We refer to the letter by Mr Mervyn Chan Ping on his unsuccessful deferment request (Unsuccessful reservist deferment costs NSman a job; March 7).
Mr Chan's request was rejected because he had abused previously granted deferments based on similar grounds.
The records show that Corporal (NS) Mervyn Chan had applied three times for Exit Permits for work overseas and was granted Exit Permits for all three applications. However, he was subsequently found to have returned to Singapore for an extended period of time, which was not consistent with the terms for which the Exit Permit was granted.