how much is the price of a life ?

[Way2GO]

verykiasu2010:

probably not even one peanut

Its at d lowest end of six-figure sum for a life lost while serving.
One shd also be aware dat most, if not all, insurance policies, specifically exclude all claims if injury/loss of life occurs as a result of military involvement.
So wat MINDEF pays out is all a deceased soldier's family gets n it is really much less than a peanut for a life.
Understand MINDEF is now encouraging soldiers to take part in a Group Insurance policy, its optional but soldiers hv to pay out of their own pockets.

[daisyt]

They rather think a person choose to escape than to put in extra effort to evaluate.

[vlim]

Oh gosh .. So sad to read the above posts .. :sad: ....

Every life is precious ... Every ns man is someone's precious son whom they have brought up with care and love .. :sad:

[kiddo]

verykiasu2010:

we spent millions and millions every where with questionable necessity and sting on $250k ? what kind of warped logic do we have in the gov't ? it is not even 10% of the PM's salary. What cost ?


if we really value life, what is $250k ? or even a few of $250k ?

it is just 3 pieces of COE

250k ....peanut ! kacang ! our children worth more billion put together
money cannot pay the bleeding heart of a parent.

sighnn... can we not understand unless the lost is so close to us????
Time for a wake up call .

[Oppsgal]

Way2GO:

verykiasu2010:

probably not even one peanut

Its at d lowest end of six-figure sum for a life lost while serving.
One shd also be aware dat most, if not all, insurance policies, specifically exclude all claims if injury/loss of life occurs as a result of military involvement.
So wat MINDEF pays out is all a deceased soldier's family gets n it is really much less than a peanut for a life.
Understand MINDEF is now encouraging soldiers to take part in a Group Insurance policy, its optional but soldiers hv to pay out of their own pockets.

Should do free health screening before sent for training? I think group insurance also cannot do much a help if dead. (touch wood).

[verykiasu2010]

Oppsgal:

Way2GO:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]

probably not even one peanut

Its at d lowest end of six-figure sum for a life lost while serving.
One shd also be aware dat most, if not all, insurance policies, specifically exclude all claims if injury/loss of life occurs as a result of military involvement.
So wat MINDEF pays out is all a deceased soldier's family gets n it is really much less than a peanut for a life.
Understand MINDEF is now encouraging soldiers to take part in a Group Insurance policy, its optional but soldiers hv to pay out of their own pockets.

Should do free health screening before sent for training? I think group insurance also cannot do much a help if dead. (touch wood).[/quote]what is needed is those in depth and detailed screening, not the normal usual cursory health screening

[tired mom]

verykiasu2010:

we spent millions and millions every where with questionable necessity and sting on $250k ? what kind of warped logic do we have in the gov't ? it is not even 10% of the PM's salary. What cost ?


if we really value life, what is $250k ? or even a few of $250k ?

it is just 3 pieces of COE

I must first state that my heart goes out to all who have lost their sons through national service, and one life lost is one life too many.

But coming back to detailed mass screening of the boys, the cost and effort is colossal. One machine costs $250k, but to scan the whole cohort, one would need hundreds of these machines. Even then, equipment cost is just money and surmountable. It is the manpower that is needed to scan and medically evaluate the whole cohort of boys, that is difficult to pull together. With a healthcare system that is already bursting at the seams, it is impossible to organise any large-scale screening in the foreseeable future. It needs a sizeable period of planning and preparation.

But of course, we can start NOW....

[pinky]

if their routine health check failed to pick up some medical problems which was earlier confirmed by private specialists, which one will they

follow?
:nailbite: :yikes:

[3Boys]

Ok, what is the rate of asthmatic deaths in Singapore in the non-military setting versus the rate of asthmatic deaths during NS training?


What is the rate of suicide in the suicidally depressed in the non-military setting versus the rate of suicide during NS related activities?

Not trying to make a point here, but before we can decide if there is something to be chased, I’d like to see the numbers.

N.B. I do have 3 boys so training safety is obviously a concern.

[3Boys]

pinky:

if their routine health check failed to pick up some medical problems which was earlier confirmed by private specialists, which one will they

follow?
:nailbite: :yikes:

Actually if we exclude any minor medical condition from combat duty, (especially diagnoses from private specialists, who are in the pay of the NS boy's parents, who can go doctor-hopping until they find someone who will concur), we won't have a fighting force to speak of.

The final say is the medical board, chaired by internal and/or external medical specialists.