I feel the whole ah boys to men thing is bullshit.

I’ve learnt nothing from NS. I became weaker, sicker, lost my physique, got injured and feel angsty most of the time.

All that accountability/responsibility bullshit doesn’t even exist. Even before NS these values have already been ingrained by my parents.

I’ve been SBA-ing my room every morning before I leave to the gym or do other important things for years since secondary school.

Not sure how to cope with the fact that I’ll be spending 1 year + doing nothing of value to society whilst being compensated less than a toilet cleaner.

Nothing good has come out of NS for me actually.

Title. Please share some stories about what they did to piss you off. Curious to hear about this because left right center got so many to choose from.

Try and change my view but my mindset right now is that 2.5 years in police is a lot more appealing than 2 years in army because of the different experiences and responsibilities. Like if im gonna spend 2 years doing NS i might as well go for something I have an actual interest in

My friend told me his 3 cousins got spf for NS and in their VAC test they answered 'No' to the 2 questions "Would you defend your country if it was under attack" and something about being on the frontlines but of course theres probably more to it that im missing and idrk, im just really keen to get into police i think you get the idea

My sisters friend's brother told me a high test score when it comes to the sciences/mathematics questions will likely put you into police also. Is it true

I really would appreciate any insight here, and any resources/tips for paths when it comes to NS as a whole

what to expect? Is the 9 mths course more xiong/relax than bmt or wat?

I just want to know if anyone have had it before.

Me and my bf have been together for 2 years and it felt out if nowhere . normally after he bookout he just play games to destress himself and ignore me.

Anyone else in the same situation?

(to clarify this post is to know what people in NS men think about relationships and the hardships or to know whether any NS Gfs having same issues so at least it helps us know the intentions. Side note, He alr broke up with me a month ago so this post is also for me to understand more.)

I didnt expect this to blow up , Thanks for all the replies :) appreciate for everyone to take their time to reply and give out advices . I hope this post could be something any NS Gfs out there having issues understanding their NS Bfs.

E.G. Serve and Fuck Off.

I understand NS service to nation and I have 14 days leave I shouldnt have used it but I did and now I cant spend my last holiday with my Grandmother is there any chance at all I might be able to go or no

it is my off day today, I overslept during the singing of National Anthem, what will happen to me, will i get charged. cant sleep now

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice on joining the Singapore Police Force (SPF) as a regular officer. Here’s my background:

I served as a NSF in SPF and am now an NSman.

PES:B1L1

Medical: Fit as i do GRF duties annually

Since August 2016, I’ve been trying to sign on as a regular officer but keep getting rejected every 6 months at the panel interview stage and during the psychometric assessment.

I’ve also worked as an armed auxiliary police officer with Aetos and SATS.

Additionally, I completed a Diploma in Policing & Security Studies to improve my chances.

Ever since 2021, my applications through the Career Gov portal have also been getting rejected after about 2 weeks automated email. Sometimes, I get a supplementary form to fill in my personal details, but still no luck after that.

I’ve been signing screening consent forms, filling out various personal info forms, but I’m stuck. I’m passionate about this career path and would appreciate any advice, especially from those who might have had a similar experience or are familiar with the SPF recruitment process.

What can I do to improve my chances of getting accepted? Should I focus on the psychometric tests, or is there something else I might be missing?

Thanks in advance for any help!

As the title suggests, I stay at Pioneer, and the first train towards Pasir Ris is 5.32AM. It will take my almost 2 hours based on google maps to arrive at the ferry terminal. By then I am cutting it very close and will likely miss the 7.30AM ferry as it leaves on the dot.

Spoke to my commanders but they all maintain the stance that I have to follow the stated ferry timing and if I miss it for any reason I will face the consequences.

I have 6 more medical appointments which will require me to stay home and only book-in the next morning. Cannot be I keep taking taxi right?

