Recruit tak boleh tahan, jumped to swim from Tekong to SG!
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A RECRUIT from the Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) on Pulau Tekong, said to have been having problems coping there, attempted to swim back to mainland Singapore last December.
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) confirmed that the recruit 'attempted to swim out of Pulau Tekong towards the main island of Singapore'.
He was, however, spotted and picked up by the Police Coast Guard and handed back to the authorities in BMTC.
Mindef spokesman Desmond Tan said the young man was found on the Kechil Land Link, a strip of land linking Pulau Tekong and Pulau Tekong Kechil.
The incident is believed to be the first time someone has tried to swim out of the island since the 1980s.
Pulau Tekong lies 2km from the mainland at its closest point; the distance from its jetty to Singapore is 3.8km.
Former military psychologist Stanley Chua, 33, said he hoped this incident would not spark talk that today's enlistees are softer or that national service (NS) is easier than before.
The former major in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, who now runs private consultancy N.S. Formulas, said the recruits today 'have a harder time' making the transition into military life and coping with the mental and social demands NS makes of them.
He added that it is not the Singapore Armed Forces' job to prepare young men for NS: 'The BMT commanders and buddies will only know the recruit for a few weeks... The onus is on parents, who have brought up their sons and should know better how they cope with difficulties or stress.'
Article is in today's Straits Times print edition. -
DB DB
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Originally posted by sbst275:
DB DB
You damn bad.
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Originally posted by charlize:
You damn bad.
I'm sure the recruit will get a second chance if he comes from a good school and did well for his A levels.
But if not, then yes. DB.
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wtf is wrong with this crazy guy?
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If you were him, would you have the guts to swim in the open sea just like that?
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how to fight a war? Tat's e decent
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Originally posted by charlize:
If you were him, would you have the guts to swim in the open sea just like that?
haiz. jobs and scholarships for foreigners. NS for locals.
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I think no DB for him lah. Mentally ill can get lighter sentence.
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Why sia... why...
So many ppl went thru and survived... he think he cannot make it?
the other older folks also confirmed... NS is indeed softer than last time... However, young generation kids are also softer and more gu niang than last time...
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He want to swim back to RJC
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Why sia... why...
So many ppl went thru and survived... he think he cannot make it?
the other older folks also confirmed... NS is indeed softer than last time... However, young generation kids are also softer and more gu niang than last time...
No leh, I think that if he got the testicular fortitude to try swim in the open sea, that means he should be able to handle any problem.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Why sia... why...
So many ppl went thru and survived... he think he cannot make it?
the other older folks also confirmed... NS is indeed softer than last time... However, young generation kids are also softer and more gu niang than last time...
hey,,,how come so many people can be navy seals,olympic gold holders and huai u all cannot become like them???
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Originally posted by av98m:
haiz. jobs and scholarships for foreigners. NS for locals.
got scholarships..for e very few, acad siao
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Why sia... why...
So many ppl went thru and survived... he think he cannot make it?
the other older folks also confirmed... NS is indeed softer than last time... However, young generation kids are also softer and more gu niang than last time...
maybe he was upset that he missed getting the free ipad by just one intake.
or maybe he was upset that all the foreign scholars in his class are in university and taunting him about being the loser who has to serve ns.
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Originally posted by Director Hitman:
hey,,,how come so many people can be navy seals,olympic gold holders and huai u all cannot become like them???
seal can hijack penguin to get to mainland la.....swim for what???
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Why sia... why...
So many ppl went thru and survived... he think he cannot make it?
the other older folks also confirmed... NS is indeed softer than last time... However, young generation kids are also softer and more gu niang than last time...
MY BMT got one sent to IMH even before he comes to enlistment. He stayed in IMH until our BMT over still in IMH. As least this guy went to BMT. -
no seal n penguin....1!!!u typin in from north pole is it?
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Originally posted by av98m:
maybe he was upset that he missed getting the free ipad by just one intake.
or maybe he was upset that all the foreign scholars in his class are in university and taunting him about being the loser who has to serve ns.
No iPad~~~~Hmmm, if he goes DB, come out, does he get to redo BMT with iPad intake???
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wala0
wa he should been a national swimmer
y e police coast guard stop him -
Originally posted by Director Hitman:
no seal n penguin....1!!!u typin in from north pole is it?
Obviously never serve Tekong Services before. -
Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1): wala0
wa he should been a national swimmer
y e police coast guard stop him
PCG shld stay by his side and cheer him on~~~"jia you~~ jia you~~~" while police wait at coast with a celebration, take a few photo with poses then smiling send him back tekong???
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Originally posted by av98m:
maybe he was upset that he missed getting the free ipad by just one intake.
or maybe he was upset that all the foreign scholars in his class are in university and taunting him about being the loser who has to serve ns.
Bo I pad made him angry. FT issues play a part too. -
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
No iPad~~~~Hmmm, if he goes DB, come out, does he get to redo BMT with iPad intake???
Oh he'll get an IPad alright.....smashed through his head!
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