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Originally Posted by Unregistered
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. |
Thanks for your sharing bro !
May i ask, for yourself, signing on is about passion or money?
To be honest, i dont have much passion for the army. But, i dont hate the army too.
Unlike many others, i dont have a nice family background, and my mother is the sole breadwinner now for my family. the reason i would want to sign on is mainly because i need a stable financial income before i can further up my studies and pursue my dreams. After consideration, only the army can help me with this in the shortest possible time (due to currently i am still in the
NS and the specialist bond currently is only 4years).
Is it advisable to do so?
Can i ask you too, transit from the Army to private sector is hard. But the hard part is within you? or is it the corporate world?