Can SAF be converted to Singapore Defence Force?
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When I was a teenager, I once asked my father:" why can't Singapore have Chief of Armed Force, instead of Chief of Defence Force?"
Guess what his reply, he told me." if Singapore have the title "Chief of Armed Force " , then that means Singapore has force meant for invasion of other countries. If , title CDF , then it is to signal that SAf is purely to defend Singapore , not invasion of other states."
So, why can't Singapore Armed Force be converted to Singapore Defence Force ???
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bcos singapore armed forces sound nicer...
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Singapore Armed Forces doesn't sound very hostile too mah. they didn't implicitly say Singapore Army, but rather a force of armed singaporeans.
anyway smal details like this ge gao meh?
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SAF sounds nicer than SDF
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in the end, whether its SAF or SDF is all a matter of semantics. it can be called either, but still play the same role as it is playing now.
in any case, armed forces around the world call themselves armed force, with few exceptions such as the IDF and the SDF. but they still play largely the same role, which is the defense of the nation. i dont think changing the name of force would be an indication of the national DEFENSE policy, unless some country decides to call her force xxx OFFENSE force. -
cos if SAF is called SDF, it will be confused with SCDF. Singapore Civil Defence Force.
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What would be the point of such a rename? It would largely be a farce whichever way you looked at it.
Militarily speaking, there is no such thing as a Defence Force in the modern world. Any modern armed force with weapons that are offensive in nature like long range artillery is obviously not just a defensive force. Even the Japanese Self Defense Force is considering changing it's name to meet reality but can't do so at the moment due to constitutional requirements.
Practically speaking, does a name change really matter? Everybody would know that the SAF would still be the SAF even if we changed it's name. Changing a name would be a nonsensical and costly exercise following the lines of other useless name changes like SPRING Singapore (formerly Productivity & Standards Board) and Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A* STAR) formerly known as (National Science and Technology Board (NSTB).
All these name changes ran on taxpayer money and came out of these board's budgets, I think the SAF would have better ways of spending several million dollars. -
singapore acting force change to singapore dancing force?
same lah... -
Ya hor. U got a meaning there. Why don't you email to LHL about this?Originally posted by fkh:When I was a teenager, I once asked my father:" why can't Singapore have Chief of Armed Force, instead of Chief of Defence Force?"
Guess what his reply, he told me." if Singapore have the title "Chief of Armed Force " , then that means Singapore has force meant for invasion of other countries. If , title CDF , then it is to signal that SAf is purely to defend Singapore , not invasion of other states."
So, why can't Singapore Armed Force be converted to Singapore Defence Force ??? -
what's his e-mail address? i wanna add him in friendster.Originally posted by Manager433:Ya hor. U got a meaning there. Why don't you email to LHL about this? -
Here you go, say hi to Ah Long for me:
Prime Minister
LEE Hsien Loong
63327200
[email protected]
From http://app.sgdi.gov.sg/listing.asp?agency_subtype=dept&agency_id=0000000014
Edit: *sigh* did a search on MSN and ICQ, it appears he NEVER use MSN and ICQ!!! OMG so oldfashioned one!!111