Before i start typing down my thoughts and questions, i would
like to salute all of the singaporean army regulars who use this
forum and acknowledge their decision to work in the army with
respect.
I am currently, a computer engineering diploma graduate with a PES
grading of C1 L3. That means i am going through modified BMT but i
would only be fit for operational duties at bases only and not for
field duties or exercises.
After much deep thinking about National Service, i have come to
conclude that it is not an easy obligatory National Duty to
perform, yet i am a little keen on experiencing the lessons that
the military world has to offer.
Right now, i would like to have a job in the army and one of my
ambitions in the army is to become a sniper. I know by word that it
is one of the toughest vocations in the army and that there is
little room for error. I know that snipers have to be incredibly,
responsibly decisive on the battlefield and to make the difference
through accurate shooting and reconaissance to help out his buddies
and commanding officers in warfare. I may not understand what do
these men go through or feel in their training, but i only know
that they are supremely professional.
What i want to know is, given my PES grading would it be difficult
for me to get into some vocations that are challenging ? How do
other recruits with the same PES grading like mine actually
experience NS ? And finally, is it all worthwhile having to stay
stalwart and to self scrutinize your every action that you do in
NS, having to think of all the possible consequences for every
action ?
Those are my questions and i would like to have answers as i might
be going to the army soon. And who knows, i might want to join the
army as a regular, because i believe it is a noble profession that
is overlooked, perverted and misunderstood by many people in times
like this. Thank you, for having to actually read my post and
answer my questions.
