WOULD YOU ?
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Quote from his speech
' Leadership is carried out through people, not position'
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Quotes from the article
' If your only weapon was a bamboo and spear, would you still fight for your country? '
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' You can have many solid equipment but are you willing to defend your homeland? '
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Personally, we have the HARDWARE but do we have the HEARTWARE ?
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As SONS of Singapore, we have a duty to do our part for this land.
If you are the one who moans many times a day, and yet expect our soldiers to defend you from aggressors, our civil defence servicemen to rescue your loved ones from rumbles ,
our police to keep your estate safe and sound,
you should feel ashamed of yourself.
Even the females dont have it easy, mothers/girlfriends have a shared experience of NS, just talk to any woman/girl who has a son/boyfriend.
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I had the opportunity to observe the daily routines of a Thai village.
Serving national service may be mentally and physically challenging but the Thai villagers have had it going for decades and for some even their lifetime.
That taught me not to take our way of life in Singapore for granted.
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When Nicol highway collasped, were the rescuers hired from some agency? No, it was our boys who were out there day and night searching for survivors.
When the Silkway plane crashed, it was our own divers in the waters of zero visibility recovering bodies for the families of the dead.
When SARS broke out, how many nurses and doctors put their lives on the line to treat and care for those infected?
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Weiqiang, I hope you will have a more positive mentality towards National Service.
No doubt it'll be tough at times but you must be aware your peers are in this as well. If there is anything troubling you, you can always refer to your superiors or even myself.
Most importantly, it is your mentality that shapes your NS experience.
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In parting, the SAF 7 CoreValues.
No matter what you do, always use these values as a guide.
It helps me, and will do so for you :)
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LOYALTY TO COUNTRY
LEADERSHIP
DISCIPLINE
PROFESSIONALISM
FIGHTING SPIRIT
ETHICS
CARE FOR SOLDIERS
