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Natalie:

I think females should have the choice to decide whether they would join National service. Though females can be useful on the battlefield, they are not as physically strong as their male counterparts, thus they might be better suited to work in different areas of the military, such as plotting defence strategies and new weapons.

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Girls should not be forced into combat NS. Guys were basically born stronger in all the muscle parts. Studies show that adult males have around 50 % more upper‑body strength and about 30 % more lower‑body strength compared to adult female.
That kinda matters in military tasks like carrying gear, dragging injured teammates, or handling heavy weapons. The disadvantages cannot be overcome by training.

However, different gender is good at different ways to serve the nation. With their more higher emotional quotient, females can serve better in other non-combat ways, like community work, education, elder care, healthcare support, logistics or civil defence.

Jiayi

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No, I do not think that females should serve in National Service. Women are the ones bearing children to ensure the continuation of the population of people in a country. They are still able to contribute to the nation by ensuring that they do not have a dying population. Females can also help with developing new weapons and defence strategies.

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No, I do not think that females should serve in the National Service. While women are capable, NS can be physically and mentally demanding. Having every female to go through military training might be unfair, especially when some may not be suited for it. Also, many females already contribute in other important ways, such as in healthcare, education, and volunteering. These roles also help keep Singapore strong and united. Individuals can help protect Singapore by being responsible, staying informed, and showing kindness. Communities can promote unity by organising events that bring people together. The government can offer different ways for people to serve, like civil defence or digital protection.

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Women should not serve in the national service. It is unnecessary for everyone to go to the battlefield during wartime as it would lead to a lack of people doing the necessary groundwork not just shooting people. For example, if all women and men did did go to war as army personnel, who would be ensuring that those who are not able to serve are taken care of, such as children. Another example is during ww2 in the United States, women's participation in the aircraft industry surged from just 1% in pre-war years to 65% by 1943. They worked in various roles, from riveting and welding to operating machinery and even in engineering and chemistry. An additional example is that women made up a large portion of the medical field and if theoretically all women did go to fight alongside the men, there would not be sufficient nurses and doctors to nurse the injured soldiers back to health which would in turn cause the number of fallen soldiers to increase drastically. In conclusion, women should not need to serve in the national service unless desperately needed.

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Females should not be forced to serve in National Service. (Though if they want to it’s optional). Whether by choice or force, if they joined they will be looked down on by their male counterparts because of their gender. In addition, due to physical reasons, women would have a disadvantage when it comes to fighting hand to hand. Instead females can help in other aspects of the military, like designing weapons or as a doctor or technology improvements.

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I think that I should be optional for women, but highly encouraged. NS helps people become more responsible and learn how to work as a team. Women can help in areas like healthcare, computer work, and support jobs, which are also very important. If both men and women serve the country, it shows that everyone has a role in keeping Singapore safe. To protect our country’s independence, each person should love their country, follow rules, and help during emergencies. Communities should stay strong, help one another, and be kind during hard times. The government must keep the army ready, protect the country, and make smart choices. When everyone does their part, Singapore can stay safe, peaceful, and independent.

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I think that females should not serve in National Service. I think that females can contribute in other ways to the nation like having children and working in other jobs. This is because females usually have less strength than males, and being a soldier might require more training and this waste time and resources. However, if they want to join, they should be given respect and support from others as they are very courageous, and also have less intensive training sometimes.

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Sophie

I think females should be given the choice whether they want or do not want to serve in National Service. Serving in National Service involves very strict and vigorous training which may be more suited to men but women can. As men are more contribute in other areas. I think if the government wants to involve women, they can give them not combat tasks like medical service, improving military technology and maybe building weapons

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No, females should not have to serve in the National Service. If they want to they can, but they shouldn’t be forced to.

Females give birth to the males who end up in the military. We’re basically the factory for the soldiers, that’s like a huge contribution already.

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Natalie

I think females should not be obliged to serve in NS, but if they want to they can. The system as of right now is perfectly fine and I don't think the government should change the system and force all females to go. Communities should support females who chose to go to army. The government should pay the women who go into army more.

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Females can serve in the National Service but should not be forced to. This is because I believe that females should be given equal opportunities as men.

I feel that as an individual, their role is to work hard in a job so that their families can prosper and hence ensure Singapore stays and independent country

Communities should help individuals carry out their duty.

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Charlotte: If every person went to war, the population will decrease significantly and the economy will worsen as no one would be there to run the businesses. In addition, scientifically, women build muscle slower than men but are usually more intelligent and might be weaker in terms of strength might be better for non combat parts. But it’s their choice if they want to enlist as not all are suitable for combat roles.

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I think the current system (obligation for men but optional for women) works. When the Singaporean military was set up (1957), it took about 10 years (1967) for them to accept women into the military. In those 10 years the military felt that it was unnecessary for them to join the forces due to anti-feminist mindsets— now that more manpower is required, they should stick to what they implemented; because they kinda signed up for it. In those 10 years, they were deemed useless in terms of fighting for their country and it’s not like women got stronger so suddenly becos you no more people now you want them to enlist 💔 (at least they got choice now la)

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Females should not serve in the National Service as males are born to have greater muscle mass than females so during a war, the females would be at a disadvantage and they would also be a liability to their male comrades.

Government can use females to build weapons and be responsible for technology so it’s safer for them but they can still be contribute to the country. For example, they can educate the females from young how to use technology and hack.

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I think it should definitely remain not compulsory as women are not built like men and some things in the army may be catered to men. However, if women want to join the army they should be allowed to and not looked down upon by others.

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No. We have periods every month and some times it is very painful. Also we give birth to kids and we have to carry them for 9 months and endure their kicks. Some people feel that females should serve the army but they can’t even handle a simple period simulator which isn’t even as painful as our normal cramps.

Although I feel that they shouldn’t serve, I feel that females should participate by helping in other ways such as in technological aspects.