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Frankly, I believe a young man will do much better in University with a 2 year break BEFORE starting University. Military service will make a young man learn a lot about himself and just what he is capable of. The obvious question I have to ask is "have you, yourself, done any military service?" Of...

"I think you should communicate with Mindef again and explain why you did not apply for his EP then at 13yrs and you are prepare to accept the concequences ( which in most case is a fine) and apply for his EP,deferment and register for ns at 16.5yrs. I do think that your son still stand a chance for...

That sounds like an excuse to me. The longer you wait, the less likely CMPB will be to cooperate. But we know how it is, it's not your life you are shafting is it. You just don't like being put in the hot seat for something you did to your son that could be detrimental to the rest of his life. What...

Thanks for your reply Mimo. I haven't applied for EP and deferment yet, I still can, just a bit discouraged. Part of me is hesitant as I don't want to release any of his particulars to CMPB. If, I receive more positive replies like yours I will have more incentive to follow through.

Hi- I am also going through a divorce in Singapore...we have been separated for a year and my wife has now started seeing someone else. I have not looked into the nitty gritty of the legal process but now feel I have to- for my own sanity....we have 2 children...they've held up well for this first ...

If you had followed protocols early on when you were supposed to, had he decided to do NS it wouldn't cause any problems at all. You just can't do the the other way around. There is where you went wrong. I'm afraid, like a number who have posted on this board over the past 7 years, it will one day ...

SMS.. Thank you for your reply. As of now I haven't submitted info on the NS Portal for an Exit Permit. Not sure I should even bother, as it seems very few people get concessions from N.S. duty. I wouldn't discouraged my son from military service, but I feel it needs to be his choice to enter or not...

Situation: I am an American, Ex-Wife is Singaporean with U.S. PR. Son born in Singapore and is currently 15 years old. Soon after son's birth we filed for naturalization for American Citizenship at U.S. Embassy in Singapore, of which he was granted. We left Singapore when our son was two years old a...