{"id":6650,"date":"2018-10-01T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline-tmp\/?p=6650"},"modified":"2018-09-26T12:21:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T04:21:08","slug":"closeup-going-the-extra-mile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/closeup-going-the-extra-mile\/","title":{"rendered":"How one Home Team NSman goes the extra mile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Good intentions &#8211; Undergraduate LTA (NS) Praveen Ashok Huded believes in going the extra mile, from volunteering his time to help children to extending his stint at the SCDF.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: SMALL;\">TEXT: AUDRINA GAN<br \/>\nPHOTOGRAPHY: ANGELA GUO <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Giving back to the community is something that has occupied LTA (NS) Praveen Ashok Huded\u2019s time since his junior college days, when he began volunteering at the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore.<br \/>\nAnd then there\u2019s his love of animals, which spurred him to begin helping out at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 2016, when he enrolled for NS.<br \/>\nWith some free time to spare from his NS routine, Praveen decided to render his services as a teacher in the \u201cCount Me In\u201d enrichment programme in 2017.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As someone who takes his volunteer work seriously, it stands to reason that he would accord the same attention to his role in serving the nation through National Service.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6653&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The undergraduate in biomedical engineering had extended his NS duration through a voluntary extension service, and served as Rota Commander at Sentosa Fire Station. There, he was in charge of firefighters and section commanders operating at the station.<br \/>\n\u201cOne of the memorable experiences was being the Ground Commander for High Risk Installation exercises at the Tiger Sky Tower. This is where I had the chance to lead personnel from different stations,\u201d he recalls.<br \/>\nThrough the Rota Commander posting, Praveen learnt the importance of effective teamwork.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>During an actual incident, most of the ground work has to be done by firefighters and section commanders. As such, as ground commanders, we need to guide and trust our men. 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