Bargain Hen wants to do more for NS men, says Hri talk cock

[Confuseous]

By Jermyn Chow
THE Defence Ministry is looking into ways that will make Singaporeans who serve national service (NS) feel appreciated and that it is worthwhile defending their country.

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the ongoing efforts undertaken by his ministry and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) also include coming up with tangible benefits for those who have or are serving their NS stints.

He said the Population White Paper was useful in understanding what Singaporeans want.

But one important message he thought was how Singaporeans want a Singapore core, which he said must be "what Total Defence is about".

"We are protecting Singapore for Singaporeans. We are building Singapore for Singaporeans. And if Singaporeans do not feel the benefit, then they are really going to ask what I am doing it for."

He added that his ministry has "heard Singaporeans loud and clear" and wants to "respond to that in positive ways over the course of the next few months".

Dr Ng's comments yesterday also came in the wake of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Hri Kumar Nair's recent proposal to levy an annual national defence tax on permanent residents (PRs) and foreigners.

Currently, all male Singapore citizens and second-generation PRs around the age of 18 are liable for two years of national service (NS), unless they are exempted.

When asked if Mr Nair's proposal is workable, Dr Ng repeated a point that he first raised in an interview with the media last year.

"If you are not prepared to do national service, do not become a PR."

Dr Ng added: "It is a very clear message. Because in our system, if you do not fulfil your NS liabilities, you cannot just pay a fine. The penalties are very severe, and it is way beyond monetary penalties."

 

[peterlth]

Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

Dr Ng: We’re reviewing policies to help SGs serving NS feel appreciated

Speaking to the media at the Total Defence Day ceremony today (15 Feb), Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the government is reviewing policies to help Singaporeans serving NS feel more appreciated.

He said it is important for citizens to feel they have benefited from the sacrifice of protecting the nation.

The Total Defence message this year is “Will You Stand With Me?”.

He also said his ministry will find ways to help Singaporeans feel that Singapore is worth protecting.

Responding to MP Hri Kumar Nair’s suggestion to impose an NS tax on PRs and foreigners, Dr Ng said, “If you are not prepared to do national service, don’t become a PR. It’s a very clear message because in our system, if you don’t fulfil your NS liabilities, you just can’t pay a fine. The penalties are very severe and it’s way beyond monetary penalties.”

He added, “We are really looking at what are some of our policies that we can help Singaporeans feel that when they do NS, they are being appreciated. Two, that there is some tangible benefits in terms of what they have benefiting.”

“So, we are re-looking that, and we have heard Singaporeans loud and clear, and we want to respond to that in positive ways in the course of the next few months.”

 

[tanakow]

He may want to explain then why Melvyn Tan was let off with a fine instead of jailing him.

"It is a very clear message. Because in our system, if you do not fulfil your NS liabilities, you cannot just pay a fine. The penalties are very severe, and it is way beyond monetary penalties."

 

[jw5]

Re: Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

Death? Castration? Sent back to where they came from? (which is probably what they want anyway)

 

[myfoot123]

Re: Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

Responding to MP Hri Kumar Nair’s suggestion to impose an NS tax on PRs and foreigners, Dr Ng said, “If you are not prepared to do national service, don’t become a PR. It’s a very clear message because in our system, if you don’t fulfil your NS liabilities, you just can’t pay a fine. The penalties are very severe and it’s way beyond monetary penalties.”
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Those words have no substance because PRs are smarter and sharper than him to go around the systems. Ng Eng Hen's words have no threat to them at all.

 

[Confuseous]

Re: Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

Death? Castration? Sent back to where they came from? (which is probably what they want anyway)

As usual, the Bargain Hen is Talking Cock.

 

[jw5]

Re: Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

As usual, the Bargain Hen is Talking Cock.

But unlike "What do you think", he is saying all the "right things".

Why huh?

Could it be as what they say in the world of football when a key player is crucial for the upcoming cup final and being kept on the sidelines, he is being "wrapped in cotton wool"?

 

[watchman8]

Re: Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

As usual, the Bargain Hen is Talking Cock.

He is Hen, of course he talks cock

A fucking useless doctor who does not even know the hundreds of ways that PRs get their sons off the NS hook.

 

[garlic]

Re: Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

What severe punishments? Any enacted?

 

[steffychun]

Re: Just how SEVERE is the penalty when PR slips NS?

He should allow gays to serve as generals. They are far better role models than the scholar generals.