Serious 93% Of Sinkies Support Doing 2 Years Of NS Even If It's Just For Fun With No Enemy To Kill! Oppies Still Want To Chao Keng?

[k1976]

Good 90% True Sinki is jin jiak luk, always busy meeting mth end debt payment, living paycheck to paycheck.

 

[bobby]

Best way to gauge NS…make it voluntary for ALL Singaporeans who turn 18.

Those really patriotic and gung ho Singaporeans (including womenfolk) can enrol and sign up for the 2 years…others can have option to say no with no catch attached.

See whether can get 9.3% enrolments instead of 93%

 

[syed putra]

The financial perks must be lucrative for them to support.

 

[syed putra]

Best way to gauge NS…make it voluntary for ALL Singaporeans who turn 18.

Those really patriotic and gung ho Singaporeans (including womenfolk) can enrol and sign up for the 2 years…others can have option to say no with no catch attached.

See whether can get 9.3% enrolments instead of 93%

Nobody would turn up except malays as it's their only career option.

 

[syed putra]

the majority of survey participants must be women

These ladies just want men out of their household so more free and leisure time.

 

[k1976]

Maybe left 0 93%

 

[k1976]

These ladies just want men out of their household so more free and leisure time.

National Service 乐龄 Dance Troupe

 

[Loofydralb]

SINGAPORE - While public support of national service (NS) in Singapore remains strong, it is viewed as less important in gaining job-relevant skills and improving job prospects, according to a new study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).

The study’s results released on Wednesday showed that 93 per cent of respondents would support compulsory NS, even if there were no immediate threats to Singapore, while 88 per cent said they would encourage their friends and loved ones to serve, even if NS was optional.

The researchers – Dr Chew Han Ei, Mr Shane Pereira, Ms Pamela Lee, Ms Isabelle Tan and Ms Elizabeth Lim – wanted to understand public attitudes towards NS following changes in education, the work landscape of Singapore, and the geopolitical landscape.

They looked at the aspirations of those in service, and sought to identify challenges that the system needs to address to ensure that it is relevant and effective, and how to improve the NS experience.

The IPS had conducted a similar survey on public sentiments towards NS in 2013.

Dr Chew, an IPS senior research fellow and the principal investigator for the study, said at a media briefing on Wednesday that a check on sentiments and perceptions about NS was due, given the changes that had taken place in Singapore society.

Singapore now has a population that is more educated, and parents are more involved in their sons’ NS journey, said Dr Chew.

He added that geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty also invoked strong feelings from respondents about how Singapore needed to defend itself.

“The state of the world... it’s not even a backdrop. It’s in the forefront. ‘What happens if something like the Russia-Ukraine war happens to Singapore? We need to be ready.’ Without much prompting, this is what the people we spoke to offered,” said Dr Chew.

Between July and October 2022, the researchers carried out a nationally representative survey of 1,002 Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) aged 17 and above, and across genders and ethnicities.

They also conducted 13 focus group discussions that included full-time national servicemen (NSFs), operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen), women, family and spouses of servicemen, C-suite executives, and human resource (HR) managers from companies of various sizes.

Qualitative in-depth interviews were also done with 10 unemployed NSmen.

The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) funded the study, and questions for the study were framed in consultation with the ministry, said Dr Chew.

He added that the 2013 study showed that there was already “very strong support” for NS, with positive sentiment going beyond 90 per cent. Hence, he predicted there was not much more room for support to go up significantly.

Instead, what he noted from the 2022 study was that the number of respondents who strongly agreed with the relevance and role of NS grew.

The proportion of those who strongly agreed that NS is necessary for the defence of Singapore increased from 42 per cent in 2013 to 57 per cent in 2022.


Similarly, the proportion of respondents who strongly agreed that NS provides the security needed for Singapore to develop and prosper, increased from 37 per cent in 2013 to 53 per cent in 2022.

More respondents also strongly agreed about the relevance of NS.

In the 2022 study, 57 per cent strongly agreed that NS will continue to be important for Singapore – up from 33 per cent in 2013.

Despite strong support for its relevance to national defence, the study found that perceptions of NS as important and valuable for gaining job skills and improving job prospects have weakened since 2013. Some respondents raised issues of finding a balance between serving the nation and supporting their family.

In the focus group discussions, participants who worked in HR expressed concerns about the cost to their companies when male employees were away, even though they strongly supported reservist commitments.

While 94 per cent of respondents viewed NS as a “rite of passage for the Singapore man”, 71 per cent of them thought NS is important for learning skills useful for civilian employment – down from 82 per cent in 2013.


https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...nd-it-useful-in-civilian-employment-ips-study

Any dreams of fighting stops once they lose or break their spectacles. Then scream for mummy!

 

[JohnTan]

Any dreams of fighting stops once they lose or break their spectacles. Then scream for mummy!

Why would the SAF lose? Because there are people like you who would shoot us in the back while we fight the enemy?

 

[JohnTan]

Why do 2yrs only, Boss John?
Should do 50yrs mah, so sinki can show the world how we take our security seriously de woh

Discount already, thanks to drones and CCTV. During my time, we served 2 years 6 months, and starched our parade uniform until it was stiff enough to stand on its own.

