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Apr 26, 2010

More flexible NS deferment policy can help sportsmen

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I READ with disappointment last Saturday's report, 'Jumper not allowed to defer NS, will miss 2 key junior meets'.
I feel the disappointment of long jumper Matthew Goh, whose dreams of winning a medal at the World and Asian junior athletics championships in July were dashed after the Ministry of
Defence (Mindef) rejected his appeal to defer his national service stint.
I understand that Mindef has to follow its rules and guidelines, but I wish it could be more flexible in this case as Matthew has already qualified for both meets and he is asking for only a three-month deferment.
I wonder if the people who decided not the grant his appeal know the impact their decision has on his life? I cannot understand how a three-month deferment would have any impact on Mindef's operational readiness.
Mindef should learn from the government of Cyprus - a small country with a big heart that exempted professional tennis player Marco Baghdatis from otherwise mandatory national service so he could concentrate on playing tennis.
I hope Mindef can reconsider its decision as it should not just be the job of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to nurture local sports talent - other ministries need to chip in too.
Cheryl Tan (Ms)
 
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=heading>Latest comments</TD></TR><TR><TD id=messageDisplayRegion width="100%"><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>This is a lesson for SG parents who have sons with special talents.

Migrate to another country before NS eligible age. Then return as a Foreign Talent. Not only can your sons siam NS, they’ll also be paid big money to represent SG. Anyone with talent from foreign land is a Foreign Talent and will be greatly appreciated by SG garmen! If FT can siam NS, why should our sons be sent to feed mosquitoes?
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: heaveniswatching at Mon Apr 26 11:32:52 SGT 2010
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=AlternatePost cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>This issue on deferment for Sportman is just one of those we as Singaporean must put 1st Priority to National Defence not as if this particular guys is super. However it also pretty funny to just delay for National Service as "Ultimately" it a matter of time the reality is still enlistment. Most of the times parents as just funny people when come to deferment...face the facts that NS is ultimately good for us "men" OK.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: colin1965 at Mon Apr 26 10:25:00 SGT 2010
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MINDEF only allow minister level children to exempt NS reroute directly into OCS .

A cushy post will be assigned later .
 
MINDEF only allow minister level children to exempt NS reroute directly into OCS .

A cushy post will be assigned later .

And after laying Peesai's local talents to waste, they can then claim that only the Familee can produce talents and hence Sporns must pay stratospheric salaries to them?
 
these mindef personnel are what we call daft. going by the book without any considerations at all. all these rules are manmade regulations and depending on situations or circumstances one should be flexible. the real issue is no one in mindef dare to be the one to be "flexible" to bend it just once. Remember the show "Saving Private Ryan" Guess if Singapore does goes to war all my 3 sons will be forced to die. One thing for sure Leegime will be the first to leave.


Apr 26, 2010

More flexible NS deferment policy can help sportsmen

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I READ with disappointment last Saturday's report, 'Jumper not allowed to defer NS, will miss 2 key junior meets'.
I feel the disappointment of long jumper Matthew Goh, whose dreams of winning a medal at the World and Asian junior athletics championships in July were dashed after the Ministry of
Defence (Mindef) rejected his appeal to defer his national service stint.
I understand that Mindef has to follow its rules and guidelines, but I wish it could be more flexible in this case as Matthew has already qualified for both meets and he is asking for only a three-month deferment.
I wonder if the people who decided not the grant his appeal know the impact their decision has on his life? I cannot understand how a three-month deferment would have any impact on Mindef's operational readiness.
Mindef should learn from the government of Cyprus - a small country with a big heart that exempted professional tennis player Marco Baghdatis from otherwise mandatory national service so he could concentrate on playing tennis.
I hope Mindef can reconsider its decision as it should not just be the job of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to nurture local sports talent - other ministries need to chip in too.
Cheryl Tan (Ms)
 
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