Why National Service (NS) must be abolished or made voluntary

• That is equivalent to about 4 twice annual promotion reviews, or 2 annual promotion reviews. 
• In the private sector, promotion reviews are critical. Citizens from India and China are far more advanced in their careers than Singapore males because of this 2 year disadvantage in the rat-race. 
• In a global marketplace for work, this is an extreme setback.

 2. The concept of making military service compulsory is against the basic freedom of people.

• Military service should be voluntary. If I want to fight for my country, I fight because I want to. If you force me to fight, it means I do not like the country and frankly want to immigrate. 
• If you chain a person to a duty for 24 months and OUTLAW and bring a person to military court for defying his right to choose not to become a soldier, is that not against basic freedoms? 
• This concept of making military service compulsory HURTS a person's freedom and makes him subject to COMPULSORY service.  

 3. National Service reservist duties set Singapore males back FURTHER in the workforce BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SERVE FOR 2 WEEKS PER YEAR EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE SERVED THE CONTINUOUS 2 YEARS.

• This impairs their economic ability. 
• There are 52 weeks in a year. 2 weeks out of 52 weeks is approximately 4%. 
• Losing 4% of your time per year to something you are FORCED to do HURTS ECONOMICALLY AND FINANCIALLY.