National Service

National Service

Finding hope in the face of NS enlistment

2019 was a big year for me because it was when I graduated from polytechnic and enlisted into National Service (NS). I faced enlistment with greater fear and apprehension than most. This was largely...

National Service

Struggling to get used to NS life?

Under the Enlistment Act, I was due to enlist on July, 5 2019. Unlike my peers, I was actually looking forward to enlisting as I wanted a career in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). I had heard...

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I faced down five weeks of depression in NS

In 2018, I struggled with depression for five weeks. As a National Serviceman, I was transitioning from an old camp to a new camp. Things were run differently, and having to adapt to the new...

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It’s not easy being Christian in NS

All I wanted was to cruise through my two years of National Service (NS). No hiccups, no frills. Blend in, be done, then wipe the dust off my boots as my pink IC and I ride into the ORD sunset. That...

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How God opened doors for me in NS

My national service (NS) days were really memorable because it was a period where God’s favour filled my life. Unlike most Singaporean sons, I was PES C9L9 – a designation which meant I...

Studies & NS

My time in BMT revealed how proud and uncaring I was

I was recruited to the army in April. I’ve learnt so much during my Basic Military Training (BMT) that I’ve found His sustaining grace shines most clearly in times of trial. In the...

Studies & NS

Help! I keep compromising in National Service

I’m currently 6 months into my National Service (NS), and it definitely hasn’t been an easy one. Before enlisting, I had a lot of thoughts about how NS would be a toxic environment for me...

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Why I serve

I’m currently in camp for military reservist training. It has been a rather eventful in-camp cycle so far, largely due to the unfortunate passing of Aloysius Pang. We have all been following the...

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With my rifle and my buddy and my … NS ministry

6 July 2018 was the day of my enlistment. As a cell group leader prior to enlistment, I had made plans to stay back in the tertiary ministry: I wanted to disciple the younger guys there to be an...