NS men to get S$50 increase in monthly rank allowance
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SINGAPORE: From July, over 40,000 full-time NSmen will receive a monthly rank allowance of S$400, up by S$50.
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean announced this at the launch of NS40, a series of events to commemorate 40 years of national service.
He also said a group of key appointment holders will get a 20 percent increment in rank allowances because these people are required to serve longer in-camp training (ICT) and are made to carry heavier responsibilities.
For Robert Bong, an IT Consultant at CRICT Research and Consulting Group, the NS40 exhibition at Ngee Ann City is a journey down memory lane.
In 1976, the then recruit, served his national service at Pulau Tekong and the only time spent in the bunk was in the evenings after training.
He said: "But after finishing the ironing and polishing, we couldn't do anything else because the lights went off at 11pm. We would sit outside the old bunk, look over the water into the east coast part of Singapore and feel very homesick!"
Since Colonel Bong's time, wireless classrooms and LAN-based simulation games have become part of everyday training.
Michael Palmer, MP, Pasir Ris GRC, said: "The army has changed – it's a lot more intellectual, more technical and more technological. I was just talking to one of the lieutenant colonels who was in my batch at OCS and we were reflecting that our officers now are actually taught to lead. In our days, we were tortured to lead."
Members of the public can also get a taste of being part of a Civil Defence rescue operation at a simulator display at the exhibition.
From detecting casualties to rescuing people from wreckage, the simulation gives the public a better appreciation of what the rescue team does.
The NS40 exhibition is held till 15 April. -
25.5% of 350$ isnt 50dollar..
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So i guess most of our SAF NS men will get better income than a cleaner!
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I reckon an average bangla would get at least $600 a month ....
but yeah ... at least now NS chaps would earn more than their maids at home .... -
Oh Whatever. THey will just increase the AHM contribution.
It will just mean an extra 50 bucks to my net income of 300 bucks back when I was in NS. -
no wonder din call me up for ict. wan to save the $50...
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They can never give me the $50 extra allowance and never call me for ICT.
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I thought long ago the rate for combat service is already $450?
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$50 to keep our mouth shut so that it aint just the minister who get pay rise.
those 18-19yr young men get $50 more who risk their life, waste their youth compare to our very minister who get $300k-500k more sit in airconditioner room, attending daily lunch, dinner session with various grassroots/ politicians as pure harder work.
now that what i call "uniquely Singapore"
NSmen 1st sergeant -
better than old people. Only get $30.
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"they give u fifty dollars, they take back forty nine".
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and then collect back the other 51 in GST and new innovative taxes designed to help us "save money and pay less tax" explanation used to manipulate people to accept more taxes. GST, ERP and etc were introduced like this mah...Originally posted by saline:"they give u fifty dollars, they take back forty nine". -
if u can earn extra 1 dollar from govt in any deal, consider yourself darn lucky.
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Come on lah. You soldiers are obviously useless when compared to the all superior and important ministers!
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i got an increase in $0.33 when i went for my RT session...
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$50 cannot do much nowadays- everything so expensive
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I wonder $50 is how much of GST that they took away? took from profiteering from HDB by selling Singaporeans land that belongs to Singaporeans... took from COE that could be balloted instead of auctioned... took from Taxis' exorbitant road tax...
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what bull-poo is that, we're already slogging like mad and only 50 bucks, no wonder everybody in my bn answered no for the stupid mindef "would you defend singapore" survey
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they can take back their 50 bucks as long as we get to serve less reservist
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imagine govt have this opt-out scheme.
instead of compensating NSmen for in-camp training, let NSmen pay the govt the price of rank+vocation pay for NOT serving ICT.
will you opt out?
must keep in mind that each opt-out will cost you your rank pay, vocation pay and the recent increase of FIFTY DOLLARS. -
If nsf earn 50 bucks extra, then what abt deaths in tekong? is it worth it?
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Please lah, lets all get real.
We have been conned to serve the nation for almost nothing.
Is it worth it to die for the country?
Why did Iraq loose the war to USA so quickly?
Isnt it because Saddam Hussein treated his soldiers like dirt?
For example, any Iraqi soldiers who returned from POW camp in Iran had their ears cut off. As a warning to other soldiers. And the soldiers were poorly paid, some didnt receive salaries for months.
Will you stand and fight and die for Singapore with the way they paid us?
What will we be fighting for? To protect Government's investments, banks, properties and businesses - thats what!
And of course the growing foreigners in here.
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i got an increase in $0.33 when i went for my RT session...
is it cos of this??
wah, u notice that? i suggest army camp canteen should start selling 100+ at $0.35/can. afterall the govt get profit of $0.02.
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wow. i can buy 20 packets of chicken rice! omg! this is my SALVATION!!!
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its uniqLEE sinkapore mar
