i was slated to attend an ICT on 24th Dec till 30th Dec 2007. that would seriously spoil whatever christmas cheer i have left. as i mentioned before, this december, my parents would be going back to the philippines for a vacation. they’ll be bringing along my 2 younger brothers with them, leaving only myself and Michael behind as we both had just started on our new jobs.
now with me having to attend ICT…
anyways, i decided to apply for deferment as it was within the first 3 months of a new employment and according to the mindef website, i am eligible to apply for a deferment. i spoke with an officer on the personnel department of my SCDF division and she too confirmed that i can apply for a deferment. all i need to do was just fax in the application, the SAF100 and also a letter with the company letterhead stating the date on which i start work.
faxed the documents on the 16th of November. i called up about a week or so later on 27th of Nov and they said they only received the documents on the 22nd of Nov and that they’d need at least 2 weeks for it to be processed. i called again on the 10th of Dec and guess what? my dear officer said she just received it and that there wasn’t a company letter accompany the SAF100.
some administrative balls up… now i’m not too sure i could even enjoy my christmas if i have to go for ICT…
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