Sporting excellence and NS: Abiding principles for rite of passage for Singaporean sons

Author

Tan K. B. EUGENE, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

News Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

9-2021

Abstract

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan discussed how strict criteria for long-term national service (NS) deferment are necessary and fair to preserve universality and equity for all national servicemen, and must be applied without fear or favour. He explained the principles undergirding NS and gave examples of athletes achieving sporting excellence alongside fulfilling NS duties.

Keywords

Sports, athletes, National Service, Singapore

Discipline

Asian Studies | Law and Society | Military, War, and Peace | Sports Management

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Straits Times

First Page

20

Last Page

20

ISSN

1692-9344

Publisher

Singapore Press holdings

Citation

EUGENE, Tan K. B.. Sporting excellence and NS: Abiding principles for rite of passage for Singaporean sons. (2021). Straits Times. 20-20.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3680

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