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One more thing just happened whoohoo... God had really brought the blessings and the downs alternately haha...

Many people know that there's a Local Medicine Scholarship under the SAF, whereby you get paid a whole lot of money, like $9000 a year! to study, excluding tuition fees, book allowances and all... You do have to sign on, howwever, but will rise up the ranks faster than the average officer... Like start as a captain, rise to major within 5 years that kinda thing... You get paid more than the average civilian doctor too (though not by much, but its still something)

Of course, as mentioned, you have to sign on for AT LEAST 6 years (its probably longer)

Many people attended the session when they briefed us doctor-wannabes at SAFTI (the criteria was to get into NUS Medicine as well as be in OCS). Many of us also heard that the intake was extremely small.

6 people per cohort. How could a guy who had no S-papers and a B3 for GP hope to compete with all the people in Delta Wing haha...

Less people know that I applied

Even less know that I received the call to go for an interview only at 1 am on a Monday not too long ago. That was after Section Live Fire. The interview itself was at 8 am on the same day. The same few people know that I had only about 4 hours of sleep before somehow getting to Nee Soon Camp and talking my way, as sincerly as possible, through the interview.

Only about 20 people know that one month later, I just received a letter saying that I was one of those 6 people who was offered the scholarship o_0

So now I'm in a quandry. The offer is really really REALLY very good! Thing is, do I want to sign away the younger days of my life to the army? Do I want to get deployed to disaster zones and to Iraq (a very real possibility). Am I sure I want to dedicate myself to this unbreakable bond, even if it may cost me relationships n all next time? Will I be able to have my own social life (get married n all haha... IF I ever get attached)?

Well, I'll just pray about it I guess... I mean, I'm really honoured n privileged to get this chance cos the chances of getting in was like super low, but I don't know if its what I want

(I don't, by the way, consider myself very pro or whatever. I just signed the paper, went there and talked what was in my heart and whao)

So, to the people who still read this, any advice?