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Jul 19, 2018 · While significant to some, a three year deferment like the one Lim was allowed is just a quarter of the total time former President Tony Tan’s son was granted to defer his service to pursue...
On 29 July 2011, Tan responded to online allegations [43] that his son Patrick Tan had received preferential treatment during his National Service (NS). "My sons all completed their National Service obligations fully and I have never intervened in their postings," he said.
Jul 30, 2011 · Presidential hopeful Tony Tan has refuted "false rumours" online that he planned for his son to do medical research so that he could escape national service (NS).
President Tony Tan’s son Dr Patrick Tan did not receive preferential treatment during his national service, said Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Thursday in Parliament.
- Dr Patrick Tan
- Samuel Lim
- Jeremy Teng
- Lim Yan
- Lim Chun
- Joseph Schooling
- Quah Zheng Wen
- Maximilian Soh
- Bonus: Amos Yee
- What About Ben Davis?
More famously known as the son of ex-president Dr Tony Tan, Dr Patrick Tan was granted disruption for 12 years from NS in 1988. Source Prior to his disruption, Dr Patrick Tan completed his Basic Military Training and Officer Cadet Course (Junior Term) with the rest of his cohort. A President’s Scholar, Dr Patrick Tan’s NS Service was subsequently p...
A recipient of the prestigious Public Service Commission’s Overseas Merit Scholarship, Samuel Lim had his NS disrupted in 2010 to pursue public policy at the University of Pennsylvania. After 3 years, he returned to Singapore in 2013 to resume his NS. He commissioned as a Signals Officerand was awarded the Sword of Honor for being the top trainee i...
Jeremy Teng was initially scheduled to enlist in Aug 2014. He was the winner of the Singapore auditions for the popular Chinese singing competition, The Voice of China. Source After having his earlier deferment application rejected, Jeremy later succeeded in delaying his enlistment till the “last available intake within the year“. This allowedhim t...
MINDEF requiresthat artists “convincingly” prove that deferment is required to practice full-time, and that they have the potential to do well in international competitions. Recipient of the 2006 Young Artist Award, pianist Lim Yan was one such artist. Source Born into a family of musicians, Lim Yan picked up the piano at the tender age of 5. He is...
Lim Chun, a gifted viola player, began studying at the Peabody Institute of Music at just age 17. Source There on a full scholarship, he obtained both his Bachelor and Masters degrees before returning to serve his NS. He furthered his studies at Yale University after his term and was handpicked as a founding member of Orquesta de la Comunitat Valen...
A household name to all Singaporeans, Joseph Schooling was granted deferment for his NS obligations on two separate occasions — 2013 and 2016. Source Schooling was first granted defermentin 2013 until 31 Aug 2016 in view of his outstanding achievements in previous international competitions, as well as to allow him to prepare for the 2016 Rio Olymp...
Similar to Joseph Schooling, Singaporean swimmer Quah Zheng Wen was also granted deferment from NS duties twice. Source Quah was originally due to enlist for NS in July 2015 but was granted deferment until 31 Aug 16 — after taking into consideration his performance at the Rio Olympics. Despite only making the 200m butterfly semi-finals, Quah’s NS o...
National sailor, Maximilian Soh, was given a one-year defermentfrom 2007 to 2008. Source Soh, who achieved stellar results in the 2005 SEA games and the 2006 Doha Asian Games, was seen as a potential medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Unfortunately, he fell short of making the podium during the 2008 Olympics. He eventually fulfilled his NS ...
Amos Yee wasn’t granted any form of deferment or disruption, but he still managed to excuse himself from NS. Jailed twice in 2015 and 2016 for wounding religious feelingson his social media channels, Amos Yee flew to the U.S. in Dec 2016 seeking political asylum. Just one day before he was due to report for a pre-enlistment medical examination. His...
According to MINDEF, deferments are only granted to individual athletes who: 1. Represent Singapore in international events (e.g. Olympics Games) 2. Or are potential medal winners In the past 15 years, only 3 athletes have been granted deferment based on MINDEF’s new requirements. Football, however, is a team sportby nature. No individual player, r...
Tony Tan Caktiong, CM (simplified Chinese: 陈觉中; traditional Chinese: 陳覺中; pinyin: Chén Juézhōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kak-tiong; born January 5, 1953) is a Filipino businessman and investor. He is the founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation, and the co-chairman of DoubleDragon Properties.
For people who don't know, Patrick tan's father is Tony Tan, former president of SG and former DPM.