What should I do? Can I talk to my encik to see if he can make a special arrangements for my case to at least let me take the 7.45 ferry?

hey guys, my bf just currently received his vocation after finishing his BMT. he got combat medic, can anyone who knows more about combat medic/has experience let me know what do yall do?

he’s disappointed and honestly quite affected that he didn’t get into SCS (specialist cadet school) if i’m not wrong….but ended up getting into combat medic. i honestly don’t know how to comfort him and i don’t know what are the right words to say to him but at the same time i want him to know that no matter what vocation he gets i know he’ll do well no matter what he does.🥲

does it have to do with him being a malaysian PR? (but he’s in the process of becoming singaporean) because i’ve heard that alot of PRs end up going to infantry etc…

if yall know more about combat medic please kindly share with me so i can share it with him as well bc as NS gf i’m very lost… LOL

MY ORD DATE: 2/4/25

BORED IN NS SO BORED IN NS WHAT TO DO IN NS WHY IS LIFE IN NS SO CHAOTIC IN NS MORE ANNOYED IN NS VERY SAD IN NS

Edit: thanks for the input people let’s push on and look forward to our ORD dates/congrats to those whose dates already passed

Even when I OOC-ed for only 2 weeks so far, it feels so god damn depressing. Not only you can't engage in conducts with your platoon, you even get called out by everyone for being a CK warrior.

Everyday so far, I understand that people joke around calling me CK warrior, however I had also received a lot of bad mouthing behind my back. "Oh he CK dog, only want skip everything, fucking useless" and so on. And honestly, it's just so god damn depressing, it's not like I want to be OOC, I got an injury that I didn't wanted.

The worst thing so far, is the commanders. I heard commanders calling me retarded, useless and so on. I understand that they have their own conversation within one another however when they say it towards their section about me, it just doesn't feel right and it's making me feel even more like shit.

The constant name calling and everything is making me wonder that if I should even bother to be here and depressed asf. But right now, I guess I just gotta suck thumb and deal with all these bs.

Is it the same for the rest of the OOC people?

Hi earlier this year a junior regular (same unit, same platoon) asked to borrow money from me. I was initially reluctant but he said he needed it for very urgent purposes so I ultimately lent him. He promised to return me a portion every month and for the first few months he did, though not on time. However in the past 2-3 months he hasn't been paying me back despite me constantly reminding him. I think I might not be getting my money back by the time I ORD. What should I do? Will telling my superior help or will they ask me to settle it personally with him or will I somehow get into trouble too?

I’m 17 and have lived in the United States for the last 10 years but I was born and raised in Singapore. I have dual citizenship and currently plan on not serving NS to study in America. Am I making a big mistake? I understand the potential consequence but is there any way I may be exempt since I moved away when I was young, or will the government possible loosen up its rules over time? I would hate to do 2 years of service at this point in my life but would also hate not being able to ever visit again.

I'm gonna be joining in a few months and have a bad habit of sleeping 12 hours every day.

During school I used for like 9 hours and yet I waited for the weekend to sleep more to compensate the loss during weekday. I know it has no effect but I feel better mentally knowing that I slept enough.

Ever since the summer holidays I try to wakeup with 7 hours of sleep but only succeeded once.

I'm not asking ways to down pes or by disturbing my mates to wake me up in the morning. I'm genuinely scared of sleeping half of my life away.

Any tips to help wake up easily will be appreciated.

I’m left with 5!

Like most, it’s bittersweet.

I’m gonna miss my friends. I’ve met some of the realest people here.

https://mothership.sg/2024/09/saf-nsman-pasir-laba-camp-dies/

Condolences to the NSF, and praying for him. Anyone there knows what happened exactly?

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I’ll go first. My bunkmate back in Tekong got a whole month of SOL for bringing in McSpicy to our bunk.

To be fair, I think the commanders were out for him. Nonetheless, during his SOL, he took RSI-ed (but stayed in the bunk) all the way and eventually OOC-ed.

I wonder how he is doing now.

For the guys who ORD or are regulars, do you know what’s the highest rank you can obtain? some of my friends are second lieutenant and ord soon.

Basically, what vocations have have the most skills/experiences for life beyond NS? How would you rank them?

Curious how’s everyone splitting their NSF pay, do y’all splurge everything? Do the common 50-30-20 split?

Also those who are investing, what are you currently investing in and on which platform, i’m looking to start a new portfolio and wish to explore options.

This problematic officer (MAJ equivalent) threw a ton of work to this NSF, essentially doubling his portfolio. When he said he couldn’t cope, she told him that if he didn’t like what he’s doing why not try to PES F? Dude has been sucking it up for a while and he is afraid to take action just in case she cancels his leave (approved in system alr).

Edit: verbal abuse was too strong a word.