THE RECENT DEATH OF AN 18 YEAR OLD NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINEE at the Rasah Army camp, opened up a very simple yet profound question: are there no medical examination upon entry at the national service camps? According to the Star newspaper report last Thursday the 1st of February, apparently not as it is not compulsory. What these kids have to do to instead is fill in a checklist. Thats right. A checklist to state whether or not you are okay to enter the programme. But what if you ticked all the boxes thinking that you are okay but in reality you have an internal problem which only a medical officer can discover? What do you do then? Nothing really. Because you wouldnt know. Sometimes what you dont know wont hurt you. But in this present day and age, what you dont know can possibly hurt you very much.
My question for the day is: how is this horrendously stupid, horrifically dangerous situation come to pass? How could they not consider checking the the kids whether or not he or she is physically able to attend the training? It boggles the mind threefolds to think that all these while thousands of our future leaders are entering into a situation which could very much hurt them. Is the call for compulsory check ups too late? Nothing is ever too late when it comes to the safety of our children.
I really hope the national service will stop springing surprises at us. This is our kids. We love them. We dont want anything bad to happen to them. Please stop all these carelessness. Please.
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