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Former Chief of Army David Neo visits Tampines North residents with MP Baey Yam Keng
It's a great day to be a volunteer at Tampines North?April 05, 2025, 03:03 PM

Former Chief of Army David Neo, 47, was spotted doing house visits with Tampines GRC Member of Parliament Baey Yam Keng.
According to a Facebook post by Baey, Neo joined him on Apr. 4 evening and a few residents could recognise this "new volunteer".
Neo, a Major-General, passed the baton to Brigadier-General Cai Dexian, 40, on Mar. 21, 2025.
He was touted as a potential People's Action Party (PAP) candidate, along with two former Singapore armed forces (SAF) leaders Dinesh Vasu Dash and Goh Pei Ming.
In the past week, Neo also expressed his gratitude towards pioneers in the Singapore Army and also reflected on what he considered as his biggest achievement when he was the Chief of Army.
He concluded that it's all about the people and the things he did that touched them.
Here's what he said in two Instagram posts, beginning with 'it's a great day to be a soldier!':
"As I handed over the role of Chief of Army, I am deeply thankful and appreciative of the pioneers who went before us and built an Army that is more than capable of defending Singapore and Singaporeans. Our first Chief of the General Staff LG Winston Choo, Chief Defense Scientist Prof Lui Pao Chuen, Chief Commando Officer LTC Clarence Tan, and all my Commanders and seniors who did the hard stuff before us, so we can continue the work of Army STRONG. And for reminding us that it's always about taking care of our soldiers, so that we can take care of the mission."
"An often asked question in my last month of service is what do I consider my biggest achievements as Chief. It's not the big acquisitions or the big plans, but what really matters to me are the things we did that touched our people.
Because in the final analysis, it's always all about people. It's the only thing that we remember, it's the only thing that matters, and the only thing that we never regret spending time on. And it's our job to take care of our people, so that every day is a great day to be a soldier."
Neo is the first Commando officer to be appointed COA.
Neo graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Engineering degree with honours in electrical engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction in economics.
He subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration degree in business administration, management and operations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science degree in operations research at Stanford University