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2% of PRs who served NS have citizenship applications rejected Monday, Jan 09, 2012 SINGAPORE - From 2006 to 2010, about two per cent - or 30 out of 3,000 - citizenship applications made by second-generation Permanent Residents who had gone through National Service had their applications rejected. This was Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean's written response to Worker's Party MP Sylvia Lim's question in parliament. DPM Teo wrote that this was due to the applicant

The real question is how many PRs we have to date and what percentage of their children siam NS throughout and not only the last 5 years... From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1166966/1/.html 8,800 PRs served NS over last 5 years Posted: 22 November 2011 1500 hrs SINGAPORE: Over the last five years, about 8,800 males who had become permanent residents under the sponsorship of their parents were enlisted for and served National Service (NS). About 6,100 of them have taken up citizenship. Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen gave the figures in a written reply to a parliamentary question from Nee Soon GRC MP, Dr Lim Wee Kiak. In that same period, about 4,200 males who had become permanent residents under the sponsorship of their parents renounced their PR status prior to serving National Service. Dr Ng said the failure of these permanent residents to serve NS will be taken into account when they subsequently apply to study or work in Singapore. These PRs were warned about the consequences of their action at the point of renunciation.

Got carried away in another thread so as requested putting up a new post here. In the navy there are quite a few wordings/jargons very alien to civilians and even to folks from the army/air force. For example on board ships, left is port while right is starboard, toilet is called head, front is bow & back is stern. Anyone wants to share their experience in the navy? Even non-Singaporeans are welcome. As the old Yankee saying goes: Loose Lips Sinks Ships so please no confidential or even classified stuff like nav/weapon/radar/comm systems, operational details or other can-tell-you-but-have-to-kill-you information please.

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