OPINION: The maid, the NSF, his backpack, and the SAF’s image — Norman Vasu and Bernard FW Loo

The Malaysian Insider, 31 Mar 2011
MARCH 31 — The public uproar over the photograph of a full-time National Serviceman walking in public with what appears to be his family’s domestic helper carrying his backpack has led to a great deal of discussion in the print media and online.
The discussion and comments can be divided into two camps. The pro-SAF group argues that the picture does not portray the Singapore Armed Forces in accurate light. While it is a citizen army, they argue, the SAF is a highly professional force capable of fulfilling its raison d’être as the defender par excellence of Singapore’s sovereignty. Full story


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