[iluvbreast]

When uncle just gotten enlisted, I too felt that NS was waste of time....low pay, no rank (I not officer caliber), gotten picked on by others....worst of all my gf then broke up with me....

One day (can't remember why) my encik told me actually my work is pretty good, just that sometimes I tend to get swell headed so offended people... he told me: "encik can't teach since u "Air" level going to uni, I only up to o-level.....but I know how to move my way around the army and survive..."

From then on I observed my encik and how he dealt with people, I learned a lot.

I will say what the rest here says too, NS life is like concentrating society on to you. It forces you to deal with people from all walks of life. You can choose to waste your time or you can learn something from it.