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Just the other day, I was having dinner with my cousin who is currently serving National Service (NS) as a National Service Full Time (NSF).
At the dinner, I was happy to hear about his experiences and find out more about how serving NS has changed over the years.
But, I couldn’t help but reminisce about my time in the army as an NSF.
As I served NS about 10 years ago, my memories of it are a bit hazy.
But I would say that overall, my NSF experience was rather positive even though I had my fair share of ups and downs.