Sign On: Contract Bond for $ Money,But I NO Passion for SAF?

• Rawrrrrrr!

  11 Nov 12, 22:37

  I'm now in Mono-intake, Armour Battalion. 

  Thinking of sign on mainly due to the 1-time sign on bounty bonus payment and stable pay to fund my life and private studies during and after the 6 years bond.

  Honest speaking, I'm thinking to sign on is mainly because of not-so-good family background. I need to be financially stable before I can further my studies to pursue my dreams.
  
  So I guess SAF can provide me with that as the sergeant specialist contract bond is 4 years. That means 2 years additional regular service on top of NSF 2 years. It lets me save up and be financial independent. For 4 years of service, I think I can get my private certificate.
  
  I will need to serve a Minimum Term of Engagement (MTE) of 5 years, which includes my 2-year National Service liability.

  
  
  Is it still advisable to do so?
  
  Do you think I will have job satisfaction even if I have no or little passion for SAF?
  
  If I have NS duties rostered/ the NS unit has outfield exercises, can I still apply for permission/ "off" pass to go to school?
  
  Is it duties above studies that I need to forgo classes to be in the forest jungle/ guard duties?

• eac

  11 Nov 12, 23:56

  Reference:
  http://sgforums.com/topics/search?q=Sign+On+For&commit=Go&type=topics

• kengkia

  12 Nov 12, 00:10

  once u signed on the dottor life, ur damned and condemned if u really dun have a passion in military

• Lokey

  12 Nov 12, 08:24

  Your idea is totally flawed.

  You sign on for the money so that it can fund your diploma study. However, after 6 years, your pay will be more than twice of what a fresh diploma would get. Why do you want to quit army and get a diploma then?

  When you get a private diploma, it is worhless in the goverment sector. The starting pay is only a thousand plus. LOL. A Nitec cert is more recognized.

• M the name

  12 Nov 12, 09:11

  TS is just another Naruto the pang sai lah (bet he didn't know what Naruto the pang sai is), even before this study and served NS news was reported in local paper, a lot of NS men who really know how to plan already study an part-time degree especially from MDIS because the school offered flexible study schedule for NS men to study, taking their degree while in NS mean they will have shorter route to get an degree.

  Also I bet that TS also haven't heard of National Service Recognition Award (NSRA) where NS men get "monetary" award of a total of between $9000 and $10500 which will be deposited into their Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA) to meet full-time National Servicemen's need to further their studies after they complete their NSF. Speaking of being "shua gu" for someone who want to waste his 6 years for nothing.

   

• Discord

  12 Nov 12, 11:47

  Very, very bad idea to sign on for the money. No. Find something else.

• Army 21

  12 Nov 12, 11:51

  even u got passion also no more after goin in.] so everybody sign in for what??$$$$$ and a job?or patriotism or free paid holidays or simply crazy?
• gunner77

  12 Nov 12, 16:21

  My bmt CSM told us, "If you want to sign on, dont do it for the money"

  My Navy instructor ask us, "You all NSF right? You all dont want the 25K ah?"

  We say No

  Then he say," Very good, smart move"

  Morale of the story?

  No passion dont sign.

• Ailouros

  13 Nov 12, 20:03

  Originally posted by Rawrrrrrr!:

  Im currently from Mono intake, Armour. 

  Had been thinking about signing on due to the attractive lumpsum and stable pay to fund my future studies after the 6years bond.

  is it recomended to sign on as a specialist?

  As im planning to get my private diploma during my service, which vocation is more slack and allow me to have more time to study? ><'

  HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP !

   

  
  What do you plan to do after your 6-year contract bond ends?

   

• Rawrrrrrr!

  13 Nov 12, 22:14

  
  Honest speaking, I'm thinking to sign on is mainly because of not-so-good family background. I need to be financially stable before I can further my studies to pursue my dreams.
  
  So I guess SAF can provide me with that as the sergeant specialist contract bond is 4 years. That means 2 years additional regular service on top of NSF 2 years. It lets me save up and be financial independent. For 4 years of service, I think I can get my private certificate.
  
  I will need to serve a Minimum Term of Engagement (MTE) of 5 years, which includes my 2-year National Service liability.
  
  Is it still advisable to do so?
  
  Do you think I will have job satisfaction even if I have no or little passion for SAF?
  
  If I have NS duties rostered/ the NS unit has outfield exercises, can I still apply for permission/ "off" pass to go to school?
  
