Ep 4: A Missed Opportunity (Every Singaporean Son II - The Making of an Officer)

[@mamamememoo]

Felt v sad for Douglas but he has such a wonderful grace and spirit about him. No doubts that he will be successful in life. Hope also that OCS can give him a chance but sometimes life is unfair and we learn to take these stumbling blocks and turn them into stepping stones to reach greater heights.

[@hellishtoot]

I really feel sad for him. Good luck Douglas! You will always be a leader, with or without the rank.

[@ResoluteLemon]

Douglas, you are not alone. There are many of us who had worn the white stripes with pride, sang the same songs in the school, ran the same SOC ground countless times and looked forward to the days we serve our nation as officers and who eventually had our dreams smashed because of medical reasons. I was one of them and though i shed tears, and though this is the greatest regret of my life, I believe we must stay strong and we are still leaders, because we were the chosen and forever will be.

[@Kernel15]

Would you rather the MO take a risk, not diagnose him with whatever he thought Douglas had, and let there a possible fatality (touch wood)? Better safe than sorry. If you had a son, would you rather let him go through this and OOC or risk him passing on? If he passed on, would you unleash your fury upon the MOs for not diagnosing his condition earlier? If you'd rather he OOC than die, don't complain. If you'd rather he die than OOC... then I have nothing to say.

[@TTPotterUltraPower]

Maybe this episode isn't important to the continuity of the series, but I'm glad that it was included. Douglas isn't going to be the last one to drop out, and this episode is a reminder to future OCS cadets: If they take care of themselves, they can surely be an asset to the SAF in some other way. Dropping out isn't the end of the world. Douglas still has a place to call his own in the Singapore Armed Forces - a role that he can perform in to the best of his physical and psychological ability.

[@gabrielhan]

Agreed, me too also OOC during my BMT days, due to acute stress disorder, i didn't complete my BMT, however i am still happy and always now and then i will think back on the happy moments i had with my BMT mates

[@madman619]

opportunity doesn't always come. and when ure prepared for it, and if you missed it, that will be the sh*t feeling you'll ever feel. anywhere, everywhere. be thankful.

[@TheSleepyPrawn]

He should be thankful actually because he doesn't need to attend ICT till 50 years old... I ever knew a close friend of mine who got OOC on the last day of the course...after going through the whole damn Armour OCT course which is the most lengthy course among the support arms...

[@munkeemoo]

I've a friend who OOCed and recourse after he recovered and got certified fit. But not every one can do that. The course is 9 mths long and NS is 2 years. If not certified fit in time, no choice... too late to recourse. Officers must also have min 6 mths service after commissioning.

[@hongqilove]

Thanks CyberPioneer for providing these to entertain us and some are primary school like me or sec school people like secondary 6 students will know what they might face in NS so thanks very much!

[@dylanchew7079]

Bro no such thing as secondary 6 lmao

[@harish7749]

@@dylanchew7079 ikr, lmao

[@frostbitepokin9520]

You’re so pretty

[@Yuki11Hirasawa]

I wish Douglas all the best for his future endeavours.

[@sooriyah007]

AFT!!!! I can sympathise with his situation. But 8-5 in AFT makes it all better!

[@TTPotterUltraPower]

They're also forgetting what Shawn said in Episode 6 of Season 1 of Every Singaporean Son - "If something happens to you, you have to be responsible. You have to take care of yourself." The documentary is meant to educate, not to emotionally affect the public, although the fact that it does shows the respect that our National Servicemen get. But still, there must be a limit to how much we allow our emotions to affect our perception of the information of the vast world around us. People must know

[@valarieyyt]

He is good! I think he deserve another chance to start out where he had miss... It is such a pity for the country to lose such a leader with great potential!

[@Aversence]

Good luck Douglas, this is part and parcel of life. Wish you all the best. Cyberpioneertv had done a good job. Remind me of my time in my NS life.

[@safarkam]

Bus3rd - Malays are in the SCDF. Our build and mentality are more suitable to carry fire extinguishers and firehoses.

[@gabrielhan]

To me, all the seasons is great, i am beginning to like this season, but ESS1 and the epilogue season is still my favorite

[@sgdadbored]

Douglas Ng, founder of Fishball Story. 👍🏼

[@iirquhs]

Successful in his own right!

[@yqyq7240]

hope next time if your son has a heart problem then ooc people get to start saying ur son is a founder of fishball story and see how u feel.

[@XxMapleManiacxX]

@@yqyq7240 wtf u talking about

[@sgdadbored]

@@yqyq7240 ya I also don’t get wtf you talking?.. If it’s truly based on medical and not recommended to continue the course, so be it.. risk life to get that chocolate bar/sword? I’m happy he is doing well as an entrepreneur now and creating jobs for people.. with or without the officer rank, he did excel in life.

