To my fellow defenders of our country.

Another Singapore girl sneers at NSmen: Go and protest outside Istana if you do not want to serve NS!

I refer to the aforementioned article, and to the countless number of similar articles.


There will be people like those in the article who will take flight when(or before) war breaks out; There will be people who value their skin more than their identity. But our army is prepared for the real thing - To be operationally ready when war breaks out. For this simple reason, our army have 'fats'(put simply, more than one reservist man to one soldier ratio) in our active reservist units - To cater for the aforementioned people, and yet still be ready for the real action. 


Now, my message is simple. You get a choice, a simple choice - Are you going away, or are you staying? Whichever your choice, we would still operational, and more than ready for the real thing.


However, it is this choice that defines who we are, who we all are as Singaporeans. 


Now to those who will stay, I salute you, for the simple reason that we managed to look past sheer individualism, deeper into the foundations of communal living - Because I exist, they exist, and vice versa. 


Now, don't expect others to understand our choice(I would very much love to bold this), because we can never rationalize the intangibles. Watch them leave, but do not be disheartened, remember the reason why we stayed - For the people fighting alongside us, for the people whom we are protecting. It is also worthwhile to note that just because the fiasco is built around the flyers does not mean that they represent the majority. You would be amazed by the number of people who would stay and fight alongside you. Stay strong, I wish you all the best.


And to those who will take flight, I wish you all the best too.


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