By Limp Lau Peng from Sammy's great forum, a discussion about the recent promotion of Chief of Defence Force Major-General Ng Yat Chung, 43, to a three-star general. Interesting perspective.
There are two kinds of officers, one group are the scholars and the other are the so-called "farmer" officers. I was involved in one exercise and is was what I had observed.
One of the scenerio involved the lack of transportation and when it was available the axis was pack with all kinds of vehicles. Many units were stuck on this axis, unable to move due to all kinds of obstructions.
The scholar officers went from one room to another shouting and yelling at people to move, move, MOVE... call the engineers to clear the obstruction.
The "farmer" officer, a CO of one of the reservist Guards unit, quietly dismounted his soldiers from the convoy did a 10km force march and took his objectives with success.
Guess who are the f**kers who get the promotion on National Day? Whitehorses of the MIW, that's the sad reality of life. And that is why I HATE the army.
