PIONEER Kids: Guess my job!

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09 Oct 2020 | PEOPLE

PIONEER Kids: Guess my job!

Our SAF parents face off with their kids in a special Draw On My Back challenge, to help them learn more about what Mum and Dad does to defend Singapore.               
//Video Benita Teo

"Do you know what Mummy/Papa does at work?"

In this year's Children's Day special, Infantry officer Major (MAJ) S. Utama, Electrical Control Systems Engineer Military Expert 2 Tan Kai Li and Air Warfare Officer MAJ Gurdeep Kaur Gill try to tell their kids what they do at work – by drawing on their backs! Can they guess what Mum and Dad are drawing? And do they know how their parents' jobs help to keep them and their home safe? Watch to find out!

 

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