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Originally Posted by Unregistered
hi. i am a nsf,20, diploma grad, currently in sispec ( now called scs) for my foundation term.
i have thethought of signing on long time ago, short term.
to be honest, i am attracted to the bounty sum, $25k. thats alot of money. thats more or less like a annual income for a diploma grad. the starting pay is good also, and is told by my enciks the starting pay for dip grad have raised also.
whats stopping me from signing is the work curriculum. my main priority is to be get a pt degree durng my service. i dun intend to serve long, just wannbe a farmer.
i am interested in signing on as medic spec. is there any experienced spec or lao jiao can enlighten me about the curriculum or life of a spec. i am afraid i have no time for part study. thats my main issue.
and also, may i know which vocation curriculum is the most flexible one? |
For a diploma grad, it may make sense to sign on as an officer, but as a spec, I will think long and hard.
The main thing is that the experience is not likely to be relevant to any respectable white collar civilian job you may want to do in the future (which is why many regulars end up as insurance agents, real estate agents, taxi drivers or hawkers) although the money is admittedly attractive if you are looking for funding for your degree.
As an officer, its really quite attractive. First, you wil get your captain rank after a year of getting your degree, and thats a high 3 to 5k pay package. Within 6 to 8 years, you can look to get your major rank, which is a 6 to 9k pay package.
If you do not mess up in a big way, your expected rank by retirement is LTC, which is not bad, with low 5 digit monthly pay package, not to mention contract extension bonuses thru the course of your career and about 3 months annual bonuses, which is not bad by any standard.