wow...

Cash bonuses for NSmen in pipeline

All 700,000 men who have served can expect between $100 and $200 if plan gets OK
By David Boey
Defence Correspondent

THE 700,000 Singapore men here who have done National Service can expect a cash bonus when the Government conducts its next exercise to share the nation's bounty.

This 'gesture of appreciation' is being proposed to the Government, for Parliament to decide in the coming Budget debate, due in late February. If the proposal is accepted, those who have served NS can expect between $100 and $200 in cash.
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omg guys.. 2 years of our lives are worth $100-$200.. how comforting.. i now feel more motivated to serve...