NS Name Tag: Can put what name/ in what format?

• create

  26 Apr 11, 21:27

  Just wondering, for the SAF name tag on the no 4 right, is it absolutely compulsory to have your english name on it? Like if you name on NRIC is Tan Ah Kow John then must be A K J Tan? Or is the english name optional i.e. can put A K Tan?

  Thanks for your advice in advance!
• ditzy

  26 Apr 11, 21:31

  I could put any name I like. By the way I am reservist.

• S.H.

  26 Apr 11, 22:13

  In your given example, it could be either "A K Tan", "John Tan", or simply "John". I've never seen any name tag in the "A K J Tan" format.

• spike_jose

  26 Apr 11, 23:44

  By default it will be A K Tan but you can put J A K Tan or John A K Tan or John Tan. If you intend to put John, you must have a good reason, eg. your surname is super long aka Pavlyuchenko or s/o Subramanianman. Sometimes if the name is too common like John, they will ask you to put John T. (T as in Tan)

  Sometimes, those ang mor people will just put their surname, eg Obama.

  See your CSM/RSM anal or not lor.

• Junyang700

  26 Apr 11, 23:49

  TAN A K or JOHN TAN

• Meng foley

  27 Apr 11, 01:13

  i saw one guy with the name Elmo.

• alize

  27 Apr 11, 01:19

  Don't forget for people with long names eg Indians, there is a smaller font for them.

  Anyway alot of chinese with just their ang mor name. The most anal CSM won't ask you to spend $ and buy new name tag. scared complain abuse soldiers. Trust me they will find other things to tekan you.

• SPDCP

  27 Apr 11, 11:26

  I heard its best to put a name that is harder to pronounce...  chance of getting called to do things lower...  true? 
  
  Simple names easy to remember, first name they think of.. =)

• tarutaru

  27 Apr 11, 18:21

  Originally posted by Meng foley:

  i saw one guy with the name Elmo.

  Elmo? ok lah...if I remember correctly, Pan Ling Ling's son is Beckham...