We remind ourselves every day Each and every year To honour those who gave their lives Defending what we hold dear. In our dark and deadly covid war, Their scars prove and remind us, Our brave Singaporeans gave their all To put danger far behind us. They made the supreme sacrifice Fighting for the Singaporean way; We admire them and respect them On each and every day.🙏
most scholars in SAF are thinkers n strategists,, hence many said they are paper generals,, not wrong though, dun they employed them for such in the first place ??
I've worked with some of these ex colonels/generals before. Always get parachuted in as directors in stat boards even though they have ZERO knowledge of the sector they are in. They can't seem to understand their golden days from SAF is long over. One of them literally asked everyone in the office to call him by "appointment" (The organisation I was attached to calls their own director by name but dude was enforcing OTHER ministries to call him "director".). He forgot half of Singapore don't serve NS and effectively embarrassed himself when a female staff asked, "What is appointment?" Even those who served NS don't have to "respect" their old rank in SAF, out here we are all civilians. Those really competent ones don't need to depend on ah gong to parachute them in one. They have coveted degrees from top universities like Harvard or Cambridge afterall, really good ones would get headhunted by MNCs and earn bigger bucks elsewhere. These people are just lazy and incompetent, in SAF screw people over act like god then parachute to stat boards to show face here and there then retire rich. Their pattern Singapore see so many decades already... no change to system and then wonder why Singaporeans hesitate to work in Public Service, especially sign on...
It's like that. Just after the ex-Chief of Navy joined IMDA as ceo, quite a few staff left as he was doing what you described. Even worse he didn't even come from an infocomm background unlike his predecessor.
Ex IDF generals switch their career working for private defense industries, giving their expertise to help earn foreign $. SAF scholar generals go to some kuniang child care entity to become head nanny. What a shame ..
@@shaun_seow then whose fault? It is the board, not him. These ppl are good at what they were initially awarded for, which is the military. It's like putting an offshore guy into social work sector ofc he aint gonna be suitable for the position no matter how good he is in offshore
@@ibatawi so? Nothing to be ashamed of. What's there to be proud of joining companies that lobbies for war just so that their products are constantly in demand?
Generals can talk alot when they have abundance of resources via taxpayers’ money. They have never faced the problem of resource scarcity because everything is made available to them easily. This is also why I noticed patterns of complacency in public sector employees because resource abundance also mean iron rice bowl for them. But MNC, SMEs are different because they need to think of how to get sales revenue to stay relevant. People who work in private sector albeit some black horses, are still an edge above people who work in public sector
Hahaha with abundance in resources look at Malaysia what have they managed. Show us your mantle go lead Singapore do it better don’t just hide behind a keyboard with a bravado. The fact remains every stakeholder made it possible we still are one of the best nation there is.
@@888rim888 actually the point should be how many get selected as scholar? I'm sorry that this salty society hates it when smart strategist & planners are being selected as scholars and generals. Maybe y'all prefer some war monger who loves to find conflict with neighboring countries?
Normally our generals are safos scholars which is a class of the psc scholarship program. Through their career they'll go through a multi-ministry track starting and ending in SAF (it is unlikely for them to spend their whole career in SAF). So when they retire from military service, they will likely have the experience needed to manage other sectors, although some of them still carry their military habits with them. So to simply call them ex-saf is rather close minded, ex-government sector is more appropriate.
Why do people keep saying Paper Generals? In my viewpoint, not many officers or generals around the world have gone to war. If you want a General who is experienced in warfare, then we have to declare war, but on who? You want us to go to war? Do you want us to drop our neutrality if we have to engage in a conflict somewhere else? Officers are meant to lead and strategies, not pick up a rifle and run into the battlefield. Our current generals have likely shown that they are capable of leading and that is what they are supposed to do. If you want experienced generals, then we have to go to war, then we all going to suffer, our army is going to be deployed, and many of us will die. Do you not want the peace that we are having now? Do you think you can do better? These are only my thoughts, I could be wrong.