[@singlerlim5086]

@@yqyq7240 u comment like an ite dog

[@SkOSn123]

All the Best in your future endeavors Douglas!

[@394nick]

Why can't Douglas re-course and join the next batch of OCT intake ?

[@bbhee]

All the best Douglas!

[@lmatthew]

Well, if he completed tri-service, ooc at least get LCP rank. Same thing happened to me. Had stress fracture on shins after tri-service. OOC, went to MT line became a POL man. 3 mths later, recourse into service term. Sad to see my ex mates in pro term wkwkwkwk

[@weerock]

Seems like many of the audience who gave negative comments didn't quite understand the meaning of "documentary series"... It's sad that more and more people are starting to treat 'Documentaries' like 'Reality TV'...

[@munkeemoo]

Oops. Link doesn't work properly. Anyway, here's what the Yahoo Answers link said: Qn: i had a little argument with another user on youtube and after about 5 replies to him he sent another and i was about to reply back but all his comments on the thread got removed and it said "comment removed author withheld" Ans: The guy you were arguing with deleted his comments. Thats what happened. Not what the other guy wrote ;)

[@safarkam]

Yes, Officer selection are impartial and based on Merit............. And going through that notion, the COE price will drop by 50%, HDB flats will be made affordable to all and MRT won't breakdown again.

[@MangoPringo]

what are the songs being played?

[@ahhhhhDE]

Hey, What song is this? I mean I couldn't find ' i tried ' on youtube / google so help!

[@piesbob]

so where is Douglas now? SISPEC? unit? men? storeman?

[@ysgoh936]

Downgraded to pes E

[@ahhhhhDE]

Do let me know if you find the url!

[@ahhhhhDE]

Do you have a link of the song or are you just copying and pasting that sentence. Try searching, it doesn't show a result.

[@puacheebye8147]

wud be good to have a SOTF selection though i know most of it are classified

[@ernesttan8090]

Agreed that's why i did not charge any medical people of wrongdoing. I understand its due to safety concern that they put him on light duty. But I find they should give him a choice to join the next course or else to get 2nd opinion and certify himself fit for duty. That's all. give the guy a chance.

[@SlapUrBalls]

DOUGLAS IS RESPECTED. but seriously.. in the end , his medical condition is normal. but he couldn't continue the course. i feel him man. i feel him bad. THATS SAD argh!!! he must have felt disappointed, sigh.

[@abelsg1786]

"OCS' are three big words, but our Army officers need to respect their subordinate soldier as every soldier are a leader, not one man show , their training no doubt are extremely tough, but need to highlight and educate all OCT how to be a great superiors, what are the leadership they should learn and apply to future work together with all ranks with considerate, respect and positive leadership ability, not a big boss to be served.

[@ahhhhhDE]

Is that a supported claim? Besides, it was already mentioned in the video that the MO suspected something was wrong with his heart so he was sent to the hospital for a further check up. So the problem doesn't lie with the MO after all, isn't it? Then also, efficiency is not tied into making right decisions. It was purely a misfortune for Douglas, and I myself find it logically sound for OCC because after all, his life was at stake.

[@NEOLUNLUM]

@Cyberpioneertv may I know what's the song name?

[@envymyshan]

The OCT was ROBBED. Happened to my best friend , section mate too. But he was robbed out of completing bmt with me for SUSPECTED pneumonia. OOC-ed him now he's a storeman ;(

[@MrFadedSoul]

well since all's fine~ Douglas should appeal to recourse. Give it a try!

[@suchahappysunnyday]

that is true actually, very rarely are malays allowed. i have not heard of a malay entering the navy yet. and is rarely accepted into the air force and the commando's. but i usually hear malays signing on in the guards formation.

[@SpongeBlade]

Can you tell me more about Malays in the SAF?

[@hohooho6712]

make it longer

[@Kernel15]

He probably missed a lot of training sessions that the rest had already gone through. It would be almost impossible for him to catch up.

[@adriangoh9594]

Anyone know what's the song of this?!

[@TTPotterUltraPower]

That's because BMT is something common to every single NSman, more aptly said as "Every Singaporean Son" regardless of race, language, religion or skills. OCS however, is not actually common to each and every soldier. It's about the best soldiers from BMT going for more training. ESS 1 had soldiers who actually started out as civilians, with problems. ESS 2 is about elite cadets. Don't get me wrong, I respect these guys for their talent, but not everyone is elite. That's the missing connection.

[@SpongeBlade]

Because since i was young i really want to dream to join in SAF in a position where can be leadership, operate worldwide, be more to handle responsibility and train through toughness physical and mental, I'm a Malay Muslim hopefully i will do my very best performance to get to the position where no Malay have ever been into.

