"THE SECOND Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, said that being a conscript army, the SAF depends on citizens 'to make sure that we are a strong SAF' and he stressed that the 'SAF places great emphasis on individual physical fitness.' The Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) has been the linchpin of fitness assessment for the SAF since the formation of our armed forces. Under the Remedial Training (RT) scheme, National Servicemen who do not pass the annual IPPT undergo a possible maximum of 20 three-hour sessions, during which they are offered three prospects to pass the IPPT. However, with the IPPT Preparatory Training programme (IPT), the NSmen get 10 three-hour sessions at the maximum, and one single attempt to pass the IPPT, failing which they will complete the programme with no further consequences. The IPT programme hence practically de-emphasises the attainment of the required level of fitness of a NSman as measured through the benchmark of the IPPT. This situation is contrary to the statement of the minister. So is the IPPT a relevant evaluation tool for a NSman's physical fitness after all? If it is, why has the need to pass IPPT been reduced in the new IPT programme? If it is not relevant, why is IPPT being retained? It is compelling to conclude that IPT was conceived to kill two birds with one stone by addressing the unmanageable number of RT participants overwhelming the fitness and conditioning centres and eliminating the cost of paying NSmen by the SAF to perform remedial training." - Law Sin Ling
- [ The Straits Times FORUM, 'Is IPPT still a tool to guage physical fitness?', 1 November 2006, Page H7 ]
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Law Sin Ling. You are a bloody idiot. You are the kind of supreme SABO* King that comes along every few BMT (Basic Military Training) intakes - the kind that has the innate ability to get, not just your section or platoon, but the whole company punished.
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I believe I speak for 99.999999% of NSmen in Singpaore who does not have the physical ability to pass his IPPT.
WHO THE BLOODY HELL CARES ABOUT THE RELEVANCE OF IPPT?
Do you know what is on our minds? Obviously not! So let me educate you.
We hate doing remedial training. We hate having to spend 20 sessions (3 hours each) having to huff and puff with a gazillion other guys who fail their IPPT. So when the new plan states that instead of 20 sessions, we can now choose to cut out RTs to 10 sessions (see section that is highlighted in red in the above article), you can bet that we are simultaneously thanking our respective Gods.
This is not stated in the article but if NSmen choose to take on this new programme, they will no longer be paid for attending their remedial training sessions. Again. Who the bloody hell cares? Who cares about the measley petty cash the army hands out when - most of us having careers and other commitments - time is infinitely more important.
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Furthermore I must add, since you have failed to provide your salutations, I can either assume you are a male or female.
If you are a female, I say "Whip one out or shut the hell up!"
If you are a male, I say "If we were in the army right now, there will be a massive coordinated 'blanket' party, organised specially to celebrate your stupidity!"
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Still fuming, I went to google this guy, and what do you know... interesting. It appears that the name 'Law Sin Ling' appears in the National Solidarity Party (NSP) official webpage. NSP is a founding member of the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), also known as the Opposition party in the arena of Singapore politics. 'Law Sin Ling' is the NSP's Secretary General. I cannot and can't be bothered to confirm that it was him that wrote that article in the Straits Times Forum BUT if it is indeed him, then... ...
YOU CAN KISS MY VOTE GOODBYE IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.
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* SABO King: SABO is a singlish contraction of "sabotage". Used to cover instances of practical jokes and tricks to outright betrayal."You don'ch sabo me, I warn you, ah!" A SABO KING is a real bonafide saboteur.
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