The term Paper Generals does not refer to the lack of combat experience. It refers to SAF generals who are parachuted to lead ministries and organizations, with zero real-world experience in that particular sector or industry. No track record, no experience, no knowledge of the industry or what is happening on the ground. No accountability too, because nothing happens when they screw up the organization, e.g. Desmond Kuek as CEO of SMRT.
@@bierdlll Ah I see. My idea of Paper Generals was different. However, yes, I agree with you. I do not exactly agree that our Generals should be just dropped into high positions in other sectors. They have been in the military for so many years and that is what they are best in, not doing other work that might not be even in their degrees. The only thing I can see useful is that they might be able to coordinate workers, but that's it
No hands on? Oh so to be a good general, need to have combat experience? So declare war? Find conlfict? You clearly are clueless to what military should be about. The fact that these generals remain as paper generals, means that ur country aint facing any wars.
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We remind ourselves every day
Each and every year
To honour those who gave their lives
Defending what we hold dear.
In our dark and deadly covid war,
Their scars prove and remind us,
Our brave Singaporeans gave their all
To put danger far behind us.
They made the supreme sacrifice
Fighting for the Singaporean way;
We admire them and respect them
On each and every day.🙏
most scholars in SAF are thinkers n strategists,, hence many said they are paper generals,, not wrong though, dun they employed them for such in the first place ??
I've worked with some of these ex colonels/generals before. Always get parachuted in as directors in stat boards even though they have ZERO knowledge of the sector they are in. They can't seem to understand their golden days from SAF is long over. One of them literally asked everyone in the office to call him by "appointment" (The organisation I was attached to calls their own director by name but dude was enforcing OTHER ministries to call him "director".). He forgot half of Singapore don't serve NS and effectively embarrassed himself when a female staff asked, "What is appointment?" Even those who served NS don't have to "respect" their old rank in SAF, out here we are all civilians.
Those really competent ones don't need to depend on ah gong to parachute them in one. They have coveted degrees from top universities like Harvard or Cambridge afterall, really good ones would get headhunted by MNCs and earn bigger bucks elsewhere. These people are just lazy and incompetent, in SAF screw people over act like god then parachute to stat boards to show face here and there then retire rich. Their pattern Singapore see so many decades already... no change to system and then wonder why Singaporeans hesitate to work in Public Service, especially sign on...
sounds like HDB.
It's like that. Just after the ex-Chief of Navy joined IMDA as ceo, quite a few staff left as he was doing what you described. Even worse he didn't even come from an infocomm background unlike his predecessor.
Ex IDF generals switch their career working for private defense industries, giving their expertise to help earn foreign $. SAF scholar generals go to some kuniang child care entity to become head nanny. What a shame ..
@@shaun_seow then whose fault? It is the board, not him. These ppl are good at what they were initially awarded for, which is the military. It's like putting an offshore guy into social work sector ofc he aint gonna be suitable for the position no matter how good he is in offshore
@@ibatawi so? Nothing to be ashamed of. What's there to be proud of joining companies that lobbies for war just so that their products are constantly in demand?
Coming to a GRC near you 2025
I want to know who in the hell will suddenly approach him and ask him what are the public service values.
Yet another paper general
Generals can talk alot when they have abundance of resources via taxpayers’ money. They have never faced the problem of resource scarcity because everything is made available to them easily. This is also why I noticed patterns of complacency in public sector employees because resource abundance also mean iron rice bowl for them. But MNC, SMEs are different because they need to think of how to get sales revenue to stay relevant. People who work in private sector albeit some black horses, are still an edge above people who work in public sector
Dreamers, lack practicality n non doers
iron rice bowl in government sector is phasing out, yearly performance reviews and contract renewals are phasing in for the 4th generation work force
Hahaha with abundance in resources look at Malaysia what have they managed. Show us your mantle go lead Singapore do it better don’t just hide behind a keyboard with a bravado. The fact remains every stakeholder made it possible we still are one of the best nation there is.
@@JAYJAY-ch4ik you are oblivious 😂 probably one of those clowns from the public sector
Sorry to say this COD Melvyn don't look like a tough commander or soldier he look like a doctor a teacher.
