Becoming an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was what 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Lucas Lim had in mind when he enlisted for National Service (NS) in October 2016.

He never thought that he would make it to a command school, let alone receive a Sword of Merit.

No one can defend our home better that we ourselves can. And National Service (NS) is key in equipping Singaporeans with the ability to do so. This was President Halimah Yacob's message to new officers of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), at the Officer Cadet Course Commissioning Parade held at SAFTI Military Institute on 15 Dec.

When Captain (CPT) (NS) Armar Syahid Bin Abdul Razak first received the offer of becoming an Honorary Aide-de-Camp (ADC), he wasn't quite sure if he should take it up.