It is not the size of the army that counts.
It is the quality of the training first, the commitment behind the
training, and the quality of the maintenance of the equipment that
counts.
You can have the most advance and highest technology equipment that
money can buy, but if the soldier is not committed to his training,
and goofed around without keeping the equipment in a high state of
readiness, the entire military set up is just a show piece good
only for parades.
Israel had to contend with the might of all the Arab countries
around her, and the total population of all the countries around
Israel overwhelm Israel by 10 to 1.
The military opposition that Israel had to face is of similar
ratio.
During the Yom Kippur war, Israel was caught by surprise, and
suffered a severe INITIAL military set back, losing territory that
it occupied, and losing large numbers of life and equipment in the
first three days of the Yom Kippur War.
It was the basic training of the individual Israeli soldiers that
allowed the brilliant plans of their Military Leaders to be put
into effect, which resulted in the rolling back of the advances
that the armies of Egypt and Syria had made in the opening gambit
of the war that they initiated.
Although, the Singapore Armed Forces have not experienced combat in
any real life war scenarios, the high tempo of training that the
SAF conduct throughout the NSF men's military life (from 18 years
to 40-50 years) will give the NSF Men "the experience" to CONDUCT
War - when called upon to do so.
If you want to test how hot the flame of a candle is, place your
hand as close to the flame, and for as long, as you dare.
