All his life, Military Expert (ME) 4 Devaraj Chandramoorthi thought he would be a lawyer, arguing cases and standing up for justice.

They got off on the wrong foot when they were assigned as course buddies but soon found that they did not mind being stuck together.

One was inspired to become a soldier after attending her former students' Basic Military Training (BMT) graduation parades; the other is carrying on the legacy of his late father, who was a warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).