..... I took a picture with him 7 years ago. Nice man. He look so aged today.
@BlackBannerz Do you propose that Singapore should start a war to gain experience?
@BlackBannerz I'm simply asking if that is what you are proposing, it's a simple yes or no question to be fair.
Physically he look soft
MP soon?
Yes maybe become MP cos they way he speak can become MP liao
No thank you not another one most did not do well.
In S'pore, almost Every MNC has top X SaF ...... 😅
Field marshal soon?
It is only integrity if it is in favour of the pap
he may be a block head scholar but he still passed the Guards Conversion Course. How many of you here completed that?
Actually quite many leh >:)
@@888rim888 actually the point should be how many get selected as scholar? I'm sorry that this salty society hates it when smart strategist & planners are being selected as scholars and generals. Maybe y'all prefer some war monger who loves to find conflict with neighboring countries?
GCC got what use outside of SAF? You put that in your resume you think top MNCs will hire you ah?
pro leh ocs to gcc
If you think gcc is a big achievement for you... hahah you're so full of yourself
Yet another paper general ...
You are right 110%
How do you know? You've worked with him before?
lol
@@ZackyRaz What a stupid question!
@@MTMT-wm2dq your reply don't answer my questions though.... You can answer my questions?
Normally our generals are safos scholars which is a class of the psc scholarship program. Through their career they'll go through a multi-ministry track starting and ending in SAF (it is unlikely for them to spend their whole career in SAF). So when they retire from military service, they will likely have the experience needed to manage other sectors, although some of them still carry their military habits with them. So to simply call them ex-saf is rather close minded, ex-government sector is more appropriate.
If anyone has anything nice to say, please let me know. I’ll be back then.
CBL
Why do people keep saying Paper Generals? In my viewpoint, not many officers or generals around the world have gone to war. If you want a General who is experienced in warfare, then we have to declare war, but on who? You want us to go to war? Do you want us to drop our neutrality if we have to engage in a conflict somewhere else? Officers are meant to lead and strategies, not pick up a rifle and run into the battlefield. Our current generals have likely shown that they are capable of leading and that is what they are supposed to do. If you want experienced generals, then we have to go to war, then we all going to suffer, our army is going to be deployed, and many of us will die. Do you not want the peace that we are having now? Do you think you can do better? These are only my thoughts, I could be wrong.
The term Paper Generals does not refer to the lack of combat experience. It refers to SAF generals who are parachuted to lead ministries and organizations, with zero real-world experience in that particular sector or industry. No track record, no experience, no knowledge of the industry or what is happening on the ground. No accountability too, because nothing happens when they screw up the organization, e.g. Desmond Kuek as CEO of SMRT.
@@bierdlll Ah I see. My idea of Paper Generals was different. However, yes, I agree with you. I do not exactly agree that our Generals should be just dropped into high positions in other sectors. They have been in the military for so many years and that is what they are best in, not doing other work that might not be even in their degrees. The only thing I can see useful is that they might be able to coordinate workers, but that's it
But no need so high salary right since not sending them to war and we have peace in Singapore. All too highly paid. Do nothing paper general.
NOL is gone.
Maybe he will have the chance to sell SIA in the future.
Ha ha ha!
All paper theories talk no hands on at all
Agree, but I hope it continues to be this way for many years to come.
No hands on? Oh so to be a good general, need to have combat experience? So declare war? Find conlfict? You clearly are clueless to what military should be about. The fact that these generals remain as paper generals, means that ur country aint facing any wars.
In war, Singaporean army will be decimated in 48 hours. The barrages seen in the Donbas will flatten Singapore within 48 hours.
What 48hrs!?
1 hr enough whole Ah Pore evaporates!?
No longer 70yrs ago weapons ....
48 hours? 🥱
Another Desmond Kuek, talk so much. Nothing registered on my mind. Still has the cheek to teach leadership. LMAO!
All same boat! next job should be security guard right?
No Battle Exp. weak army 😂😂😂
they are expert in Push Up only
@BlackBannerz they have modern hardware but they dont know how to use it 😂😂😂