I HAVE been waiting to see how the full-time national serviceman
(NSF) concerned and the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) respond to the
saga of the maid carrying her master's backpack ('He's in the
army... but she has the backpack'; Monday).
It raises a question of courage under fire, if he is unable to
own up or explain his action. Mindef too has remained relatively
silent.
As the photograph is fairly recent, one could conjecture that he
is likely to be an NSF recruit from the junior college cohort,
which may also mean he is earmarked for a leadership role, as an
officer or a non-commissioned officer.
If so, the implications are more serious as leadership qualities
are involved.
Patrick Tan
