Redditer: Is it worth giving national service your very best?

[Tree]

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Is it worth giving national service your very best?​

Question

I'm personally someone with several hobbies ranging from combat sports to learning languages and even have my own online business. I want to continue pursuing my hobbies as during the next two years as I think it gives me meaning and I wouldn't be able to really pursue it if I truly gave NS my best and tried to attain a spot in OCS/SCS.

However, my family is set on me going full try hard in NS as they are attached to the prestige of being an officer/sergeant and say it really does matter in shaping you as a person.

Though I am physically fit as I grew up playing rugby and have always held leadership roles, I really don't understand how important holding a 'respectable' rank is as I'm the first person in my family to serve NS. Therefore, is going to OCS/SCS really worth it and will it truly benefit me long term? please be as brutally honest as possible.

 

[Tree]

 

[Si1verwolf]

The smartest people during NS were clerks and other stay out personnel who, after they book out for the day, went to attend night classes at SIM, MDIS, Informatics, etc.

They already had poly diploma and 'A' levels, so they were taking night classes for university degree from University of London, etc offered through SIM, MDIS, Informatics, etc.

Not easy mind you. After classes, so late already, but go home still gotta do tutorials and assignments. Then sleep a few hours, morning wake up early take bus go back to camp and book-in. And don't forget, they need to study for exams.

But by the time they ROD they get back their pink IC and they have also earned a university degree.

 

[no_faith]

No and no need
Just serve and fuck off

 

[Tree]

I predict the desertion rate will be around 40 to 50 percent in times of war. Me included.

 

[Sustanon]

I predict the desertion rate will be around 40 to 50 percent in times of war. Me included.

 

[True Believer]

No and no need Just serve and fuck off

The NSF and NSmen of today no longer know who they are defending when there are 1.91 million foreigners living in S'pore.

 

[True Believer]

I predict the desertion rate will be around 40 to 50 percent in times of war. Me included.

@Tree, so you merely AWOL during peacetime?