the point is, exception...how many can have such talent if it's
true...the govt make many exceptions with academic talents, i know
this as a fact...they have these guys go through bmt, then defer
them for years as the scholars do their studies and return to serve
in easy vocations or second them elsewhere...the same can be done
for sports talents....afterall, they were quick to offer foreign
sports talents many perks without the 2 years of ns...even for
those who in the end didn't make the cut...
The real point is "a hot potato on their hands" and not how
many can have such talent or just this 2 boys (who may not even
make it even with special permission)...
The question here is the larger picture... Why would the gov
want to do something so controversial where it will only lead to a
huge difference of opinion amongst the population?
Even I as a football fan for years don't agree with such an
arrangement so there is already a split here, imagine the hundreds
of thousands who don't even follow football? Or the large number of
women groups with sons coming of age to serve every year? They are
not going to understand any explanation on why their sons have to
be taken away from them to "suffer" while someone else sons to
them, just kicking a ball around is deem more "special" to
their sons... Imagine the unnecessary problem it will cause... and
the votes is could cost?
I understand they do make some kind of exceptions with
academic talents but to say they get easy vocations is
stretching it... The bond on them could easily last up to 6yrs
and most of them can't wait to get out of it and earn better paid
jobs in the private sector. But they have no choice as most
accepted it in the first place because they couldn't afford their
study fee abroad or even locally. Compare 6 yrs to 2 yrs...
And also, they can be useful for some 30 over yrs after they come
back, what can 2 retire footballers contribute to the country? Be a
football coach to the national team?
The bottomline is, even President scholars have to serve so
what's the big deal about football? Sometimes, when you don't do
anything, nobody will blame you... But if you try to be smart, you
could lose half of the hearts... It's just as simple as that...
Like I said, "let sleeping dogs lie"... Just my take on
this...