 

[Loofydralb]

Why would the SAF lose? Because there are people like you who would shoot us in the back while we fight the enemy?

Oh I'll shoot anyone who tells me to fight and die for a political war.

Also allow 17 year olds to vote next GE and see if they support NS

 

[batman1]

The reality is : If there is No NS = Barracks /camps will be empty and Generals will be jobless.

 

[syed putra]

The reality is : If there is No NS = Barracks /camps will be empty and Generals will be jobless.

Can bring in more bangalas. We can get them to fight on our behalf.

 

[birdie69]

SINGAPORE - While public support of national service (NS) in Singapore remains strong, it is viewed as less important in gaining job-relevant skills and improving job prospects, according to a new study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).

The study’s results released on Wednesday showed that 93 per cent of respondents would support compulsory NS, even if there were no immediate threats to Singapore, while 88 per cent said they would encourage their friends and loved ones to serve, even if NS was optional.

The researchers – Dr Chew Han Ei, Mr Shane Pereira, Ms Pamela Lee, Ms Isabelle Tan and Ms Elizabeth Lim – wanted to understand public attitudes towards NS following changes in education, the work landscape of Singapore, and the geopolitical landscape.

They looked at the aspirations of those in service, and sought to identify challenges that the system needs to address to ensure that it is relevant and effective, and how to improve the NS experience.

The IPS had conducted a similar survey on public sentiments towards NS in 2013.

Dr Chew, an IPS senior research fellow and the principal investigator for the study, said at a media briefing on Wednesday that a check on sentiments and perceptions about NS was due, given the changes that had taken place in Singapore society.

Singapore now has a population that is more educated, and parents are more involved in their sons’ NS journey, said Dr Chew.

He added that geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty also invoked strong feelings from respondents about how Singapore needed to defend itself.

“The state of the world... it’s not even a backdrop. It’s in the forefront. ‘What happens if something like the Russia-Ukraine war happens to Singapore? We need to be ready.’ Without much prompting, this is what the people we spoke to offered,” said Dr Chew.

Between July and October 2022, the researchers carried out a nationally representative survey of 1,002 Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) aged 17 and above, and across genders and ethnicities.

They also conducted 13 focus group discussions that included full-time national servicemen (NSFs), operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen), women, family and spouses of servicemen, C-suite executives, and human resource (HR) managers from companies of various sizes.

Qualitative in-depth interviews were also done with 10 unemployed NSmen.

The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) funded the study, and questions for the study were framed in consultation with the ministry, said Dr Chew.

He added that the 2013 study showed that there was already “very strong support” for NS, with positive sentiment going beyond 90 per cent. Hence, he predicted there was not much more room for support to go up significantly.

Instead, what he noted from the 2022 study was that the number of respondents who strongly agreed with the relevance and role of NS grew.

The proportion of those who strongly agreed that NS is necessary for the defence of Singapore increased from 42 per cent in 2013 to 57 per cent in 2022.


Similarly, the proportion of respondents who strongly agreed that NS provides the security needed for Singapore to develop and prosper, increased from 37 per cent in 2013 to 53 per cent in 2022.

More respondents also strongly agreed about the relevance of NS.

In the 2022 study, 57 per cent strongly agreed that NS will continue to be important for Singapore – up from 33 per cent in 2013.

Despite strong support for its relevance to national defence, the study found that perceptions of NS as important and valuable for gaining job skills and improving job prospects have weakened since 2013. Some respondents raised issues of finding a balance between serving the nation and supporting their family.

In the focus group discussions, participants who worked in HR expressed concerns about the cost to their companies when male employees were away, even though they strongly supported reservist commitments.

While 94 per cent of respondents viewed NS as a “rite of passage for the Singapore man”, 71 per cent of them thought NS is important for learning skills useful for civilian employment – down from 82 per cent in 2013.


https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...nd-it-useful-in-civilian-employment-ips-study

Same 94% of sinkies support CECA agreement to bring in hundreds of thousands of CECA Indians to Sindiapore

 

[JohnTan]

Same 94% of sinkies support CECA agreement to bring in hundreds of thousands of CECA Indians to Sindiapore

Those sinkies are now earning $10k a month in household income.

 

[steffychun]

Compromise is not an issue, Chao Keng is. Fuck off @JohnTan

 

[bigozt]

View attachment IMG_6877.jpegSG gals should also serve. Our region getting to be more dangerous. Religious extremists on the rise in MY and Indon. Communists squatting in South China Sea.

 

[eatshitndie]

in burma now young chiobus join the rebels as soldiers to fight junta. this is proof that women can serve ns when cuntry is in chaos. but sg doesn’t have to wait for chaos and mayhem to start training sinkie charbors en masse. otherwise they becum entitled golden cbs and little butches and bitches.

 

[bobby]

As long the 93% surveyed were women ?

 

[KingFook Sr]

Good to serve NS.
Not good that the PAP government is not doing enough to support NSmen and their families.
(some PAP elites never served NS - e.g. that muthu fellow)