Scholars....Do they make good officers..?

• Lonesniper

  19 Sep 02, 13:39

  Guys.....what do you think of scholars in the SAF....???
  I've seen and work with a few....They are all crap..!!
  
• greengoblin

  19 Sep 02, 20:22

  I prefer farmers
• duotiga83

  19 Sep 02, 20:29

  no comments
• CX

  19 Sep 02, 23:32

  to put it subtly, the young ones are crap... they lack the experience and they're not very good with people...
  
  but given time, they eventually get better and we do need well educated people able to grasp the complex principles of modern warfare.
• acid_pixel

  20 Sep 02, 02:30

  Originally posted by Lonesniper:

  Guys.....what do you think of scholars in the SAF....???
  I've seen and work with a few....They are all crap..!!
  

  i think its take time to nuture into good leaders. Interpersonal skills...a people's person..
  
  but then again, paper qualification does not equate to job performance.
  
  In singapore, if u are a scholar, u are in for a bright future with big bucks and responsibilties....if u are screwed, it arite..coz u are SCHOLAR!
• CX

  20 Sep 02, 10:11

  Originally posted by acid_pixel:
  ....if u are screwed, it arite..coz u are SCHOLAR!

  that is not true. if u do o.k, then your future is bright and well taken care of. if u screw up too badly, u hang like the rest of the regulars.
  
  think about it: who will cover up for u at the expense of their own career? why would mindef still take care of you after they've paid for your education, paved the way for your career, basically giving u the ticket to success and you de-rail it once on board?
  
  its not a blank check. its a PERFORMANCE-based system.
• Silenthunter

  20 Sep 02, 10:42

  Originally posted by CX:

  that is not true. if u do o.k, then your future is bright and well taken care of. if u screw up too badly, u hang like the rest of the regulars.
  
  think about it: who will cover up for u at the expense of their own career? why would mindef still take care of you after they've paid for your education, paved the way for your career, basically giving u the ticket to success and you de-rail it once on board?
  
  its not a blank check. its a PERFORMANCE-based system.

  Yup! Gone are the days when they say the army rice bowl is a metal rice bowl. I've heard that Mindef refuse to let some poor-performers renew their contracts.