This STOMP news is about a NS man caught on camera having his domestic helper carry his bag pack while he is using his phone. This photo has reflected a very negative impact on the Singapore army as comments have reflected the public's displease with the army, thinking that if NS men are unable to carry their own bag pack, how would they be able to defend our country?
I feel that this particular NS man here is a very bad example of soldiers in the army. Although there are minority of people who are causing all these bad public impression, there are the majority, who are of course strong and independent. The main purpose of the army is to make sure that men in Singapore are all physically fit and are able to defend our countries in times of need. Another purpose is to ensure that men actually become independent instead of being waited on all the time.
I believe that the army should find out who exactly is this NS man and discipline more to ensure that this type of acts would not be caught by the public again. Should there be more of such case, I am sure that other in times of war, other countries would be able to intrude Singapore very easily due to the fact that our army is not smart, quick-witted and too dependent on others.
If I am not wrong, it has been reported that the NS man has already owned up. Aside from that, I do agree that this NS man has indeed ruined the reputation of the Singapore Army. However, I do feel that it is a little unfair to this NS man. For one, it is not exactly very logical to say that if they don't carry their own backpack, then they are unable to defend the country. These two issues are not very related.
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