I took this from www.talkingcock.com forum, someone
actually posted it in a local forum!!!! Kip... here's your letter.
Dear CAF (Chief Of Air Force) MG LIM KC,
I am part of the Air Force marching contigent for NDP 2005 and have
been burning numerous saturday to be DRILLED TO PERFECTION. I am
very proud to be arrowed for this once a year event celebrating our
Nation Independence although I was most unwilling in the beginning
because I have to spend an entire Saturday morning to afternoon
dedicated to the event. However, my base RSM have assured me that
we will all feel very proud when we march at the Padang on the 9th
of August. RSM say the feeling on the actual day is like having an
Orgasm....
However, sir, it have never failed me to realise how damn "Buay
Song" I am with the Rehearsal organizing committee! I have been to
Nee Soon camp for don't know how many bloody saturday when we were
told to get there early and ending up having to wait and wait and
wait. Whats the bloody point of telling us to reach Paya Lebar Air
Base at 10.30am to have a god damn early lunch, draw our SAR21
drill rifle at 11.00, take a private bus to Nee Soon camp and end
up having to sit till our butt grow pimple before the actual parade
rehearsal starts at 1.30 ~ 2pm? Everyone reach there at 12.30
leh...... so "Efficient". Rush to wait and wait to rush attitude
again?
Sir, actually can make the timing "zun zun" so that the moment we
reach Nee Soon camp, we can immediately get DRILLED after 5min of
rest. SAF must be a Efficient fighting force mah, simple thing like
the timing should get it correct what? Otherwise we sit there lobo
1 hr not only waste our bloody weekend time but also tax payer
money leh! I love to be DRILLED but I hate to wait man!
Than hor, sir I want to highlight this very very big issue that is
affecting the morale of the Air Force supporting contigent. We use
to have comfortable private bus to fetch us from Paya Lebar Air
Base to Nee Soon camp and vice versa. I remember on one of the
rehearsal the Parade commander say that Singapore economy this year
"Eat Grass" and NDP will have to cut budget but quality will be
still there, I thought this is not my problem. Bloody Hell, the
next few parade rehearsal we end up having old SBS bus picking us
up! Sir, you never take public transport before (and never will)
you never know how inadequte is the leg space on SBS Bus is. Our
knees are literally pressing on the back of the seat in front of
us, not to mention the SAR21 rifle taking away some of the leg
space too. I think only Frodo or Yoda will find the seat
comfortable. Man.... this not only affect morale but also affect
out knee cap leh. Sir, I know you seldom or maybe have never been
DRILLED in life but you must know our knee cap very precious one
leh! Wait cannot march how? Somemore normal days still have to do
Aircraft work leh. I think SAF should give the private bus company
a chance lah.... nowadays government almost monopolise the
transport market till private bus company "Pai Tan Jia", we should
just give private bus a go. Win win situation mah, help them earn
money and boost the economy and also help to boost our
morale!
Lastly ah Sir, I want to complain one last thing. After going
through 2-3 round of parade rehearsal at Nee Soon camp, its time to
go home. Ka ni na, we all very good soldier....report for parade
sharply but when its time to go home keep on dragging and
dragging....the bus keep on coming late...sometime have to wait
Bloody 2 hrs long! Where got such thing one SIR? Its like lending
money right? I lend you money, you return me promptly than next
time I will be willing to lend you again mah..... Don't keep us
back too late next time ok?
Thank you sir for reading my letter. Hope you don't feel offended
by the way I write cause I only diploma engineering and only a 2nd
Sar-Germ. If I knew earlier on huh, I would have study very very
very hard, go university, get an SAF scholarship and end up working
with you up there with gold bar, gold crab and gold star. Maybe can
even be Chief of Air force leh...mai xiao xiao hor.... ha ha. All
the best to your work
Your sincere,
2SG XXXXXX
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Comments by a forumites there :
"Outstanding soldier... You really can make it.
Kudos for being the thinking soldier that we want all our people to
be."
"THIS MESSAGE HAVE REACHED THE EARS OF AIR FORCE CHIEF WARRENT
OFFICER AND CAUSE QUITE A STIR IN THE AIRFORCE"
"Dear Chief of Armed Force,
There has been an e-mail that was forwarded to MIW.com that causes
a huge stir in the air force community and eventually it also reach
the ears of our marching contingent. I would not like to emphasis
on that particular e-mail cause I am sure you have read it numerous
times and hopefully laugh about that idiot.
I too have my grudges against the NDP organizing community. I too
did not volunteer for this once in a year event celebrity our
national birthday/independence. I am loyal to my country and of
course love everything Singapore about it FOOD, PEOPLE, LIFESTYLE
blar blar blar.
Now I just like to highlight an issue during the NDP parade
practice at Nee Soon camp that have left me and others pretty
furious about such lack of Professionalism and Care for soldier
attitude display by the Parade community.
It was the last rehearsal for the day and my marching contingent
was all ready to put in their best before going home for a well
deserved rest. We were all form up at the FUP point ready to march
into the parade square when it starts to drizzle. Ok, it was light
rain and spirits among the man were still high I guess the parade
will still go on. Next the drizzle transform into light rain, and
everyone was expecting the parade rehearsal to be cancelled. Light
rain becomes normal rain and it shows no sign of subsiding. Our
guys are all getting wet in their uniform and the SAR21 rifle was
getting a bit slippery, its a sure sign that the parade cannot
carry on. I beckon to my officer, a captain, shouldnt we all head
for the shelter now? The captain just gave me a Bo Pian or
Nothing can be done expression.
The march in carried on upon the first command shouts by the parade
RSM, everything goes well despite the rain hitting upon us and
drenching our uniform. Next came in the guard of honor in their
number 1 uniform, the first time they march in with number 1
uniform after so many rehearsals. Eventually the whole parade was
form up, with no incident fortunately. At this moment and rain
seems to have subsided. The next thing that happen really really
turn me off! I caught a glimpse of one of the parade organizing
member sitting up there at the table speaking into the walkie
talkie and before speaking into the mike, CAT 1, Parade is
cancelled, all trainers please take over.
WHAT???!!!! After surviving through the rain, getting our clothes
wet, risking our SAR21 rifle of corrosion, enduring a few lightning
strike and thunder claps earlier on in the open, now than they tell
us all parade is cancelled? IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED EARLIER
ON when its already raining! I can only come to the conclusion that
the organizing members are just too eager to look at the whole
parade form up in Full uniform for the first time, especially the
Guard Of Honor. Are they planning to take a NICE picture of the
parade form up? Do the officers up there need to go by SOP and wait
for an Official CAT 1 announcement to be made before they cancel
the parade? Where is the judgment? Even my Captain knows that the
parade should not have carried on earlier on but he is real
powerless at that moment. This incident seriously affects the moral
of our guys that day and it again display to us, specialists WOSE,
the lack of professionalism for some of the Officers (YES I AM
PARTICULARLY REFERING TO THE ONES SITTING UP THERE AND WATCHING THE
SHOW). Luckily the lightning did not strike the flag party who was
dangerously holding on to a tall object that was pointed at one
end
Cpl Chin Buay Song"
