Total Defence for Sporns, Jobs For???

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR>May 24, 2009
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY COORDINATION SECRETARIAT
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Armed forces ready for any threats
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Jermyn Chow
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Recession or not, security is the bedrock of the nation's survival, and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is ready to meet any threats.

Global economic crises create uncertainties that can spark social and political instability too, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said.
The various threats include terrorism, piracy, pandemics and those 'we have not yet foreseen', he said in an addendum to the President's parliamentary address.
Security is the foundation of the nation's success and prosperity, Mr Teo said, adding that a strong defence gives it 'the political space to chart our own destiny, and the assurance that our sovereignty and vital interests are secure'.
In such an increasingly complex security context, the SAF continues to transform itself into a third-generation (3G) force of highly integrated assets.
But firepower aside, 'people are the decisive edge of the SAF', Mr Teo said. Changes to the SAF's career schemes will kick in from the first quarter of next year.
As part of the revamp, there will be a new expert uniformed group specialising in areas such as engineering and intelligence.
A priority is working with partners in places such as Afghanistan and the Gulf of Aden.
But it is the 'collective commitment and resilience of every Singaporean' that ultimately keeps Singapore secure.
Singaporeans will continue to be engaged to strengthen their commitment to defend the nation through Total Defence - a 25-year-old concept that forges civil, military, social, psychological and economic elements into a defensive shield.

In a separate addendum, the National Security Coordinating Secretariat said it will continue to organise and coordinate national security awareness programmes, such as education and outreach activities to engage all Singaporeans.

 

[Leegimeremover]

Total Defence is not a Singapore concept nor creation and has a history that goes further back, before the birth of Singapore. You expect cretins from a non-country forceably declared as a state to say this. Total defence can be said to be an antithesis or the complement to total war where everyone and everything can be an object and target of war.

 

[Watchman]

Total Defence for Sillyporeans and Total Jobs for Foreigners !

 

[kiwibird7]

All the high tech weapons, large conscription numbers on paper mean very little if the heart or will of the people behind them is not there.

1. There is little if no confidence or respect for the SAF officers in command
2. The 'reservists' attitude towards ICT, IPPT, deferments etc speak volumes.
3. The use of Communist threat (Domino Theory) followed by the more recent Bogeyman threat from the North could be wearing thin.
4. The number of foreigners NOT taking up PR or citizenship status due to NS liabilities for their sons is telling.

The TOTAL DEFENCE concept is a dangerous concept because it makes every civvy adult (the old, the young, women and the infirm etc) and infrastructure including HDB blocks as legitimate targets for military strikes.

NS conscription by the unwilling and the unmotivated is SELF DELUSIONAL and should be scrapped in favour of a professional army or even a mercernary force, afterall even LKY has more faith in his private GURKHA army, the SAF is just a smokescreen for brain washing of S'pore's youths.

 

[halsey02]

The total defence is to put almost all of Singaporeans, in perpectual debts, housing, cars, upgrading, easy credit cards & loans, COE., ERP, GST, etc...

That is the total defence...

 

[2lanu]

Total Defence by theory should work. But this system has serious flaws in it. The white scums know it but keep mum as they have no idea to dealt with it. They only hoping the dumb and dumber peasants will not find out.

In their 5 pillars of Defence, Civil, Army, Police, and 2 others, they projected it to be equal. But obviously of heaven sake these role was not same. And if given a choice, no one want to be in the army especially the combat that have to go to frontline and fought with their lives. Better be in other vocation that would be "safer". But white scum thought they can brainwash the young in this part but they are going to fail miserably.

Another area is their scholastic system that whoever made the acedemic grade will held top position in any role they are deploy. And of course over the year we see many of them fumble small or big way. And white scum think it was okay, just brush it aside and say let's move on... :oIo:

 

[pivilion]

I am all for National Service if woman are serving their term as nurses while we serve in the military. Fair and square.

 

[newyorker88]

All the high tech weapons, large conscription numbers on paper mean very little if the heart or will of the people behind them is not there.

1. There is little if no confidence or respect for the SAF officers in command
2. The 'reservists' attitude towards ICT, IPPT, deferments etc speak volumes.
3. The use of Communist threat (Domino Theory) followed by the more recent Bogeyman threat from the North could be wearing thin.
4. The number of foreigners NOT taking up PR or citizenship status due to NS liabilities for their sons is telling.

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Spot on. Many of old timer regulars never expected the change in command from taking fresh recruits into OCS and when they pass out, the enceks have to call them "SIR". There were alot of unhappiness.

The reduction of time in NS to 2 years is not adding on more PRs into NS.

 

[2lanu]

I am all for National Service if woman are serving their term as nurses while we serve in the military. Fair and square.

After so many years, I saw and encounter nothing is fair in life. The white scum already planned the role to as safe as possible when NS peasants would have to die when needed.

And when in good times, they are the fat cats that make millions while peasants do not even have peanuts.

 

[LonewolfAlfa]

I am all for National Service if woman are serving their term as nurses while we serve in the military. Fair and square.

AWARE!!! where r u???

 

[2lanu]

AWARE!!! where r u???

Unaware at this moment as they are bonking like rabbits.