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Enlisting for National Service (NS) can be a daunting prospect for any young man. For 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Wescott Lee Rui Zhang, it was even tougher as he had spent most of his childhood and teenage years living abroad in Canada and New Zealand.
All their hard work in the past nine months paid off as 2LT Shafiq and 2LT Jasmine Ong graduated as newly commissioned officers on 9 Dec.
Inspired by her father to join the military, LTA Deepa Syaama Arul has found her own calling in a different Service.
As an air stewardess at Scoot, Lieutenant (LTA) Cindy Loo used to work in the skies and travel to many different countries almost every day. However, she gave it all up in 2021 to pursue her aspirations of becoming a soldier.
He received a rude culture shock when enlisting into National Service (NS) in October last year, having never stepped foot in Singapore.
2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Daniel Choo has big shoes to fill – his grandfather is Singapore's first defence chief and his dad, a top graduand from Officer Cadet School (OCS).
"If your bank account is full but your heart is not, then what’s the point?"
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