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Old 12-11-2012, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Rawrrrrr! View Post
m currently from Mono intake, Armour.

Had been thinking about signing on due to the attractive lumpsum and stable pay to fund my future studies after the 6years bond.

is it recomended to sign on as a specialist?

As im planning to get my private diploma during my service, which vocation is more slack and allow me to have more time to study? ><'

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I am an SAF regular. My fellow regular mates did have the same thinking as you when signing on. However, after bond is up, most couldn't find a job. Mainly because to find a job that is related to the diploma/degree you are having, a paycut is an almost definite. In the end, most of us stayed in the service.

Those who left ended up in financial sector of real estate. Mainly because we are not used to work under a person. We are used to be the management level you see. These sectors allow them to work on their own and for their own. Yes, some succeeded, some failed. Those failed went to get another private sector job ended up working longer hours and having lesser pay.

It is not really easy to move out from SAF to private sector hoping to have a job related to your diploma/degree without having a paycut.

I am not trying to be a wet blanket, but it is really not as ideal as what you have projected, or at least what I have understood from you.

Still, you may wish to try it out. However, make sure you have the passion though, having said that, passion dies fast upon heavy workload.

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