A Singapore Soldier’s Prayer

SAF Day 2022

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I remember on a cool sunny December day in 1973, I reported to (then) Central Manpower Base (CMPB) at Dempsey Road for National Service (NS). Today is the 55th Anniversary of National Service. National Service is the mandatory military service for male Singaporeans instituted in 1967 to create the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). I remembered pledging to “support and defend the Constitution” and…