Hear Hear!

Found this gem of a letter to the Forum, I believe, on the Vesak Day's papers:

Little Free Time in Army

I am appalled at how little time my friends in national service get to spend with their family. Most of them book out only on Saturday night and book in on Sunday evening.

While NS men are supposed to be operationally ready 24/7, is it fair to rob them of all their weekends? What happened to the five-day work week?

These 18-year-olds wake up at the crack of dawn, undergo strenuous physical activities and get to sleep only late at night. It would only be reasonable to give them the complete weekend to let them recuperate.

How enlightened! I wonder how the writer would have responded to the concept of regimental weekend duties...