Why I Wish to Enlist in the Army

[floraldance]

Many will probably look at me with disbelief when I say that I want to enlist in the army. After all, most male counterparts will rather not go for National Service, had it not been compulsory for them, so they cannot comprehend why a girl like me will voluntarily enlist. As for other girls, they will not be able to understand why I choose to tough

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[liewqi]

Actually I think it would be fun and exciting to be a pilot or a naval officer, but mind you, if you go for SAF you must really really make sure you're going to be able to get either of those 2 posts if not you might end up in a desk job anyway. Both of my parents worked in the air force before. My dad's a pilot but since he's going to retire soon he's stuck to PR and desk jobs in the airbase. My mum enlisted but she just did storekeeping lol cause that's what they normally give women in SAF to do --"

[liewqi]

Oh but if you do get to be a pilot, my dad says female pilots are highly prized in RSAF. Heh.

[floraldance]

heh yeah. queen of the airforce. :P dunno la i'm going for the aptitude test after A levels. if i pass it, means I can get to be pilot. then i'l be happy and choose airforce. If not, heh i'll go Navy. SAF Merit Women scholars are almost likely to get naval officers if they choose navy.

[capricity]

didn't you want to be an architect?

but power to you for deciding to enlist!

[floraldance]

heh yeah, but i don't like to work for bosses in architecture firms, as i found out during my attachment at an architecture firm. If i start up my own architecture firm, that's fine and well, but I don't like to keep thinking of how to get more business and earn money, and anywayz scholarships dont really support architecture study overseas. Hmm well. I'll just be an artist when I retire from army at 45. :)

[evilstorm]

...You do know that the army is very often batshit insane (in the bad way) and unreasonable and horrible, right? And that everyone kicks the rank below them, all the way down to the recruits? Right.

enlistment?

[anonymous]

hey there qt!

well, at first, i thought that the SAF was a good place to be - exciting life, good remuneration, the power and opportunities available as an officer. but when i got to the stage of enlistment, i realised that military life (at least, in singapore's context) is not at all enjoyable. ya duh ya duh, scholars do wax lyrical about how good the army is and how they get to pursue their passions. but what they do not say to unsuspecting students like us is the amount of politicking and organisational inefficiency of the SAF.

well, i'm just skeptical of our military and public service. but good luck anyway, wherever you go :)

-lw

Re: enlistment?

[floraldance]

"but when i got to the stage of enlistment" -- eh, aren't you Liang Wei? how come you already enlisted? lol.

"but what they do not say to unsuspecting students like us is the amount of politicking and organisational inefficiency of the SAF"

Hmm I would think that in any large organisation there would be some degree of organisational inefficiency (unless u count those MNCs) and politicking (its even worse in other high-flying areas particularly business and finance?) Well i would think that in the Navy at least, where everyone really works together in the confines of a ship, (and in the army generally, given the masculine culture there and that people there are more direct in their actions) there would be less politicking.

But well, shall just hope for the best and try to go through everything with a positive attitude :)

Re: enlistment?

[anonymous]

oh yeah. ok, what i meant was getting myself registered and stuff... well, i guess you're right that there will always be problems of organisational inefficiency and backstabbing everywhere