  Is it duties above studies that I need to forgo classes to be in the forest jungle/ guard duties?

• Ailouros

  14 Nov 12, 15:03

  
  Edited by eac 14 Nov `12, 3:48PM

   

  Dude, what gives?

• M the name

  14 Nov 12, 15:32

  Originally posted by Rawrrrrrr!:

  
  Honest speaking, I'm thinking to sign on is mainly because of not-so-good family background. I need to be financially stable before I can further my studies to pursue my dreams.
  
  So I guess SAF can provide me with that as the sergeant specialist contract bond is 4 years. That means 2 years additional regular service on top of NSF 2 years. It lets me save up and be financial independent. For 4 years of service, I think I can get my private certificate.
  
  I will need to serve a Minimum Term of Engagement (MTE) of 5 years, which includes my 2-year National Service liability.
  
  Is it still advisable to do so?
  
  Do you think I will have job satisfaction even if I have no or little passion for SAF?
  
  If I have NS duties rostered/ the NS unit has outfield exercises, can I still apply for permission/ "off" pass to go to school?
  
  Is it duties above studies that I need to forgo classes to be in the forest jungle/ guard duties?

  
  Why did you start your basic "training" by running around with "ali baba" bag with weight inside around the running track field, drink a full bottle of water for water parade without wasting a drop of water and stand still in the field for "N" number of hours just to prepare for BMT ? If you enjoyed all these, then you sure have the "burning desire" to endure for the whole 6 years, otherwise I didn't think you even understand what the other forumer's here trying to tell you.

  And just to add (touch wood), in case if you have any accident happen during your SAF career, most insurance will not covered you, not only will you be discharged if it affect your performance, worst if you sign an bond with MINDEF, you also must pay them back whether the accident is caused by other factors or parties.

• fudgester

  14 Nov 12, 16:11

  Originally posted by Rawrrrrrr!:

  
  Honest speaking, I'm thinking to sign on is mainly because of not-so-good family background. I need to be financially stable before I can further my studies to pursue my dreams.
  
  So I guess SAF can provide me with that as the sergeant specialist contract bond is 4 years. That means 2 years additional regular service on top of NSF 2 years. It lets me save up and be financial independent. For 4 years of service, I think I can get my private certificate.
  
  I will need to serve a Minimum Term of Engagement (MTE) of 5 years, which includes my 2-year National Service liability.
  
  Is it still advisable to do so?
  
  Do you think I will have job satisfaction even if I have no or little passion for SAF?
  
  If I have NS duties rostered/ the NS unit has outfield exercises, can I still apply for permission/ "off" pass to go to school?
  
  Is it duties above studies that I need to forgo classes to be in the forest jungle/ guard duties?

  This is both an oxymoron and a pretty redundant question:

  'Do you think I will have job satisfaction even if I have no or little passion for SAF?'

   

  No passion for the job simply means no job satisfaction. End of story.

  And you can't even quit this job if you don't like it. Not without paying a huge penalty.

• Army 21

  14 Nov 12, 16:46

  during my time.i was very poor.no $$$.so sign on.from then on i had free army meals every day even though the pay was crap and nothing more than $10k was ever given to anyone for any contract. signed on for food and $.basic survival only.
• Army 21

  14 Nov 12, 16:50

  i still missed out getting medal of honour medals which i craved the most!
• Army 21

  14 Nov 12, 16:51

  is ok.....they have playstation games nowadays and it fixes almost everything.
• Army 21

  14 Nov 12, 17:00

  u want $$$$$$$.go setup your own factory .in lesss than 10 years u will be rich driving a mercedes sportster series or bmw z3 and living in a mansion where donald trump would live.
• kengkia

  14 Nov 12, 18:30

  Originally posted by Army 21:

  u want $$$$$$$.go setup your own factory .in lesss than 10 years u will be rich driving a mercedes sportster series or bmw z3 and living in a mansion where donald trump would live.

  do u think TS have your capabilities?

  are u referring to doing this in SG or in OZ?

• Rawrrrrrr!

  14 Nov 12, 20:45

  
   
  
  Army Recruitment Centre
  3 Depot Road #01-66
  Singapore 109680

  HOTLINE

  1800 - OUR ARMY (687 2769)

   

  I called the SAF Regulars Recruitment Centre.
  CSO said that the sergeant specialist bond is 4 years.
  
  But I googled to do some research, and they said that there is this Minimum Term of Engagement (MTE) for 5 years?