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I hope that was a joke.

It's breeding and its offspring will defend Singapore. Sleep safe.

Maybe I will regret it. But lets be clear... this has never been "my" decision.

I understand there are benefits to serving, but I don't think I would do that at this stage of my life. I am 27 now, I am planning to buy a house and start a family here in the next few years. Australia is all I know as a country really. Even if I completed NS I would still renounce as I am proud to...

The thing that scares me is that I am assumed guilty until proven innocent. I do not blame my parents nor will I ever. In every country the government is there to serve the people, the people are not there to serve a government. The people may serve their country through laws and through government ...

What happened? Did u go? Did they detain you?

Oh and 1 other point that is a big flaw. They say that you must renounce at the age of 21 because I am not legally old enough to make a decision to renounce before this age. Yet before the age of 11 I have to state my intention to renounce.... but how could I have an intention to renounce at the age...

That is their law I guess. I can't afford to give up 2.5 years of my life because I am building a life in Australia now, trying to buy a house, establishing a career and a relationship. Just want to say though that I do not believe my parents are to blame at all. They never received any notification...

So basically no matter what I will have to serve NS if I go back even if I want to renounce. There is no way I would be exempt from National service in any circumstance?

Hi all, I am in a similar situation where I was born in Singapore left Singapore at age 4. Took up Oz citizenship under my mother at age 6 and never contacted Singapore on anything after this. I wasn't even aware I was considered a citizen. So although I travelled to Singapore for holidays when I wa...