Alright my post today is not a cheerful one.
Over the past 2-3 days, I'm sure many of us have read or heard news about the 2 NSFs who have passed away in their training while serving their nation.
One of them was OCT Clifton Lam, now a 2LT posthumously, and he was a friend of my sister who studied in Temasek Polytechnic and a programmer under her group.
It's strange when people go around saying "Hey your army is now so slack and safe, it's not even like training!" when this kind of news still go out and it happens.
It's even more strange when you know that the person who passed away are young men in their prime, with their lives ahead of them and you wonder what went wrong.
I received a SMS from my sister the next morning when Clifton passed away, telling me to be safe when I'm doing my stuff. So I thought what was the problem, until I heard the sad news.
I don't personally know these two soldiers, but we all wear the same shade of green, we serve and work for the same purpose, so I can't help but feel sincerely sorry and sympathise for their plight.
So NSF and NS men, take care in whatever you do. As we always put it, safety first!
My sympathies to the two men and their families.
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