Mom who gave up British citizenship enlisted with SAF, says the most difficult thing is to be away from her daughter

Lim Min Zhang
The New Journal
July 2, 2018

After attending the day of enrollment at Camp Maju on June 11, host Kelly Latimer was almost sent back to the house because her hair was not

Undeterred, the volunteer volunteer corps of the Singapore Armed Forces (SV) is dyed black hair in an unconventional place – a car park

"It was my fault and I was given an hour to rectify it otherwise I would be sent home," said The New Paper the 31-year-old British fitness enthusiast. [19659007] "A frantic search of 15 minutes, a sloppy dye job in the parking lot by my father and a quick rinse in a"

She was one of 73 trainees from SV to whom we have handed a training patch to signify the completion of their two-week core workout June 23rd at Camp Maju

. away from her husband and daughter was "hands" the most difficult thing about enlisting.

As she was breastfeeding her 18-month-old daughter, she d) pump the milk and keep it in the freezer twice a day.

On the reason she wanted to serve, SV (T) Latimer felt compelled to protect her country as a new citizen, having renounced her British nationality for two years

For SV (T) Basu Bedashruti Mitra, 38, overcoming the SAR-21 weapon handling test – the fourth day of training – was a major challenge.

"Quick instructions on stripping weapons," That night, the permanent resident who lived in Singapore for 12 years, told her company commander that her concerns were a slow learning. He reassured her that he would leave no one behind as long as he would do his best. The director of RHT Corporate Advisory woke up at 4 am to review his notes and was coached by the company's commander before taking his test

. SV (T) Basu said that his 10-year-old daughter asked him if only men were doing national service.

She told TNP: "It made me think – on the one hand, women want to be treated fairly on the other hand, when it comes to national service, we retreat conveniently under the pretense of "we do not have to do it."

"I thought I was not setting a good example my daughter (if I did not serve)."

SV usually serve 14 days a year and, after completing basic training, take additional training depending on their roles.

More than 700 people have enlisted since 2015.

Discover more photos of Kelly Latimer in the gallery.