Forum Letter Replies
Response to The Straits Times Forum Letter on ''Give time off for NSFs to volunteer''
28 January 2014
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SAF Engages the Community Despite Training and Operations
We thank Mr Shin Tan for his suggestions in the forum letter titled "Give time off for NSFs to volunteer", dated 25 Jan 2014.
National Service (NS) serves the critical need of defending our peace and security and safeguarding our way of life. As such, training and operations is the main priority during full-time NS. Nevertheless, the SAF is actively involved in supporting our community. Our units organise community engagement projects regularly, such as visiting homes to help and encourage fellow Singaporeans, and engaging students through the SAF-Schools Partnership Programme. These projects allow our soldiers to participate in community service whilst fulfilling their full-time national service commitments. In 2013, our soldiers supported more than 50 homes and engaged more than 30 schools.
COL Gan Siow Huang
Head
Joint Manpower Department
MINDEF's reply was published as "SAF Engages the Community Despite Training and Operations", The Straits Times, 28 Jan 14