While SV1 Mei Yun was prompted to become an SV by a desire to contribute to Singapore's defence, she also felt it would be "quite fun" to do so together with her husband, who is a regular with the Singapore Armed Forces. Without informing him, she signed up and went through the interview before letting him know the news, "in case I didn't get in!"
"[My reason for stepping forward] stemmed from the desire to contribute to and to participate in national defence. I've got two sons as well. They will have to go through national service, and I wanted to support them on their journey," says the 39-year-old who works in the retail industry, and is married to a Singaporean.
Ironically, the 24-year-old was never in a uniformed group, but was "forced to be in the choir the whole of my secondary school life". She yearned for the camaraderie she witnessed from schoolmates in the Red Cross, NPCC and NCC groups, and eventually found it when she joined the SAFVC. A new Singapore Citizen originally from India, SV2 Vinscy stepped forward to be an SV as a way to teach his 14-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter the importance of national defence.Things you might not know about the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps
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