Well you see, why would we wanna do such a dumb thing as to siam NS in Tekong(if that's what you meant by siam-ing NS or Army) As you can see,most people here in the Police selection assessment including me myself, did not even get Tekong as our enlistment destination, I got into SCDF while you see some others got SPF, so I don't think we fall into the "Siam NS or Army" category.
To some, they might thing it's crazy to sign on and all, but to those that did it, there's definitely a reason why they made that choice. Be it dreams,passion or they need the job as a source of income to provide for their family etc etc. Unless they signing on to become a mole in the force like in the movie Wu Jian Dao aka Internal Affairs,arhh,those are the crazy people who sign the bond for such motive, ok I side tracked abit, lol.
As for your friends, I'm sorry to hear about what happened to them, but did it occur to you before if it's got to do with their money management or maybe personal attitudes that got them into such state,(I mean getting a car might not be a very good investment and must really plan well before deciding to get a car). Why would your friend fail his 1 yr probation and another one who got stuck as CPL aft 5 yrs, what's his highest qualification ? How's his performance in the force? No one knows but him, so I feel you shouldn't let your friends down fall affect our choice to sign on,unless you have a hidden agenda which I feel,is definitely not the case.
I hope I've made my point clear to you,not trying to be hostile or stir up a storm,just pinning down my thoughts here, and thanks for sharing with us on what happened to your friends,appreciate it and yeah, We'll serve well and with no regrets.Period