binZ SG u are right.. to put it in more simplier terms, unless u are court marshall and charged under the Penal Code( there are a number of offences listed inside, go check when u free.), it wont jeopodise ur chances in getting in uni. i got a spec that went in 1 yr detention for drug related offence.. After he told them what happened, uni still accept him. and now hes in nus continuing his studies.. its more of a case to case basis..
will4 SG Local university is not interested to look in the applicant's record in the army. It is another urban legend. Time for a compassionate society.
nightzip SG hmm?? another one havent gone into NS yet. where got people go topo NAVEX bring rounds one?? shoot wild boar issit? dun say live rounds, no blanks even.. only some smoke grenade and thunder flash.. smoke for bees, flash for close location of people when lost. all else by comms.
LazerLordz SG Very good points there.In fact, the OSA could be used as a legal justification for not revealing any time served in DB.So this could just be all a myth.
monkeybusiness SG erm...pardon me... would like to ask a question here.. may i know what is a DB and what punishment would a person get while inside?
binZ SG blanks might have lah.. they issue 10 rounds for u to frighten wild boars etc away when they charged at u.
LazerLordz SG FYI, I'm already an NSman. Macross' line of conversation sounded more like a reference to any possible consipracy theory about shots fired la.
cornyfish2000 SG I would think so too... it should be totally up to the uni in question to decide on whether or not to accept a candidate.
binZ SG trust me~i study and research this very religiously~ so i am rather updated about this. ^^ not to mention.. i already recomended charges for a numbe rof people under various offences liao~ i think i easily marched in more than 40 people by now~
will4 SG It is called detention barracks n a serviceman convicted could be sent there to receive punishement such as carry sandbag or do nothing.
LazerLordz SG I know I'm saying the issue about DB and Uni, is just an urban legend. OT a bit, I was supposed to march one chap in when I came back while clearing leave.But I didn't do so in the end, because my Ops Spec colleague came back camp in time.It would have been a first for an Armt Spec in my workshop to march someone in, as far as I can remember.
binZ SG haha.. ok ok.. i wasnt actually proud of marching people in anyway.. its cumbersome and a lot of effort on my part.. but its part of the job. there are people who deserve it, there are people who dun~ its up to the disciplinary officer~ but given the circumstances and if i am the CO of the serviceman, i will probably gve him 40 days detention. first, to set an example.. second, to answer to the world.. if he get anything lighter than that, the CO will have a lot of answering to do. cos whatever punishment he gives will become the new stand for losing weapon and stuff. imagine activating another 400 men to search for a night hawk~
deathscythe99 SG True, but that's for....Tekong? So far for normal Navex it's case by case basis bah...
lwflee SG Poor guy. Should be kicked out of sispec + some non-custodial punishment. After all weapon has been found and this is probably an error brought on by fatigue and/or carelessness. I've never lost a weapon though. Very paranoid and kept checking the damn thing especially when it was slung on my back. Even used black tape to tape up the flash suppressor and magazine - despite threats by the CSM to stop doing so or else...! My unit lost quite a few things as well, though both were not firearms. Luckily no media publicity. Journalists get a proper job will ya.
