Our NS Image..

Okie... I was at Han Ka Ram ( 260 Orchard Road #05-02b The Herren) having good dinner when a NSmen came into the resturant in his uniform. It totally turned me off. He wore it without pride and trust me, he wore it in a way that it disgraced himself indirectly. His boots were full of mud like he had just went to a war and back for lunch from that war.

Seriously, as a regular I would rather bring a change of clothes along for most days so that incase i need to head to town, I don't have to do it in my uniform. Infact, I hadn't visited town in my uniform at all during off duty times. Its 6 years since I'm enlisted.

While people wrote about "need to cut hair during ICT?" in the ST forums, they themselves showed their employers how unprofessional they can be when they are told to do things they don't like (in this case, ICTs). Is these individual attitute applicable in a totally corporate world? In my humble opinion, it can be so.. if a boss ask them to do something they don't like and doesn't impact them in their promotion, they would do it the way like they did it for their 10 year NS ICT. Hack care, dont' bother, you can nag but they chose not to do. and the best thing SAF pays them their civilian pay equivalent.

In case the girls don't know, your boys get paid during their 2 weeks of NS reservist. They don't do it for free if you thought they were.

Maybe thats the reason why the bosses hate having employees who need to go to ICTs cause they look unprofessional in their uniform? Misrepresentation to potential client if they see him on the streets.

It only takes one person to dress with absence of pride in his uniform and half Singapore will know. Firstly, lots of people sees you in orchard. Secondly, This lots of people don't just see and keep quiet. They form mental mindset. And they talk after that. it will work like advertisment. Marketing friends knows how good advertisment gain fame and bad ones gain flames.

Try imagine the police walking on the streets dressed in uniform.not ironed.. dirty shoes.. long hair? Can you?

I can't.