National Service

Studies & NS

I struggled with feeling inadequate and worthless

My plan had always been to join the Navy as a full-time National Serviceman (NSF). And as things would have it, I was posted there after Basic Military Training (BMT). Only a small number of recruits...

Studies & NS

The gold of IPPT: What is it worth?

So here I am, in camp on my bed, wrestling going on in my heart. Worry fills my thoughts as I consider my Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT for short) tomorrow. Am I ready? Can I really get...

Studies & NS

When my Army dream fell apart

Becoming an officer in the Army was something I had always wanted. I spent a childhood loving all things military. In secondary school, I joined the National Cadet Corps and did well; the four years...

Studies & NS

When I was kicked out of OCS

I had the opposite experience to the writer of When I didn’t make it to OCS. I made it, to my surprise. But not for long. When I received my posting after completing Basic Military Training (BMT),...

Studies & NS

7 reasons why every church should have a ministry for NSmen

My church has a National Service ministry, where young men are discipled to fight for the things of the Kingdom. I joined the NS ministry, thinking that it’d be a fun place. Honestly, I fully...

Surveys & Reports

CAMPUS COMBINED: What one night of prayer can do for a generation

Would you be willing to lay down your life for this generation? It was a call from Heaven that shook up Ivan Tan’s world, right in the middle of his fast track to success as a financial...

National Service

With my rifle and my buddy and me… oh, and Jesus

I do. All the time. Army songs are brilliant, and each time I pass by an army camp and hear one, I think of my two-year struggle for significance. They say that when the green camouflage comes on,...

National Service

Exercise Christ-in-me: How to keep the faith during NS

I used to think that the two years of National Service wouldn’t shake me. I would go in, take everything in my stride, and make a lot of new friends along the way. Then my time in green would end...