The shocking news came last week when not one but two national servicemen died in training. our deepest sympathy for the family of the deceased.

It sent Mindef to stop all physical training immediately. What went wrong?

Are they physically fit to be in combat in the first place or is it just unnatural death? How can we be sure that when we let our children to serve the country and they will come back fine and not in body bags?

The boys in Singapore have to sacrifice two and half years serving the country in national service and the very least the government can do is to assure their safety. We are not at war where death is imminent. National service is a preparation training and not actual war itself and human casualties in terms of death in training is hard to think.