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Singapore soldier 'remorseful' over maid backpack gaffe (draftee had maid carry his backpack...)
BBC News ^
| 4-5-2011
Posted on 08/24/2011 11:00:03 AM PDT by Renfield
A Singaporean soldier who was pictured with a maid carrying his backpack has identified himself to his commander and undergone counselling, officials say.
The soldier was "remorseful", defence official Col Desmond Tan said in a letter published in the Straits Times.
The recruit was undergoing physical training prior to basic training.
The image, which was first published on social media sites, has led to debate in Singapore on whether conscripts and their training are tough enough....
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: military; singapore; wimpy
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An image of a maid carrying a soldier's bag was published by local media
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:00:13 AM PDT
by
Renfield
To: Renfield
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:04:16 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: All
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:06:06 AM PDT
by
Renfield
(Turning apples into venison since 1999!)
To: Renfield
Nice if you can afford it.We didn’t have the money,so my mother had to carry my pack. Thanks,again mom!
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:07:22 AM PDT
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Renfield
I think I've seen this guy before
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:09:35 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Renfield
Women demand equal rights and because of that carry on lady. A little different because I guess she is a paid employee but still. Women demanded equal rights and that is what men are giving them and still complain.....will women ever be happy? (JK).
To: Renfield
why didn’t John Kerry think of that??
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:30:41 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: dfwgator; yorkie; tiapam
Some people are sooo lucky.
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:34:15 AM PDT
by
Cardhu
To: Renfield
Wait'll he gets married...
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:43:50 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Cardhu
good grief. and I thought we were soft..
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:54:57 AM PDT
by
RitchieAprile
(The Democrat Party is a continuing criminal enterprise..)
To: Cardhu
"Some people are sooo lucky."And some aren't!!
LOL!!
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:56:59 AM PDT
by
tiapam
(One Nation Under God !)
To: dfwgator
That picture has shaped a lot of my attitude toward marriage.
I don’t want to be that guy. I want to be his exact opposite.
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posted on
08/24/2011 11:58:02 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
To: Renfield
It’s a very traditional idea for those who can afford it.
Campfollowers, too.
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posted on
08/24/2011 12:04:48 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius.)
To: Renfield
What is the ethnicity/origin of the ‘Little Jim’ name?
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posted on
08/24/2011 12:16:01 PM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles.)
To: Little Ray; Cardhu; tiapam
"I want to be his exact opposite."
Guess you wouldn't want to be in his shoes...
Poor guy. He's the REAL loser in this 'match made in heaven'.
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posted on
08/24/2011 12:47:50 PM PDT
by
yorkie
To: Renfield
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posted on
08/24/2011 12:49:39 PM PDT
by
Bon mots
("When seconds count, the police are just minutes away...")
To: Renfield
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posted on
08/24/2011 12:55:52 PM PDT
by
Bon mots
("When seconds count, the police are just minutes away...")
To: yorkie
I would rather carry my wife or carry for her. I would never leave the all the work to her (unless she insisted...).
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posted on
08/24/2011 1:02:11 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
To: Little Ray
"Unless she insisted..."She won't.
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posted on
08/24/2011 1:06:01 PM PDT
by
yorkie
To: yorkie
Dunno. Only so many people can fit in the kitchen at the same time. Some things she’s good at, some things I am. Some I do just to take up the slack like laundry or cleaning up after dinner. So she does ‘cause I’m naturally lazy.
I’m firmly convinced that staying home with the kids is harder than going to work.
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posted on
08/24/2011 1:21:01 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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