[@frozzbite]

Cyberpioneer TV, it seems like you have been removing a great deal of the negative comments. Perhaps if you dealt with improving the following ESS 2 episodes first, I assure you the negative comments would simply go away

[@efrencrux99]

This reminds me of my classmate in our SCT (Summer Cadre Training) AKA 45 days of 'HELL' he wanted to graduate the course but unfortunately he has some heart condition... thus he was forced to quit the course... 1 week away from our graduation..

[@munkeemoo]

It's sad but seriously, if u were his parent, you would rather the docs play safe. Where medical stuff is concerned, nothing is ever 100%. Anyway, he OOC-ed cos he skipped quite a bit of trg by the time the results came out. If he went for 2nd opinion, nothing would have changed. The pte docs would still send him for more tests. @Ernest Tan @eSScODRiNgfy

[@smooth122]

hello, its true that race plays a part in the intake for SAF officers and specialist. Not because malay is "lousier" but it is due to "security" issues =)

[@SmellsLikeNirvanna]

OOC still can wear 2nd term OCT rank?

[@usualdick]

recourse maybe?

[@frostbitepokin9520]

garrett change the g to a b guess what

[@frostbitepokin9520]

Knn what u saying

[@solution9ful]

6 weeks attend B, results turned out to be normal 'just like that', and then OOC. dafuq?

[@MarkCYX]

There doesn't seem to be a connection between the audience and the people featured in this series........It's not like ESS 1

[@bytemegga]

Thank you MO for wasting a slot.

[@foxtrix]

Dear Madam, they are doing their jobs just fine. It's okay to give criticism, but let's not blast others if you don't have evidence to back it up shall we? Unless you can do a better job than them, please don't be a armchair critic.

[@smooth122]

are you an officer? because i am. and i KNOW where Malays can go and cannot go =)

[@lauisespuah]

harmony and equality are different =/

[@394nick]

NOT at all and NEVER. Selection process are based on namely - Education, Fitness, Leadership Quality, etc. We have MANY Malay Officers in the SAF. Maybe they are just publicity shy, that why you don't see them much.

[@mllcg]

will he still be eligible for 3SG just because he already went through abit of OCS? or is he gonna get stuck as CPL?

[@ernesttan8090]

It's terrible to be cheated of his opportunity to complete OCS by a false alarm medical report. He should have gone to a private doctor and get 2nd opinion.

[@ysgoh936]

He's trying to chao geng.

[@breadiztasty]

​@@ysgoh936not everyone is a keng-ster like you

[@chang911]

why>??

[@DaRUde117]

lol he had to drop out fail

[@safarkam]

No, we Malays are not lousier that other races. We just good at other things. We are better at putting out fires, saving accident victims, police works, etc. So these skills are of no use in the SAF, where deaths and destructions are their forte.

[@iceleow8885]

Firehose1967 no of course malays are not lousier than other races. But its no secret too why less malay are in important roles in SAF...

[@394nick]

Don't say that.......TOTALLY NOT TRUE ! ! ! We Chinese can carry hoses too.

[@frozzbite]

ESS 1 was really so much better.

[@safarkam]

hahaha... I agree with you there. Singaporean Chinese, Indians, Eurasians all can carry hoses. But Malays carry them better **wink**

[@teojm37]

Recourse?

[@monashnsri5]

"Be the best store man you can be".. what a joke! Why don't we get OCTs to switch places with store men on the front line then? Put the lion where he's supposed to be, leading the pride, not at the back, licking wounds that aren't even there!!!

[@smooth122]

Every race have EQUAL chances to go to command school based on what @nicholas tan said. Its just which vocation that is questionable.

[@yenting520]

:(

[@ericlim9]

Please get a MBBS before saying anything.

[@peiqin95]

:'(

[@munkeemoo]

Hah... Comment removed, author withheld? I heard this is what really happens... ph[dot]answers[dot]yahoo[dot]com/question/index?qid=20120331050108AA73WOM

[@Tmdkiller]

Actually OOC better. I mean ya very sayang la but better than you chiong in OCS den die... Waste talent. Can still perform in other areas. A leader is a leader no matter where you are. Jia you!

[@bus3rd]

Went to sent my friend overseas for OCS and realized that there's so little malays. racial harmony? not in NS.

[@megaredkentadate9834]

LOL OOC so OOC lah whats the big deal? Earn your chocolate bar and serve a few years more for your reservist? NO thanks

[@user-dd8vo7or2d]

You spec see this vid jelly then say lah. Act so sour for fuck.

[@jtjr3112]

Weak. 9 months for 1 bar. Can't do it. Wasted space