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This is a tale many of you already know. But I will state it here for the record.
I know a few friends who have adult children who are basically doing the same thing with various permutations. In this case I use as an example, the child went to Poly. Then decided to study Engineering in a local Uni which is a 3 year course if you have already gone through Poly. During last year at Poly, when looking at the Uni options, the SAF comes and recruits the kid. First they offer the kid a scholarship for Engineering studies at the Uni. Then they give the kid this cockamimy test and tell the kid that he/her is Officer material. After the kid graduates from Uni with Engineering degree, the kid is bonded for 4 years in the SAF. In the SAF, the vocation given to the kid is of course nothing related to Engineering. In fact, its as far removed from Engineering as you can get. By the time the 4 years are over, the kid's engineering knowledge is now out of date and not been practiced. The market value for the kid's engineering degree is therefore limited as the kid has not practiced Engineering whatsoever. The kid knows this. The safety of the SAF is very seductive compared to the outdated and no experienced Engineering practice possess by the kid. So what happens now. What can the kid do? Get a Master Degree in Engineering, by going back to school. Sort of a self Upgrading, you might say. The SAF knows this and steps in and offers a scholarship again for the Master degree. Of course, a bond will be required. By the time the Master degree is earned and the bond is finished, the kid is in their 30s. And with no experience. So, the kid will end up being a lifer in the SAF.
The country needs more Engineers, not more SAF personnel. A blind person can see that. But what will happen here? The kid will continue to vote for the PAP because the fear is that is an oppo wins, they will trim down the $15 billion SAF budget spend on expensive useless toys and trim back the thousands of useless jiakliaobee and deadwood. The kids knows that it might be him that gets trimmed. So, therefore continue to vote PAP. Now repeat this scenario for thousands of boys and girls in the SPF, Civil Service, etc. The SPF for example has over 41000 personnel. The entire NYPD, in one of the most dangerous cities in the US and looking after a larger population has 50,000 personnel. You can see how the PAP use our money to retain power. And we haven't even talked about the PA yet. Gongcheebyes are too blind to see this.
I know a few friends who have adult children who are basically doing the same thing with various permutations. In this case I use as an example, the child went to Poly. Then decided to study Engineering in a local Uni which is a 3 year course if you have already gone through Poly. During last year at Poly, when looking at the Uni options, the SAF comes and recruits the kid. First they offer the kid a scholarship for Engineering studies at the Uni. Then they give the kid this cockamimy test and tell the kid that he/her is Officer material. After the kid graduates from Uni with Engineering degree, the kid is bonded for 4 years in the SAF. In the SAF, the vocation given to the kid is of course nothing related to Engineering. In fact, its as far removed from Engineering as you can get. By the time the 4 years are over, the kid's engineering knowledge is now out of date and not been practiced. The market value for the kid's engineering degree is therefore limited as the kid has not practiced Engineering whatsoever. The kid knows this. The safety of the SAF is very seductive compared to the outdated and no experienced Engineering practice possess by the kid. So what happens now. What can the kid do? Get a Master Degree in Engineering, by going back to school. Sort of a self Upgrading, you might say. The SAF knows this and steps in and offers a scholarship again for the Master degree. Of course, a bond will be required. By the time the Master degree is earned and the bond is finished, the kid is in their 30s. And with no experience. So, the kid will end up being a lifer in the SAF.
The country needs more Engineers, not more SAF personnel. A blind person can see that. But what will happen here? The kid will continue to vote for the PAP because the fear is that is an oppo wins, they will trim down the $15 billion SAF budget spend on expensive useless toys and trim back the thousands of useless jiakliaobee and deadwood. The kids knows that it might be him that gets trimmed. So, therefore continue to vote PAP. Now repeat this scenario for thousands of boys and girls in the SPF, Civil Service, etc. The SPF for example has over 41000 personnel. The entire NYPD, in one of the most dangerous cities in the US and looking after a larger population has 50,000 personnel. You can see how the PAP use our money to retain power. And we haven't even talked about the PA yet. Gongcheebyes are too blind to see this.