{"id":2513,"date":"2017-09-02T11:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T03:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline-tmp\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2017-10-19T10:30:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T02:30:42","slug":"real-stories-hometeam-nsmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/real-stories-hometeam-nsmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Stories from HomeTeam NSMen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: SMALL;\">TEXT: CHIA JIA LI<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: SMALL;\">PHOTOS: FRONTLINERS\/CHARMAINE TAN<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2518&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mark Wee&#8217;s story<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ground Response Force (GRF) officer Special Constabulary Sergeant (SC\/SGT2) Marc Wee\u2019s duties include responding to emergency calls and patrolling theneighbourhood to ensure the safety and security<br \/>\nof the community. Marc was initially full of doubts when he first started on his vocation as a GRF, but is now thankful for the opportunity, describing his National Service (NS) experience as an \u201cimportant phase in life\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NS taught me new life values and prepared me for my working life in the future. It was a good two-year break from the real world and gave me time to think my life through.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After serving for over a year as a police officer, he completed his NS on 9 March this year. With plans to further his education, he shared how his NS experience shaped him into a more independent and mature person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an NPC officer, I encountered many cases involving life and death situations. It puts into perspective how precious life can be and made me appreciate those around me better. The greatest lesson for me is knowing what to do when I\u2019m faced with similar cases to save the lives of others,\u201d he said.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2517&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Salehan&#8217;s story<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Having graduated from trainee life, Special Operations Command Special Constable Corporal (SC\/CPL) Salehan was posted back to the School of Tactical Training, where he helps trainees during their<br \/>\nshooting module. For Salehan, who only managed just four pull-ups during his training at the Home Team Academy\u2019s Police Basic Course, entering the Special Operations Command felt like a dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy NS life was filled with both opportunities and challenges. I never expected to be in the Special Operations Command based on my interview results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing insight from his own NS experience, he has one main message to share with future enlistees.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Make the best out of whatever situation you are in, and improve yourself both mentally and physically. Seize the opportunity, because you will be learning life-long skills you will not be able to learn from the outside world.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Other articles that you might like:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/the-last-hurrah\/\"><u>Reunion at Old Police Academy<\/u><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/baptism-by-fire\/\"><u>Baptism by fire<\/u><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring our men in blue from the Frontliners webseries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":2516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-force"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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