valuable life experience

Worn-out high school seniors are getting fresh encouragement from a range of sources to take a break — a "gap year" — before plunging into college. But to be beneficial, it needs to involve more than rest and relaxation.

This spring, high schools in seven metropolitan areas hosted their first gap-year fairs to acquaint students with options for spending a year away from the academic treadmill. Earlier in the year, Princeton University announced plans to formalize a "bridge year" program for admitted students to do service work abroad before enrolling.

Meanwhile, gap-year consultants have ramped up efforts to serve what they see as a market ripe for growth.

fishbuff1 SG

'Gap year' before college gives grads valuable life experience

Meanwhile, gap-year consultants have ramped up efforts to serve what they see as a market ripe for growth.

u mean getting conscripted into the army, get intimidation by the sergeants and officers, no social life and subjected to full military laws while earning pitance throughout 2.5 years of ns? can that be valuable life exp?

Ponders SG

Its a valuable life experience of humility, discipline, tolerating your emotions.

If one does not want to be intimidated by the sergeants and officers, then he has to be THE sergeant or officer.

pigsticker SG

funny.. i learnt a lot that i would not have been able to do so outside...

at least not for a few more years... which basically prepared me much better for working life than university...

ditzy SG

Wow, 75K can put 15% downpayment for a 4 room unit at park central.

fishbuff1 SG

Its a valuable life experience of humility, discipline, tolerating your emotions.

If one does not want to be intimidated by the sergeants and officers, then he has to be THE sergeant or officer.

well, it is a different story when u report to a PR who is your boss and is 5 years younger than you.

Ponders SG

well, it is a different story when u report to a PR who is your boss and is 5 years younger than you.

care to elaborate what you mean?

ceecookie SG

Note that the child cannot come back to Singapore.

I believe, once the child come back, he can be freed of all charges after paying an "administrative" fee of S$5000