why not exempt 'only child'?

dearie^^ SG

hi, my first post here...so pardon me if i ask anything that is obvious..=x

hmm..as everyone knows that accidents happen in the army..so maybe the government should exempt boys who are the 'only-child' in the family? i mean, if something happens to them, what is their family going to do? especially if they have old and sick parents...no one is going to take care of them when their only boy is away for two years...

agree?

thehappybunny SG

if people adopted this 'only child' concept of yours, then wouldnt parents start having only 1 child?

by doing so, whats going to happen to our country's security?

stellazio SG

when war comes ur only child will be spared by enemy soldier ar?

blitzonic SG

Why suggest exempt? Why not deploy to non-combat or to SPF/SCDF? Which is a more "practical" idea, if I buy into your line of thinking.

If something happens to them, MINDEF will pay a bundle, lah. http://www.getformesingapore.com/previous2007/220707_compensationfordeadandinjuredsafservicemen.htm (Not mentioned in the link is a SAF Welfare Fund & a SAF Benevolent Fund which one can also dip into.) The disability compensation is always contentious but, for deaths, I think the family can get a six-figure sum.

Not enough? Safeguard yourself & buy into the SAF Group Insurance, lah. $16 a month can buy $100k of coverage (maximum $400k).

Shotgun SG

Eh! I think SCDF has higher risk that most vocations in SAF.

Xcert SG

birth rate is now as low as it is...single child families are not that uncommon.

Gordonator SG

Rolling Eyes

aiglosicicle SG

in that case everyone will start having one child only and singapore's population will fall and soon there will be more foreigners that locals in singapore Laughing

eac SG

the TS is a girl leh...

instead of all these suggestions, its time to bring back the all time favourite debatable topic:

For Meritocracy and Equality, why not let girls serve ns as well... well not for 2 years... maybe 1 year will do enough... deloy to admin/logistics/service/support/maintenance roles... at those backoffice / rear end areas, e.g. hq/div/, home base/camp... at least not in frontline...

during ww1 and ww2, women were doing production lines/factories for guns and tanks, even heavy machineries... and all supporting roles

stellazio SG

now the 16 dollar aviva insurance become 12.80 le. Laughing

eac SG

i never brainwashed to buy... heng...

anyway, that time always say got some sort of rebate... % being credited back or pay back... dunno real or bluff one...

caleb_chiang SG

I heard that they used to like post the only child, first child and last child to units where less dangers are dangerous... but not anymore... Maybe too manu ppl toy with the system... Laughing

LazerLordz SG

My office had a few only kids. Laughing

de_middle SG

Rolling Eyes

stellazio SG

i believe in buying this kind of insurance for nothing to happen to you. Laughing

blitzonic SG

I heard that they used to like post the only child, first child and last child to units where less dangers are dangerous... but not anymore... Maybe too manu ppl toy with the system...

Watch too many "Saving Private Ryan"? ~lol~

In fact, the only latitude the SAF makes I've heard of with regards to such NSF deployments is with such deaths, by acceding to the grieving parents' requests that their younger sons be posted to non-combat vocations. Dunno anyone personally who can vouch, though.

Insurance is more than affordable, lah, given the monthly $450 a chow PTE can get nowadays. Last time, only paid about 100 bucks depending on your vocation. That said, I'm surprised MINDEF hasn't made it mandatory for all NSFs to be insured yet -- preferably billed to the Govt, of course.

r0mE_27 SG

letsay only child is exempted.

does that mean only my 2nd child who is a boy must serve NS?
whats the odds of ppl giving birth to 2 or more guys?

its also extremely unfair to the younger sibling if he has to serve and his older bro doesnt. >(

^tamago^ SG

Rolling Eyes

edwin3060 SG

We are already facing massive manpower shortage still want to cut the recruit intake? Not feasible. Not every formation in the army can cut manpower requirements like arty Cool . Given the population shortage it is getting more and more likely that girls will be enlisted. But guys shouldn't be too happy about that because that just means that more guys will be pushed into combat vocations regardless of PES status!