Anyway, not all commissioned officers are idiots or morons. As one myself from my NSG days I used to serve with Li Yi SHyan (hmmm I wonder if they are relatives???) in the 3rd Brigade. Many of them scholars are honourable gentlemen - not the yelling shouting and barking type but they are thinkers at a vastly differently level. I learned that you don’t need to yell and scream to “command” respect - their soldiers loved them simply because they think wisely before they act. Since my encounter with White Horses of the SAF officer’s fraternity, I have gained a much better appreciation WHY they are the ones who get these expensive scholarships. Its because they are intellectually wel ahead of many of us linear thinkers. Scholars of this calibre are funto have around during oPS planning exercises - THEY USUALLY HAVE A PENCHANT TO OUT-THINK AND OUT-SMART PEOPLE LIKE THE C.O. AND THE S3 , WITHOUT EMBARRASSING THEIR SUPERIORS - AND MANY OF THESE WHITE HORSES , idealistic as they may be, have a very humble disposition - they know they are being watched and scrutinized - and they accept their faults and erros rather openly and candidly - in the end they are the ones who laugh best - because they learned its better to laugh last……

It’s not just the military that’s full of incompetent fools and stupid morons but i’m sure you already know that…

keep your posts coming…

If young Lee is really so interested in ensuring good leadership for Singaporeans, he might want to ask his mummy in whose leadership did Shincorp fiasco occur.