After comparing an Aussie soldier and Singapore soldier, I will be proud to serve in the Australian Defence Force , because the Australia government support of ADF soldiers is first-class excellent.
In the Singapore government context, it goes like this.
Why have a full-time Defense Force when we have cheap conscription force. Singapore can afford a full-time Defense Force and it will be efficiently run. But, with conscription, there are a lot of wastage, on time, materials and money.
For Singaporeans, "It is not what the country does for you, but what you do for your country"
For FTs, "Red Carpet is out for you to exploit this country. You are free to take over the jobs for the locals, esp when the men need to go on reservists. We reduce our taxes and costs because we use a cheap conscription defense force."