Tips to make time pass faster in camp

Time passing slowly, a painful sight for NSFs

Lets face the truth, 99% of us do not want to serve National Service (NS) if given a choice. Therefore, doing something with no interest at all for the next 2 years (reason of why people complaining NS is wasting their time and too long) would seem so painfully long. This post offers tips to help speed up your NS life.

They are:

• Since you are already in NS, and you have no choice but to go through with it, just "suck thumb" and go through the training. I know it is tiring and you could just "geng", but pre-occupying your mind with training will make time blink. Before you know it, its the end of another day
• Whenever in camp, always look forward to the 3 meals of the day. One will find time pass faster this way
• Bring board games and gaming devices into camp (if they allow) and play it during free times and after Routine Orders
• Have weekends, offs and leave as motivation
• Read a book, magazines and newspapers in camp during free time. It boost one's knowledge and spends time
• Sharing personal experiences and stories with your friends, have a good laugh sure speed up time

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What should you name yourself?

During registration for NS, one needs to input his personal particulars, bank account information and measurements of his body (for uniforms that will be issued) on www.ns.sg. There, the website would prompt what should be written on your name tag. Examples on how you should format your name would be given also. However, do take note that:

• Maximum of 10 letters allowed to be on the name tag
• Format need not be followed (you can just have your Christian name on the tag)
• Of course, you cannot just write any random name. Name must be in NRIC

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