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Originally Posted by Rawrrrrr!
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? |
To be very honest, I signed on because like you, I dont have a nice family background. My family is not very financial sound at that time. So I signed on to earn a stable income. As time pass, rank get higher, pay get higher.
When my bond is up, I wanted to get out as well, but then promotion came along, my bond extended. Hate to say this, but I think is within yourself. Not that there are totally no opportunities to venture out, its im not willing to drop from over 3k pay to 2k pay.
Whether is it advisable, its up to you to decide. If you know that after your bond, should you get out of
SAF, you definitely will get a significant paycut and you dont mind, then go ahead, yes, it is one way you can be financial sound in a short period. However, dont have the heart to compare, as it is very easy for your friends of your age that didnt sign on to army to surpass you in terms on salary. I am along the lower earning income group among my friends. (Those not regulars).