Changing your name tag to show your English name?

LazerLordz SG

For those who have English names, did you bother to change your nametag on your No.4 or are/were you fine with people calling you by your surname?

Laughing

alwaysdisturbed SG

y go thru the trouble?

LazerLordz SG

Just doing a lil discussion.Some people, like me, do not like to be called by our surnames.I feel it's quite rude.

fudgester SG

It's all about preference, I guess.

Some people don't mind being referred to as 'Tan' or 'Lim' only and don't want to go through all the trouble and expense of changing the name tags.

alwaysdisturbed SG

hmm...ic...

r u nsf? otherwise?

the Bear SG

i'm doing my reservist now.. and i'm still using the same nametag i got when i was a recruit Laughing

too much trouble and gotta actually spend money to make a new nametag..

besides, these days, the tags are sewn onto the fatigues.. i still have the old velcro type Wink

LazerLordz SG

ORD loh.

I had one too many velcro tags from my old coveralls, so I just sewn them on my No.4 them.

LazerLordz SG

Yeah.Guess you can figure I'm bored and cheesed from all the studying.. Laughing

kuekj SG

I don’t have an english name and my surname sounds awful. but i guess it’ll just be for the next 2 years only (and the remaining 10 years reservist cycle if there is.. PES C9 anyway). so just gotta bear with it.

alwaysdisturbed SG

hahz...
i hv a change of attire...
so seldom wear no.4 nw...
n my new attire gt new name tag which gt my eng name..
nt really a prob for me...

haiya...
but i tink since its juz for reservist for u...
2 wks a yr...nt worth the trouble...

gnoik SG

I oso tink it quite rude la.

But reservists oso called by surnames ar? Embarassed

fudgester SG

You're not the only one, dude. So am I.

Hang on in there! Just two more weeks of suffering! Wink

LazerLordz SG

Haha I was saying my uniform name tag already had my english name when I was an NSF. Laughing

Kuali Baba SG

I hate being addressed by my surname...unless one wants to call me 'Mr (my surname)'.

My overalls already have my name on them. I'm not bothering with the No.4's yet...all bar my parade set are due for replacement soon. Laughing

LazerLordz SG

Mr. Green

desiaru SG

i only put my christian name on my new no.4.. cos same mah.. six letters.. haha.. might as well put english name..

sbst275 SG

Dun care lah, reservist liao Laughing

Gordonator SG

the 5 sets issued to me uses my chinese surname and acronym of my chinese given name. but i bought 1 new set just for parade use, my smartest 4. the name tag reads GORDON followed by my surname. bought from e-mart.

Kuali Baba SG

And it's even more irritating when I write my full name on a form and yet some staff member (permanent or auxiliary) still addresses me by surname. It's too impersonal for my liking and they're telling me they're either stubborn or need their eyes checked. But there isn't much else I can do.

Thank You SG

In my camp...we name each other by character

In fact, my 2 best friends are Hum-Sup-Kia & Kay-Po

Laughing