Well that's a touchy issue... it's only the people who signed on with the police and army who get monthly pay. Other scholars get an allowance which has to cover rent and food, we get a salary in addition to that.

We don't do 'real work' while we're studying, but when its break we have to come back to SG to work. I don't know what to make of the fairness of receiving salary while working, but I guess the onus is on us to decide how the money should be spent. Or donated. Or saved. Yeah.

I think the higher ups basically see the salary as an incentive to sign on in the force as opposed to an office job in the ministries. Who would pick chongsua if they can earn the same amount for an office job (other than the really hardcore people). Then once you're in and you start liking the job (and the 24 hour police shifts...), you'll stay with the force. Or government. yeah.